HOROWHENUA RUGBY

Chronicle (Levin), 18 August 1949, Page 7

HOROWHENUA RUGBY

Championships Now Nearing Completion The Horowhenua Rugby Union's 1949 championships are now nearing completion. The senior honours will be decided next Saturday * at Shannon, where Athletic and Shannon meet. If Athletic 'can win the day each club will have 22 points and there will be a play- > off. If they lose the game or it V is drawn Shannon will' take the ' > premiership. The knock-out competition for the Nash Cup will commence on Saturday in conjunction with the final series of games in the championship. Three series of games remain to be played tp complete the junior championship, where Athletic are ieading by three points from Punahau. However, Athletic have yet to take thelr bye, so that either of these teams might be the ul'timate victors. Though the third grade competition does not conclude until Saturday, Old Boys have won the honours and at present have the impressive lead of nine points over the next team, Shannon. They have an unbeaten record, although Foxton held them to a. six-all draw in the first game of the season. The fourth grade competition has one series of eames to complete it and this will be played on August 27. College A hold an unassailahe lead of six points over Rahui. They have - won 11 of the 12 games played, one being drawn, and have notched 274 points to only 27 against. The table below shows the position of teams in the various grades: —

•+J £ . 3 « B So Si L> te Si n C3 pj O B -H -H . u V s^^oooo &),£

Shannon 12 10 2 — 115 38 22 Athletic 12 9 2 1 148 80 2ft Hui Mai 12 6 2 4 125 81 14 Rahui 12 6 — 6 96 81 12 Foxton 12 5 — 7 86 88 10 Wanderers 12 5 — 7 84 104 10 Pram. 12 2 — 10 43 157 4 Otaki 12 2 — 10 74 142 4

Senior.

Athletic 14 10 3 1 148 71 23 Punahau 13 9 2 2 124 72 20 Awahau 14 8 1 5 109 100 17 Waikanae 13 7 — 6 113 71 14 Hui Mai 14 7 — ' 7 120 111 14 Rahui 13 6 1 6 98 110 13 Shannon 13 5 2 6 108 106 12 Wanderers 13 2 — 11 50 145 4

Junior.

Old Boys 14 13 1 — 175 18 27 Shannon 14 9 — 5 178 90 18 Fdxton 13 7 2 4 158 80 16 Athletic 14 6 1 7 87 117 13 Hui Mai 14 3 — 11 74 152 6 i Otaki 12 1 — 11 37 253 2

Third Grade.

College A 12 11 1 — 274 27 23 Rahui 11 8 1 2 144 52 17 CJllege B 11 7 1 3 86 77 15 Shannon 11 3 2 6 62 142 8 Foxton 11 2 2 7 80 124 6 Wanderers 11 1 3 7 43 158 5 Pram 11- 2 — 9 ^9 159 4

Fourth Grade.