RUGBY AT ATHLETIC PARK

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 248, 8 July 1918, Page 8

RUGBY AT ATHLETIC PARK

WELLINGTON V. COLLEGE I

Athletic Park resembled something in the nature of a swamp on Saturday afternoon, when, on No. 1 ground, Wellington met Wellington College. After a gaya of sorts in the slush, tlio victory wen*, to College, who won by S points to 0. It could not be expected, owing lo the heavy elate of the ground, that there would be anything like a dashing display, but both sides played with willingness, and when opportunity offered occasional flashes of neat passing were witnessed,' The win of Wellington College was well deserved, for they persevered

right throughout. Rome little time after the commencement, Wellington made a strong rush which carried them on to the Wellington College line. A force-down saved

I tlw situation. Up ami down,play followed, but it was not of a verv intercsliiiii onler, and Hie spoil endet] without either side scorinn. After the rosunip-. tion, Colle?e set up a hot nttack. Once or twice they came near lo a decision, lint the atiitc of rhp ground proved to )>e a factor in Wellington's iuvonr. Wellington managed'to manoeuvre play farther down Held until the' College forwards got possession,, when Wellington found thmnsrlvcs (lefeiiding vigorously. Collcgij maintained the npsault, and 'heir nitcnipt was crowned with siiccesa. Ward forced his way across near tho corner, scoring a well-earned try. AVnril took the kick himself, but missed. Colle, , !?, 3; Wellington, 0. \nt long after. M'l'luia scored for Wellington, and another try w«s ,fonn al'icr ciit'iinotl by Jiiilfnlni. Wellinpton, 6; College, 3. 'The Collegian.,! did not relnx tlipir pvossutp in the ensiling plfiv. mirl jjnnd following ii|> )iy ,\r'f.'oll endfd in his KPtlhif over. Nieholls added the' iniijor points, nnd Hip mo tell cmlwl «il!i Hie score, U'elliiii;ton Oollceo, R: Wellin?ton, fi. Mr. (i. 11. l'iirkinson wns ipforee. TRENTHAM B V, PONEKE.' Playing on No. 2 Athletic Park, TrenHi'ani H drew with Poneke. The game was not allogether a clnssie, but the ooiidilion of the ground was largely responsible for this. r>ii''ii)jr ilip "oui'so of the match n Tvpiilham player ihhiiml Jl'Ciill wiis oidovpd nfl' Hip liold for a sp/'ioiis infraction uf I lie milm. Hflloi-rh kicked ti ijonl for the soldier town, whilst Cliri=lopliPi?on scored n Ivy for I'oiiPkc. Mr. I!. Fordyce iw.d char?? of Mir jrumfi. -> CI MEN V WAIRARAPA. (Hy Telcgrapli—Syeciii! Covrcsnondonl.) Masterton, Ju:y t. Tn the rpprpspiitiilivc foolkill mnten, played nt Mastodon on Siit urclny, n toft-: fmin CI Camp defeuted Wnirnrsipn by i) points to nil. The inililury men had tho host of (he game throughout. .SCHOOL FOOTBALL, , The schools championship, under the. auspices of tho Wellington Football Asmcintion, was ndvauc.ed u furllior stage on Friday. Following nro tho riwiills of the mulches played:— To Aro (2) v. Wndestnwn (0). ' Marisl. Newtown (I), v. Island Buy (0). .Miirist, Tliorndon A (0), v. Northland (0). Tho rpinnining nia'tch, Karori v. Mnrifit, Tliorndon B, was not plnyod, im I.Ii» giiiuiul was not available.