RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 202, 24 May 1944, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

King’s Birthday Matches Au endeavour is to be made to arrange a match on Athletic Park, Wellington, on King's Birthday, between the’ Army senior team and a team selected from other club teams in the Wellington senior grade. In making this suggestion to the meeting of the Wellington Rugby Union s management committee last night, the chairman, Mr. J. N. Millard, said the display of the Army team in the match against Old Boys last Saturday was one of the best he had seen for a long while. He tel. that the Army team would be a worthy opponent for any team of players whic-i could be drawn from the other clubs. Members of the committee wfio had seen the game agreed that it was one of the best seen at Athletic Park for years, and it was stated that nothing but praise of the play had been heard from all sides. If the game is played a full round of the senior competition Is to bo played on the preceding Saturday. . Permission was granted to the Petone club to play a senior and a third grade match against Masterton Old Boys on King’s Birthday..

■ Saturday’s Fixtures

Following are the Wellington Rugby Union’s championship fixtures for Saturday next:— „ „ .... jubilee Cup.—Wellington College Ola Boys v. Athletic, Athletic Park, Hepburn; I’oneke-Oriental v. Marist Brothers Old Bovs, Athletic Park, 1.30 p.m., Swan; I’etone v. Hutt, Hutt Recreation Ground, Taylor; Army v. Wellington, Kelburu Park, Mildenhall. , Hardliam Cup.—Athletic B v. Miramar, Polo Ground No. 1, Chapman: Navy v. Eastbourne, at Eastbourne, Ramsay; John, sonville v. University, at Johnsonville, Weatherburn: Air Force v. Upper Hutt, Maidstone Park, Scott; Seatoun v. No. 2 Port Depot, Kllbirnie No. 1. Falvey; Training College v. Hutt B. Strand Park, R. Phillips. Junior.—Onslow v. Seatoun, NalrnvlUe No. 1, Colpus; Base Camp v. Athletic, Prince of Wales No. 1. Murphy; Army v. Onslow (Army), Kllbirnie No. 4, McSweeney: Karori v. Taita, Strand Park No. 2, O'Sullivan: Wellington v. Wellington College Ohl Boys, Wakefield No. 1, Hargreaves; Marist v. St. Patrick’s Old Boys, Karori Park, Flinders; Varsity v. Oriental, Kllbirnie No. 3, Green; Petone V. Mangaroa, Petone No< 1, Mclntyre; Navy, a bye. Third, First Division.—Petone A v. Poneke, Kllbirnie No. 2, Keogh; Oriental v. Varsity, Kelburn, 1.30 p.m., Gilmore; Athletic v. Sllverstream,- Sllvei-streaim No. 1, R. Morris; Seatoun v. Training College, Miramar Park. McAuley; Wellington v. Wellington College, Wellington College No. 1, Fright; Marist v. St. Patrick’s College, Emerson Street, Clarldge; Hutt v. Air Force B, Hutt Recreation No. 2, Kitchen. Third, Second Division. —Upper Hutt v. Porirua, Wakefield No. 3, Moynihan; Plimmerton v. Miramar, Plinnuertou, Lyon; Air Force v. Eastbourne, Polo No. 2, Balgeut; Wellington B v. Petone B, I’etone No. 2, Morlce; Varsity v. St. Patrick’s Old Boys, Kllbirnie No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Neilson; Johnsonville v. Taita, Prince of Wales No. 2', W. T. Wilson; Onslow v. Wellington A.T.C., Prince'of Wales No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Murphy. s > Fourth.—Poneke v. Athletic, Wakefield No. 1, 1.,'i0 p.m., Hargreaves;'Upper Hutt v. Miramar. Maidstone No. 2, MeKechney; Oriental v. Onslow, NalrnvlUe No, 2, Penhale; -Seatoun v. Petone B, Petone No. 2. 1.30 p.m., Morice; Marist v. Training College, Kllbirnie No. 2, 1.30 p.m.. Keogh; Hutt v. Wellington College Old Boys, Hutt Recreation No. 1, 1.30 p.m.. Connon; Eastbourne v. Petone A, Petone No. 1. 1.30 ‘p.m.. Mclntyre; Porirua v. Wellington, Porirua School, McKenzie; St. Patrick's Old Boys, a bye. Fifth, First Division.—Upper Hutt v.

Alhletie, Strand Park No. 3, Raisin; Miramar v. Hutt, Polo No. 1. 1.30 p.m.. Baigent; Marist v. Petone, Wilford, - Hancox; Wellington, a bye. Fifth, Second Division.—Johnsonville v, Petone, Prince of Wales No. 2, 1.30 p.m., W. T. Wilson; Ons(ow v. Poneke, Nairuville No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Penhale; Hutt v. Alhletie, Hutt Recreation No. 2, 1.30 p.m., Kitchen.

All games will start-at :; p.m.. except where otherwise stated.