FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 188, 29 April 1918, Page 8

FOOTBALL

RUGBY SEASON OPENS A SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT. The Rugby season wfis inaugurated on Saturday afternoon on tho Athletic Park with a seveu-a-sido tournament. There were sixteen entries in each competition, tho souior and fifth-class grades, respectively. The weather «us ideal, and the spectators numbered several hundreds. In tho finals, which provided close and interesting games, Hint vim the senior ctmijietition, with University A runnersiip, while tho honours in the fifth-class grade went to St. Patrick's College A, wlio defeated Wellington College A (a much' lighter seven) by five points to nil. The management is to be congratulated on the dispatch with which they got oIF tho various fixtures. Appended aro the detailed results:— Senior Grade. First round: Wellington B, 5, v. Selnyn B, 0; Petone A, 10, v. Old Boys, 1; 1-oneke, li, v. Truntlmm, 3; llutt, 11, v. Petono B, C; Wellington A, 21, v Selwyn A, 3; Wellington College, 9, v. Railways, 'i; University A, 10, v. Oriental, I); University B, 3, v. Athletic, 3—tho game went to Athletic on a tose-up. Second round; Petone A, !), v. Wellington B, 7; Hutt, 6, v. Poneke, 0; Wellington College, 12, v. Wellington A, 3; University A, IS, v. Arhlutic, 8. Semi-finals': Hutt, S, v. ketone A, 3; University A, 10, v. AYdliugton Collego, 5. J ; inal: Hutt, 8, v. University A, 0. Fifth Glass. First round: Berhiimpore B, 5, v. Railways, 3; St. Patrick's College A, 18, v. Athletic B, 0; Athletic A, 8, v. St. Patrick's College B, 0; Berkainporo A, 8, v. Selwyn, 0; Wellington College B, 3, v. Oriental A, 0; W-aliinnton, College A, 24, v. Oriental B, 0; St. James, 3, v. Petoue B, 0; Scots College, 6, v. Petone A, 0. Second round: St. Patrick's College A, 8, v. Borhampore B, 0; Athletic A, 3, v. Berliampore A, 0; Wellington College, A, 6. v. Wellington College B, 5; Scots College, 0, v. St. James, o—the game weut to Scots College on a toss-up. Semi-finals: St. Patrick's College A, 3, v. Athletic A, 0; Wellington College A, 6, v. Scots College, 0. Final: St. Patrick's College A, 5, v. Wellington College A, 0.