GREAT GAME EXPECTED.
SPRINGBOKS’ FIRST MATCH. SPECTATORS ARRIVE EARLY. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, July 24. The weather is'fine hut mostly overcast for the Rugby match between the Springboks and Auckland, and with a dry ground and ball, a great game is anticipated. Both teams are fit. The first enthusiasts arrived at the gates of Eden Park at 3 a.m. and by 10 o’clock the terraces were packed by approximately-10,000 people. The crowd in the city was swelled by the arrival of nine special trains and two ordinary expresses, while all roads carrieu heavy motor traffic. Among the spectators at the match will be the New Zealand selectors, with their eyes on the Test team. To preserve tlueir freshness, the Springboks were taken for a drive in a charabanc this morning. They -were singing songs in Afrikaans as they left the citv for their tour in the country. They ‘returned shortly after midday and left their hotel for Eden Park at 1.45.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 200, 24 July 1937, Page 8
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161GREAT GAME EXPECTED. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 200, 24 July 1937, Page 8
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