Sporting History Is Made
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From a Special Correspondent,
Tulagi, Oct. 28.
SPORTING history was made in the British Solomon Islands on October 26, 1938, by the playing of the first Rugby football match in the Protector ate.
The game was played at Tulagi, on the King George V. Memorial Ground, between a team representing Tulagi and a team representing M.V. “Malaita,” (Burns, Philp and Co.’s mail steamer).
The match resulted in a win for Tulagi by 28 points (Prince (2), Kneen, Trench, Train and Wager, tries; Chapman kick ed 5 goals) to 5 points (Beverley one try, and kicked a goal).