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NZ Services beat regular opponents Guys Hospital at Honor Oak Park 17 – 9 on February 17 1945. It was the side’s 6th meeting since 1941 and the New Zealanders 5th win.
Results
NZ Services Guys Hospital
13/12/1941 17 6
17/10/1942 11 0
30/1/1943 0 23
12/2/1944 13 11
26/2/1944 9 8
17/2/1945 17 9
All matches were played at Honor Oak Park. NZ Services scored 67 points, Guys Hospital 57. Most of the matches were played in January or February and possibly there would have been a further match in 1946 had NZ Services been still operating. With the war over and military personnel returning home the NZ Services last match was on January 5 1946.
17/2/1945.
NZ Services 17.
M V Hill, A G Hunter tries. J D Ridland dropped goal W F Crist 2 con.
Guys Hospital 9.
It was not the strongest NZ Services line-up for this match but included past All Black Rod MacKenzie (1934-38) and one for the future, Roy Roper (1949-50).
Rod MacKenzie, experienced All Black
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