MAORIS AT RUGBY
RATANA CUP MATCH MANIAPOTO BEATS HAURAKI (Fro* i Our Otcn Correspondent) TE KTJITI, Thursday. Despite unfavourable weather conditions, a large attendance of spectators
witnessed the defeat of (Thames district) by the MantoJ*®’ Tainui tribal team, by 9 on the Te Kuiti Domain on weanc* day afternoon. The match was for the Katana cir a valuable trophy presented Ratana, of Wanganui, for among Maori tribes. Maniapoto. present holders, won the cup £ro ISTgati Ruanui team last _ Manaia. A large number of supporters journeyed tc Te see the match. , . clinr . The local team had a arke f iority in weight and had the ac * throughout, confining their oppo to their 25 for the greater part - game. The scoring consisted oi unconverted tries. „ r . In the evening the visitors tertained at a dance in theMami
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 392, 28 June 1928, Page 6
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