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A return match was played at Petone Recreation Ground,
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who had missed the first match. Future internationals
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in a two match series that was won by Auckland 1-0.
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392:After the first club game in the South Island the
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606:Sean Fagan
534:Billy Tyler
486:Alf Chorley
460:Meanwhile,
366:Edward Tyne
334:Edward Tyne
323:D Gilchrist
288:R MacDonald
172:rugby union
112:Ernie Asher
104:Glen Pakere
53:New Zealand
1016:West Coast
1006:Wellington
896:Canterbury
855:Wellington
616:0975756303
544:References
438:All Blacks
426:Ned Hughes
276:W Mackrell
254:Auckland:
248:Bill Tyler
232:Bill Tyler
208:Wellington
184:Ned Hughes
152:MÄori team
144:Wellington
126:First game
100:Peter Moko
61:Wellington
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1087:(defunct)
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1049:(defunct)
956:Southland
936:Northland
906:Coastline
869:Districts
788:Residents
462:Adam Lile
402:Southland
370:Bert King
362:Tom Cross
338:Adam Lile
319:J Spencer
295:G Spencer
284:C Dunning
272:R Wynyard
268:W Wynyard
166:Club game
160:Turtill's
94:included
86:was also
69:Southland
1744:Category
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926:Manawatu
876:Auckland
860:Southern
835:Auckland
830:Northern
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516:Game two
476:Game one
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348:Game two
311:C Pearce
299:J Barber
224:Auckland
214:Game one
204:Auckland
156:Wright's
73:Taranaki
57:Auckland
996:Waikato
814:Matches
809:Coaches
804:Players
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490:Halifax
315:C Byrne
307:A Kelly
303:A House
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256:S Riley
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783:MÄori
398:Otago
180:Bluff
65:Otago
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1166:1918
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1156:1916
1151:1915
1146:1914
1141:1913
1136:1912
1131:1911
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1121:1909
1116:1908
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