STALEMATE
Game 7 that Wasn't
(From "N.Z. Truth's" invercargill Rep.) When Mariawhenua came to the erid. if the. South Island to meet a province which had won the>Rarifiiriy Shield; it was natural to expect some football. , .■■•'.; BUT there was not, m the .whole .',90 minutes, one moment 'of good Rugby. .'■ - .-.' •■■ 7 -In the first half, Mariawhenua stood so frequently . off-side -.-. arourid . 'the scrums that the wonder. vv r as : that.they were not corrected more. frequently. Southland made a penalty effective and the first spell ended - witlv 3 to nil. But the football was atrocious. . ••■'. .One would have thought that everybody had decided that the selector was to be made a fool of.' . Mariawhenua opened the second spell with fireworks, but the , display soon ' petered out, and "the worst game that has. been seen on Rugby Park* for. many years was, won by the home team, which scored two tries. Arid these two provinces once held the Ranfurly Shield! No wonder we have League pressing us.
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NZ Truth, Issue 1186, 23 August 1928, Page 14
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165STALEMATE NZ Truth, Issue 1186, 23 August 1928, Page 14
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