GALLAHER SHIELD.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 226, 23 September 1940, Page 10

GALLAHER SHIELD.

PROMOTED TEAM'S SUCCESS. TAKAPUNA IN LEAD WITH MARIST The defeat of Suburbs on Saturday by the improved Training College XV. (which In its three previous games had conquered Grafton. Norm Shore and Technical Old Boys), has left » promoted club, Takapuna, in the lead with Marist Old Boys, the 1939 winner of the Gallaher Shield.

Affer the first round Takapuna and "Varsity were promoted from the second division, in which their championship points were 18 and 15 respectively. Takapuna with eight wins and two draws having been unbeaten. The promotion rule provided that no club could carry into the first division more points than were standing to the credit of the leader As Marist was top with 16 Takapuna had to drop two points on "going up."

The positions of the sides now are — Scores Ch. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. Takapima 15 12 1 2 185 87 24 Marist Old Boys .. 15 12 3 - 176 114 24 Suburbs 15 11 4 - 130 118 22 Training College 15 9 6 - 176 122 18 Technical Old Boys 15 9 6 - 162 161 18 University 15 8 6 1 170 162 17 Ponsonby 15 8 7 - 176 150 16 Otahuhu 15 8 7 - 148 172 16 Grafton 15 8 7 - 141 132 16 North Shore 15 6 9 - 190 190 12