RUGBY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2788, 5 June 1916, Page 9

RUGBY

FEATHERSTON CAMP BEATS TRENTHAM. This year's Rugby football in Wellington is proving ;i groat deal more interm?,''"®. WIW generally reckoned oil. the lirst anil second grado matches have been cut out, but the younger players, who aro allowed to proceed with their games, aro providing lively Rugby, and their weekly appearances in the lield aro growing in popularity. Then, thero are tlio military camps, which, having drawn freely on the Kugby section of tho community, are capable of turning out formidable teams. The grading restriction referred to abovo does not apply to tho eani]) teams. On Saturday the chief watch at Athletic Park was that between. Featherston Camp and Trentham Camp. Thero was a fair crowd present, and the result was a handsome win for Eeatherston. Tho teams were:— Eeatherston. — Smith (Canterbury), M'Kenzie (Wellington), Dwyer (Otago}, Cruse (Wellington), King (Auckland), Blyth (Taranaki), M'Kellar (Otago), Hasell (Canterbury), Heenan (Wellington), A. Wilson (Wellington), Fifield (South Canterbury), Cotter (Wellington), Burke (Duller), Finlayson (North Auckland), Prefihaw (Masterton). Trcntliam.—Hannah (Dunedin), Rhodes (Napier), Shelley (Dunedin), .Ryan (Christchurch), Watson (Dunedin), Pearson (Dunedin), Sands (Duuedin), Hughes (Southland), Scoullar (Dunedin), Ravenswood (Dunedin), Campbell (Dunedin), Hurley (Taranaki), Moioy (Westland), Edwards (Dunedin), Leeder (Hawke's Bay). The gronnd had been softened by the recent rains, but the play was interesting, and at times fast. Eeatherston's twelve points came from tries by Hasell, Dwyer, and M'Kenzie, and a goal by Hasell from a mark. Trentham scored fivo points—a try by Leeder, converted by Watson. Mr. E. Evensen controlled the game. THIRD-GRADE MATCH. • Victoria Collego Thirds beat Old Boys Thirds at Athletic Park by 19 to G. For College, Churchill scored threo tries, and Barker and Archer ono each. M'Kenna converted two tries. For Old Boys, Tonks and Pilcher scored a try each. . Potono thirds defeated Wellington at Petono by 38 to 3. Mr. Perkinson was referee.

At Lower Hutt the local fourths defeated Selwyn by 13 to 11.