Rain meant the match had to be abandoned but one team had to progress to the second round the following Sunday so the match was decided by the toss of a coin which was won by Wairarapa Teams named for this Chapple Cup elimination match:- Wairarapa: SJ Elliott (Captain), BG Campbell, DO Flood, MLF Flood, CA Jefferies, GAG McLeod, RJ McLeod, BA Meek, OJ Nation, MJ Pawson, JO Rasmussen, MJ Wyeth Wanganui: DW Woolston (Captain), GJP Allum, E Austin, R Bannister, DM Cooper, CA Crafar, JK Doble, AD Fittler, J Gordon, DW Lamason, K Lister, G White