RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 253, 21 July 1919, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL

TO-DAY'S BIG MATCH. i if the weather lie propitious, patrons of the Bushy game should witness an interesting match at the Athletic Pork this-afternoon between Poneko and 'Varsity. ■ With 'Scott, Jackson, .• Aitken, ond Barker behind the scrummage, ■ Vari eity have the makings of- a' fine team,- and if the three Tilyard brothers ■ are in front of the -Poneko rearguard and . :Al?ar is playing centre-three-quarter, the , prospects are that the match will be one : of- the- fastest of the season. ■ A "curtain-raiser" will ho played between. -Wellington Collctre' and Hntfc juniors. This game will decide- 7 the : junior championship, and is exnected to ■ ho Hie .best game seen, on the Park this season. l ; THIRD GRADE CHAMPIONSHIP. .' The third' grade competition has been split into two'division's, A and B. The former includes the eight lending teams, which will play a complete round to de--1 cide supremacy, previous championship points (as; in 1918) not to count. Last season,. Berhampore ■ would have won the championship on points, but only the final round counted, with the .result that Athletic, who prior to entering thereon had' lost their last three matches, even--1 tnally won the championship. The following list shows the numbor of times city teams'will havo played out of town':— ; Old Boys, 3; Oriental, 3; Railway Bat--1 talion, 3; Solwyn, 3; 'Varsity A. 3; Wellington, 3; Athletic, 2; Berhampore, 2; 'Varsity B, 2; St. Patrick's College, 1. ■ As Hutt, Johnsonville, Petone, and Pcrirua; play away every second Saturday, town teams must be considered most fortunate in--travelling three times at most in 17 Saturdays. Tho fixtures for'the rest of the season are as follow :— ;".'"' ' "A". GRADE. .'•■ • . July 26. Selwyn v. Berhampore, Athletic Park (1.15 p.m.)- ' ■ v St. Patrick's College v. Petone, Newtown Park (1.30 p.m.). ■ - Old Boys v. Wellington, Newtown Park (2.45 p.m.). ■Athletic. r. Oriental, Kilbirnio (2.45 p.m.). August 2. ! Wellington v. Athletic, Athletic Park (1,30. p.m.). Orientnl v. Selwyn. Lyall Bav. Berhampore v. Petone, Petone. St. Patrick's G'ollego v. Old Boys, Kilbirnio. ' '.' • August 9. Selwyn v, Petone, Athletic Park (1.30 p.m.). , Oriental v. Wellington,.. Newtown Park. ./.Berhampore. v.. Old. Boys, Lyc.ll Bay. St.. Patrick's College-v. Athletic, Kilbirnie. • ■ August 16. ■ Oriental v. Berhampore, Atretic Park (i:3O p.m.),. ' St. Patrick's College v. Selwyn, Newtown Park. Wellington v. Petone, Pethne. \ Old Boys v. Athletic, Kilbirnio., August 23. • Petone v. Athletic, Athletic Park (1.30 i P-m.). ; Solwyn y. Wellington, Lvall Bav. 1 Oriental v. Old Boys, Newtown Park. ■ St. Patrick's College v. Berhampore, 1 Duppa Street. August 30. Selwyn v. Old Boys, Athlotio Park (1.30 p.m.). Wellington v. St. Patrick'* College, . Newtown Park, ..Oriental} v. Petone, Petone. Berhampore v. Athletic, Kilbirnie. , September G. . .' St.'Patrick's College v. Oriental, Athletic Park (1.30 p.m.). ' [ Selwyn v. Athletic, Lyall Bay. j .' Old Boys v. Petone, Newtown.Park. j ■ Wellington v. Berhampore, Kilbirnie. '"B" GRADE. , '.'.. . , .'. July 2G. , Hutt v. 'Varsity A., Kelburn. 'Varsity B. -v. Porirua,, Porirua. Railway Battalion, v. Johnsonville, , Johnsonville. I • .. August 2. ' ! 'Varsity B. y. .Railway Battalion, Kil- , hirnie. ' Hutt v; Porirua,'Kelburn. t Johiisonvillo v. 'Varsity A.;*' Johnson- - v:llt. .-■■ •■-•■' August 9. I 'Varsity B. v. Hutt, Hntt. ' Johnsonville v. Porirua, Porirua. '' . .Kajlway Battalion, v. 'Varsity A„ Kcl- : burn.' . ■ 1 .'August 16. Railway Battalion v. Hutt,-Hutt. . . 'Varsity 8.. v. Johnsouvilie, Johnsonville. ._ Porirua.v..'Varsity A., Kelburn. August 23. . ' 'Varsity'A. v. 'Varsity 8., Kilbirnie. Railway Battalion v. Porirua, Porirua. > Jolinsonvillo v. Hutt, Kelburn.