And Hockey

Fiji’S Rugby Men

Women Do Well

rj'IJI’S representative teams overseas Rugby Union in Western Samoa and women’s hockey in New Zealand lave produced notable lists of successes.

The Fijian Rugby men, whose Samoan ’isit was planned mainly to encourage iamoan Rugby, started at Apia with a 6-3 win over Pirates Club.

In the first test Samoa had the best of hings in the first spell, but in the second pell the Fijians scored a string of tries 0 win the match 18-11.

In the second test Samoa led 6-0 at lalf-time, but the Fijians again rallied rilliantly to win the match 14-6, thus linching the rubber for Fiji.

The third test, on June 18, resulted in nother substantial Fijian win, 26-3.

Plans to send the Australian Rugby earn to Fiji after its New Zealand tour bis season were knocked on the head a July 5. when the secretary of the NSW’ ugby Union (Mr. J. O’Neill) announced rat the Fiji Rugby Union had cancelled le visit. He added; “No reasons are given, but I presume lat the cost of about £1,500 for the visit > Fiji for only two matches might be >o much.”

Fiji’s women’s hockey team (pictured in tine PIM) won 10 of the first 12 matches 1 its New Zealand tour, mostly against mntry teams in the North Island. The tie loss was to Auckland, 3-6, and the tatch against Combined Country (Auck md Province) resulted in a 1-1 draw, ood wins were scored against Haurakii ■O. Rodney, 5-0: Northern Wairoa. 9-1; entrai Bay of Plenty, 9-1; and Rotorua, ■ft.

Prince Tungi, of Tonga, homeward

Dund from a business trip to

urope and the United States, here he discussed trade matters,

as expected to call at Papeete

board the Messageries Maritimes

oer Eridan late June.

The Fijian team before the first test in Apia. (R. F. Rankin photo).