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No 10 : May 5, 1955

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Wet Weather Rugby

The football season in Gisborne started on April 23 in a flood rain. Fields at the Oval were awash with water, but this did not deter either players or spectators.

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A line-out in the game between Pirates and Y.M.P. This was early in the piece, before the players got really muddy.

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On the main ground. H.S.O.B. and Marists were soon wet through and covered with mud.

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Even referee F. Bayliss was soon showing signs of the times, as he watches steaming packs in scrum.

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Players reach for ball in line-out.

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