How Teams Are Placed In Championships

Chronicle (Levin), 31 May 1948, Page 4

How Teams Are Placed In Championships

The Hprowhenua senfor a.nd iunior rugby champipnshipentered their second round on Saturday." The first rpund of the third gfaSe competition was complete'4. Whjle aii four'th grade gahies wpr.e cancelled beeause' of the sta'te of grounds following the rain >last This * year the senior champiqn.ship is to . be decided over three rounds, with the Nash Cup, which is "usually a separate knock-out competition, going t-o the team j gaining the most points in the ! third round. Wa'nderers now lead with eight points and Athletic are next whh seyen, Hui Mai, * who have six points, held the bye on Saturday,

No decision has yet been made in" regard to the number of rounds to be played in the other grades, bqt the junior competition is again i being ' played in two diyisjons and the winners qf .each wili play- pff for the honours, In the northern section qf the junior championsnip Athletic and , Tokomaru hold top position with ! eight points each, but the fpriner had the hye on Saturday and have, therefore played one game less than Tbkomiru. Paraparamnu lead the southern diyisipn. 7 Old Boys A lead the third gra.de ; championship with nine points, jone point ahead of Rahui. Top I place' in the fourth gradg comipe'tition goes to Otaki with six : points, and they huve the bye for ; the finai series of the first round, 1 which was postponed on Saturday. i Shannon has fQur points and a 'game to play, so they can draw leven with OtakiI The results qf games in ah 'grades on Satmday were as fol1'Ows; —

Senior Athletic 9, Otaki-Rahui Q. Wanderer's 12, Shapnon 8. Hui Mai, a bye. Northern Juniors Tokomaru 14, Shannon 0. Wanderers 12, Punahau 11. Athletic, a bye. Southerji Juniqrs Hui Mai H, Waikanae 9. Paraparaumu beat Otaki (default) . Rahui, a bye. - Third Grade Old Bqys A 11, Athletic 11. Rahui 9, Shannon 3. Cphege 42, Oid Boys p D. The tahies below . show the popitions pf the tieams in the various comnetitions : —

i" * a i . $ ^ | fa .a, M- ■■ 3 ©' r S to » H h* Wanderers 5 4 — 1 61 29 8 Athletic 5 3 1 1 46 35 7 Hui Mai 4 3 — 1 58 31 6 Shannon . 5 1 • 1 3 26 39 3 Otaki-Rahui 5 5 H 70 —

Senior Championship

Athletic 4 4 73 11 8 Tokomaru 5 4 — 1 54 9 8 Punahau 5 2 — 3 59 44 4 Wanderers 5 2 — 3 27 57 4 Shannon 5 5 16 118 0

Junior Championship—North

Para'umu 5 5 66 28 10 Hui Mai 5 4 — 1 85 36 8 Rahui 4 2 — 2 49 34 4 Waikanae 5 1 — 4 33 62 2 Ohaki 5 5 22 95 0

Junior Championship—South

Old Boys A 5 4 1 — 85 17 9 Rahui 5 4 — 1 49 28 8 Athletic 5 2 2 1 47 20 6 Shannon 5 2 1 2 24 47 5 College 5 1 1 3 56 37 3 Old Boys 5 5 9 120 0

Third-Grade Championship

Qtaki 4 3 — 1 55 11 6 Shannon 3 2 — 1 48 15 4 Rahui 3 1 1 1 11 21 3 College A 3 1 1 1 20 11 3 College B 3 3 3 57 -.0

Fourth-Grade Championship