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Old Boys University and Johnsonville met in the Battle of Burma Road this past Saturday in round 10 of the Swindale Shield at Nairnville Park. It was a closely contested, lively game, but OBU blew out in the second half to win 41-26. Johnsonville came back with two late and

Tawa won the Premier 2 Division 1 Harper Lock Shield competition with a week to spare on Saturday, beating Oriental-Rongotai 38-22 at Lynshurst Park. Tawa took a 28-3 lead into halftime and then extended this to 33-3. Ories came roaring back to score three great tries, but Tawa had enough points

  The first Branch of the New Zealand Referee’s Association (as it was then called) was established in Nelson in May 1894. This was closely followed by Marlborough and then by Wellington, on 25 May of that year. The Empire City branch became known as the “Wellington Referee’s Association,” and an early