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The Spike: or, Victoria College Review 1912

v. Auckland University College

v. Auckland University College

V.C. Won, 12—8.

I was extremely lucky in being one of the three V.C. onlookers at what was undoubtedly the finest exhibition of the game that our Senior team has ever made. Prepared for the worst when we left Wellington, we were lucky in securing the services of Sol Phillips half-way up the line. True, we had to resort to bygone press-gang methods, but the end justified the means, for with his thorough knowledge of the game and his solid defence, he was, with Ryan, a splendid pivot for the backs to work on. Both back and forward divisions worked like Trojans right up to the final whistle, and time and again provoked a round of applause from the fairly numerous audience. Personally, I consider that the final score—12 to 8 in favour of Victoria College—was a fair index of the merits of the play.

Any mention of the match would be woefully incomplete without a reference to the hospitality advanced to us by the Aucklanders. From the moment they met us on the station till the last handshake, they one and all strove to make our visit a thing to remember. Let us hope they will be able to say the me after their visit to Wellington next year.