RUGBY FOOTBALL

Chronicle (Levin), 8 July 1947, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

SENIORS WILL NOW CONTEST NASH CUP With the seflior rugby champion-: ship won by Foxton, the teams will riow spend the remainder of the season on representative fixtures and the Nash Cup contest. The first games in this competition will be played neJct . Saturday* but whether it- will be contest, 6d as a knock-out or decided ' oVer a single round will be determined at a 'meeting of the Horowhenua Union's management cofhmittee tonight. The divisions in the junior championship have now been' finalised, Foxton winning the north and Rahui the south. These two teams will play-off next Saturday at Levin in the flnal, and they should treat spectators to a good display., Foxton were Unbeaten in. their .divisibn, while Rahui played • one drawn game.; There will be-no other- juriior football on this day-. The juniors will th.en play' the Lieehsed, Victualers' Cup competitiott. ... . , ! The thirds , commence ■ ; their third and flnal round next' Saturday, while ..j fourth grade teams have two further seri.es of games to complete the- second round of their competition. . . • The following was $ie- pbints position in . all - grades : after ../last Saturday's games.- ' ; r ' : •

*+£ , / ;x\ $: r: Team ,v.: ■ , | | | 1 1 1: £ 'i % Ao+ & a Q A Pa Q Foxton 10 10 — L- 116 '60 20 Wanderers 9 5 2 2 83 61 12 (Athletic 10."- 4 5 • 1 84 76 9 Otaki-Rahui 9 3 6 — 53 84 6 Shannon 10.3 6 1 74.81 % Hui, Mai 10 2 8 — ' 75 121 4'

Senior

Foxton * 10 10 — — 144 23 20 Shannon 10 r6' , 3 1 105 54 13 Athletic 10 5 4 1 88 68 11 Tokomaru 10 / 5' 5 — 118 117 10 Awahou 10 2 8 — 42 130 4 Punahau 10 , 1, .. 9 — 45 f$0 2

Northern Juniors

Rahui 10 ,9 — 1 125 39 19 Paraparaumu 9 ,7 1 1 95 40 15' Hui Mai , 10. . 5 5 — 66 81 10 Waikanae 10 4 5 1 93 "75 9 Wanderers 9 1 7 1 .68 114 , 3 Otaki 8 . — 8 . — 24 122 -r

Southern Juniors

College 10 .6 2 — 95 41 16 Old Boys 10 "-7- 3 — 120 40 14 foxton $ '10/16. At— .68 57 12 Shannon 10 .'-5' 5 . 50 69 10 Athletic 10 4 6 > — *•- 65 138 8 Rahui 10 10 — 35 126 —

Third Grade

Foxton 10 '7 2 1 155 58 11 College A 9 7 1 1 141 30 15 Parapdraumu 9 '6 3 — 82 76 12 College B 8 4 4 — 72 56 8 Old Boys 9 -3 6 — 69 66 6 Otaki 9 — 9 .— 3 237 - — Shannon 4 1 3' — 46 .48 2

Fourth Grade