Hui Mai Take Lead In Senior Contest

Chronicle (Levin), 21 June 1948, Page 4

Hui Mai Take Lead In Senior Contest

Chief interegt in Saturday's Rugby games in the Horowhenua district centred on the senior clagh betwen Hui Maimnd Wanderers, on the resu'lt of which hung the lead in the championsJfiP- , In conse" quence Wanderers have been dispjaeed from top position- on the lqdder. By their win Hui Mai also retained the McLennan and Egsto'n Cups, Next Saturday the fipal serieg qf games in the second round wiii be piayedThere were two big surprises in the juhior' competition, where Athle'tic and Paraparaumu, both unbeaten .hitherto, had their COlours lowered at the hands of Puna= hau and Rahui respectively. Athletic still hqld a twp-point lead in the northern divlgion, but Rupahau have moved up to second position and Tokomaru, who were 'defeated by Wanderers on Saturday, down to third. Ih the southern divjsipn' Rahui, as a resuit Pf their defeat of Paraparaumu, have replaced Hui Mai in second place. The Levin st, John Apibuiance Diyision treated 40 injured Players in district games. In the third and fourth grade championships there have been no changeg in the positiops of teams. The following were the results of gaipes in all grades on Saturday:— Sepior Shannon 14,- Otaki-Rahui 0. Hui Mai 1Q, Wanderers 3. Athletic, a bye. Nqrfhern Junior Wanderers 14, Tokomaru 11. Punahau 6, Athletic. 0, Shannon, a bye. Southern Junior Rahui 3, Paraparaumu 0. Hui Mai 8, Otaki 8. Waikanae, a^bye. Third Grade Athletic 17, Old Boys B 6. oid Bo.ys. A 3Q, shannon 3. College defaulted to Rahui. Fourth Grade College A 16, Shannon 3. Rahui defaulted to Otaki. College 13, a bye.