RUGBY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 247, 12 July 1919, Page 9

RUGBY

,'■ PETONE V. ATHLETIC.' The fate of, the senior ■ championship depends uoon to-day's meeting between Athletic and Petone. If tho suburbanites* win. Athletic, will be brought within striking distance of both Petone. and Poneke, and what Petone can do University are expected to at least equal. That "would menu (with Athletic also defeated by University), a final windingup -.with-.'Athletic, Petone, and Panelco all s.oiiare; Petone are, therefore, rot only fighting for Poneke to-day; but for themselves as well, though .they will afterwards have to meet Selwyn. No doubt the fool'ball public, in their.anxiety to see Athletic beaten, to retain interest in the championship, -will encourago the Petone tenm in its tasl;. E. Roberts will take his place in the' Athletic team,

The roneke-AVellinglon match has been transferred from Hu/tt to Lyall Bay, while the starting times of the following matches have .been altered:—Third grade: Johnsonville v. Berhompnre. at Kellmrn, 3.15 p.m. Fifth grado: Petone v. Hutt, at.llutt, 2..15 p.m. './ : The following matches will not bo plnved :—Junior: Berhampore v. Petone '(defaulted).' Fifth grade: Porirua v. Poneke (defaulted). The following team will represent War Expenses against AVellington College:— F. AVhitcombe, C.'Gibb, 11. AV. Long, AV. R. Trotter. E. M'Pherson (captain), C. M'CnTlie, A. J. Fabian, T. J. Tiller, E. Graham, R. Pringlc, G. Bryant, F. Desmond, A. N. Jordan, 11, A. Lewis, and C. C. Campbell'.-