FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20489, 7 March 1932, Page 14

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY. CANTERBURY UNION. annual report. The annual report of the Canterbury Rugby Union for the 1931 season draws special attention in its introductory remarks to the necessity for clubs to discuss before the annual meeting the notice of motion to be brought forward that the recommendations of the New Zealand Rugby Union that all affiliated unions adopt the 3-2-3 scrum formation and abolish the wing-forward position be adopted by the Canterbury Rugby Union as an experiment for, say, the first two competition matches of the coming season. Mr S. F. Wilson is the mover and Mr A. E. McPhail the seconder. The report states that a profit of £144 9s lid resulted from the 1931 season's operations, which must be regarded as highly satisfactory. The amount of loan from the New Zealand Rugby Union had been reduced by the payment of £IOO, making the principal now owing £ 700. In regard to Rugby Park, the report states that it will be necessary for the Union to repay yearly the sum of £2OO off the principal sum now owing. It had been unfortunate that the amount available for distribution to charity had shown such a decrease, but the sum of £9O was allocated towards the relief of distress. The sum of £3957 4s 8d had been raised by the Union for charity since 1921. The annual meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 15th. | BRITISH RESULTS. (VXITED PRESS ASSOCIATION'--BY £LECTHIC TBLEGRirH—COP WIGHT.) ' (Received March 6th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDOX, March 5. Kagby Union footb&ll matches resnlted' as follows: Royal Navy 0, ihe Array 11. Gloucester 5, Swnnsea 3.

Leicester 13, Harlequins 11. Newport 10, Cardiff 5, Oxford University 8, Blackheath 29. Richmond O, London Scottish «13. Hcriotonians 8, Edinburgh "Wanderers 12. Glasgow High School 6, Glasgow Academicals B.' ASSOCIATION CODE. MATCHES IN BRITAIN. (UNITED I'BXSS ASSOCIATION —ELECTRIC telegraph— copsmght.) (Received March Gtli, 5.5 p.ni.) LONDON, March 5. Association football results were as followsSCOTTISH CUP. Fourth Hound. Airdnieoniaris 4, Clyde 1. Hamilton Academicals 0, Dunfermline 2. Kilmarnock 1, Rangers 3.-^ Motherwell 2, Partick Thistle 0. LEAGUE. First Division. Woolwich Arsenal 2, Leicester City 1 Birmingham 3, Middlesbrough 0. Blackburn Covers 2, Chelsea 2. Blackpool 2, Liverpool 2. Derby County O, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Everton i, Aston Villa 2. Manchester City 5, Newcastle United 1. Portsmouth 3, West Ham United 0 Sheffield United 2, Grimsby Town 1. Sunderland 1, Iluddersficld Town' 3. West Bromwich Albion 3, Bolton Wanderers 0. • Second Division. Barnsley 2, Bradford 2. Bradford City 2, Stoke City 2. Bristol City 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Bury 1, Burnley 0. Leeds United 2, Charlton Athletic 0. Millwall 0, Southampton 1. Notts County 1, Manchester United 2. Oldham Athletic 6, Chesterfield 1. Plymouth Argyle 4. Tottenham Hotspurs 1. Port Vale 0, Preston North End 1. Swansea Town 1, Wolverhampton 1. Third Division. (Southern Section.) Brentford 3, Torquay United 0. Cardiff City 2, Watford 1. Coventry City 1. Queen's Park Rangers CV Exeter City 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Fulliam 2, Swindon Town 2. Gillingham 1, Bournemouth 4. . ; Luton To~n 3, Crystal Palace 0. Northampton 3, Mansfield Town 0. , Reading 3. Brighton 1. Southend United 2, Norwich Cily 0. Thames 3, Clapton Orient 3. (Northern Section.) Barrow 3, York City 1. Chester 2, Stockport County 1. DaiiThgton 0, Carlisle 'United 1. . ■

Gateshead 2, Doncaster Rangers 1. Halifax Town 4, Crewe 1. s Hartlepools United X, Accnngton O. Hull City 8, Tranmere . Rovers ■O. Lincoln City 3, Rotherham United 1. New Brighton 3, Soothport 1. Walsall 3, Rochdale 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE. First Division. Aberdeen 1, Queen's Park 1/ Ayr United 2, Celtic 8. Dundee 1, Hearts 0. Leith Athletic 1, Dundee United 5. Second Division. Albion Rovers 4, Brechin Gfity. 1. Arbroath 4, Queen of the' South 0. • Armadale 1, Alloa 1. | Edinburgh 1, St. Bernards 6. | Hibernians 2, Bo'ness J. King's Park 2, East Fife _2. Montrose 0, East Stirlingshire 3. Raith Rovers 0. Stcnhousemuir 2. St. Johnstone 3, Forfar Athletic 0. NORTHERN UNION. ENGLISH MATCHES. (UXITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BY ELECTRIC 1E LIS GRAPH—COPK3IGHT.) (Received March 6th, 5.5 p.m.) . LONDON, tMarch 5. Results of Northern Union Rugby" football, matches:-: — , Batley 18. K-eighlcy 2. Broughton Rangers 5, Oldham, 8. Huddersfield 28, Bradford 7. v Hull Kingston R<iyers 19, ■ St. Helens Rocs. 14. 'Rochdale 21. Wicran Highfleld. 15. St, Helens 36, Barrow 15. • ' Warrington 10. • Salford 12. York 10, Hunslnt 38. Northe'rn TJtlion Cup. (Third Round.) Dewsbury 7, Wakefield 14.' * ' Leeds 21, Leigh. 2. " Wigan 2,- Halifax 8. / - Castleford 2, Swintou 10.