Interest Quickens As Rugby Competition Ends

Chronicle (Levin), 20 August 1948, Page 4

Interest Quickens As Rugby Competition Ends

Tomorrow will see the playing off of the last game in the third round of the senior rugby champlonship'. "If Hui Mai . wins its game against Shannon, there will be a play off with the winner of . the Athletic- Wanderhrs game. In the Nash Cup competition, which is decided over the final championship round, Athletjc is in , the lead • with two points- more than Wanderers, so that" if Wan- * derers win there will be a tie ;f or ) the cup. ~ Also finishing the third and final round af its competition is ' the junior grade. In the northern division, Punahau are the winners of the Licensed Victuallers' :.Cui>--. competition and- will play the southern division winners in- the final. If Athletic wins their game against Tokomaru • they will win the northern seetion of'the oham- r' pionship. If they do not have mecess on Saturday, then 'there will be a play off between them - and Punahau, In the southern end there -are two. teams in the running for the> Licensted Victuallers' Cup, Rahui and Hui Mai. These two teams piay on Saturday and the winner - will win the southern. seetion of the cgmpetition. Paraparaumu - is in the lead in the championship games, with Rahui two points behind. Paraparaumu, however, have a bye so xf Rahui- wins its game this week tbere will be a piay off between them and Paraparaumu for the southern sectiqn of the championship.

In the third grade, Qld Boys A has a five points' lead'. There is only one game to be played so th'ey cannot be beaten. 1 . ^ ; The final game in the ' fourth grade will be played off on August 28, but College A, having played its extra game, is now four points ahead of the next team, Shannon. Shannon will play Rahui on August 28. Tomorrow's Teams -.- r Among the. teams taking jiart tomorrow will be the following:— Athletic seniors : Fleteher, Seiaseia, • Sfevens, Hudson, Galloway, Smith, Cameron, Bond, Poweii, Lyver, Granger, Denton, Corbishley, O'Donnell, O'Brien, Batten, Phillipson and Lancaster, Piayers are asked to be at the Levin Park Domain at 1.30 p.m. sharp for photographs. Athietie Juniors: Law, - Lind,Pirovano, Waghorn, Hill, Lankshear, Parker, Mercer, Goldstone, McMinn, Rippin, Judd, Desgrande, Brash, Farrell, Gwyfin and McLeod, Piayers are fo be at bus stop at 12.45 p.m. sharp. ' Old Boys A: Lambert, "Whelan; Clapcott,- Disher, Gwynn; Juno, • Sciascia, Judd, Murray, Ellen, Bartosli, Waldirom, Salmons, Spicer, Wells, sDoyle, France and Campbell. Athletic thirds: ' Learmonth, Giles, Hewitt, Fitzgerald, Morgan, McLennan, Cameron, . Fleteher, Wilson, McKenzie, Way, Morton (2), Wenham, Jacob and Husband. Piayers arfe asked • to assemhle at Rugby Park at 12.45. p.m. Representativ6' Team The f qiiowing is '/the amended' team* to represefii'' Horowhenua fourths against Manawatu fourths on the Levin Park Domain:— J. Gray, D. Lang, I. Smith, B. Tahiwi, M. Newth, M. . Southcombe, R. . Sciascia, G. Lankshear, B. Vinsen, I. Hermanson, N. Clough, Welch, B. Collett, S. Fox, Sands and Harrison. Emergencies: R. Cornelius (backs), G. Kennard and Morison (forwards).