Rugby Football Match.
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Fiji V. Tonga.
DURING August a team of Tongan Rugby footballers, under the man agement of Mr. H. Selwood, the headmaster of the Government College at Nukualofa, visited Suva to play a series of matches against the local teams. They arrived by the “Hifofua,” on August 22 and were warmly wel comed by the Fiji Entertainment Com mittee and Mr. J. B. K. Taylor, of be half of the Fiji Rugby Union.
After several practice matches, they met the Fijian representative team and, after a hard tussle, were beaten by 11 points to nil. The match was refereed by Mr. J. Baird.
Two other test matches took place, in both of which the Fiji team was successful —by 24 to 5, and by 30 to 3. The points result of the three matches was: —Fiji 65, Tonga 8.