WELLINGTON RUGBY

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 236, 3 July 1944, Page 3

WELLINGTON RUGBY

Army Still Leading HUTT SOUNDLY BEATEN With the knowledge that the representative team to play Canterbury at. Christchurch this week was to be selertcd aficr the games, senior Kugby pluyerd in ,‘7 lingtoji were on their toes to give of -their best on Saturday afternoon. Alter a lignt fall of snow in the morning, tne weather proved line in the afternoon, u Strung southerly wind caused the ball to cut (iiieer capers at tinics. I lay »an tine 10 form, the leading teams coming through successfully. In the Jubilee Cup competition. Army maintained pride of I'lave by soundly outplaving Hutt, before a wcll-lillcd ptaud at. Athletic Park. Hutt, who wore making their first appeorauce this season at beu<ltimirlers, bad -the advanlagc ol the wmu til. their backs in I lie br<4 M».-ll- but tbv Army team kepi play so Dy'Jit that lit it were nimble to penetrate I lie sound defence. Army were (lie first to seort, 1-,.-liott, the halfback, cleverly darting round a serum for u try near Hie posts, which Morrison converted. All Hutt could do tn Lids spell was a penally goal ti.i t„ Bligli. Army lind matters all their own way in the second spell, tries being w«torc-<i by Cochrane, Marsliment, Rotme.i, and lark er in quick succession. toward the end of the game, Morrison came up tjom tudbaek. and joined In the i;:y*' u r. ?[’ T-” 11 ' a try in a handy position. ii'O <>l the tiles were converted by .Morrison, and one b.> Croom, making Army's total -4- L. I.Ii„ j kicked another good pemitty g‘ ■ H “ f . <?. the wind in this spell, brln w in a Hutt. l> °Tbo high* cross-wind at Kolburn I’ark caused the ball to,cut queer capers.tn tn-' ttlr in a hard-fought game between 1 omk< Oriental and Wellington ~’L’s . .' wbieb saw llie combined team win out 8-t> The first spell was evenly < - ontested. Co. einai putting over ,a penalty go«Ji tor Poneke-Orientnl, and Alexander landni.u tmp for Old Bovs. In the second spelJ Farrell scored a try f-r I ’ o, '‘'!' e f j li r , ri i - , - , L which Calcinai converted. could manage was another penalty „oal bi ".Marist Brothers’ Old Bovs showed good team work iti outpointing I etone 13--> at petone. Though I’otone had th; w ad behind them in the Ur«t ‘ \ could score against sound defence was a penaltv goal by Abbott. Marist had ma. ters ail their own way iu the second spell, tries being scored by Thomas, l.arnao, anti Carroll, two of which were converted bj Had to battre strenuously to bent Wellington 10-0 on Prince o ' Vale. Park. There was no score during the tir. t sm-ll but in the second tries were scoie. -for Athletic by Ingpen il " d . both of which were converted bj 'anstont E. Jamieson played al ccntrc-t hrecqmirt ro for Athletic, and L. .lomu'son replaced Tlndili nt hnlfbock. The I'cllingtou team nut up a gnod showing. P ln the H.-irdlmm Cup compi'titvnn >i HUfiV-rcd their first defeat of the season _b , being decisively bmiten. - b J’ A° ! PP !'he'rt • 9-0 at Athli'tic Park. Reinforced liy Intro turn of several of their plnyers from mi - fary service oversea.-'. Johnson Hie old < a strapping and very hi ~r U' thev could only score a p'mnlt? / J, * Hie wind behind them in ’Aro Johnsonville forwards kept S'-' ng wiro great heart in the second spell, and vcrc well supported by their ~ >pc’ i S' d pnwol scored a try for Johnsonville, and I <>«i put over another penalty u ?! the Naw team included the AH black. IRorehan', and several other new P'liyero, they cave their most disappointing of the season, and appeared lost without their clever halfback Greatbatch, who was nursing an injury. Lawton was ri» who w." o“ were ShlHey ,l, Comfodnbffi wins, worn rerorded Training College. Air l orco, Eastbourne. Unnor Hutt, nnd University. Naw are still loading for fh o T ’ l J, rt 11 ,al " Cup with 1.8 points, closely fo tow cd >4 Johnsonville and Training College - with 16 points, with University one point further back. Following arc the details:— Jubilee Cup. Armv 21 (tries by Elliott. Cochrane, Miirshiucnt. Rooney. Parker and Jl " rr *' son, two of which were converted by Morrison and one by Croom) beat Hutt l> (two penalty goals by L- Bllgh). I’oneke-Oriental S (a try I'.y !' !lrr ?, / which was converted by Calcinai. who also kicked a penally goal), .beat Wellington College Old Boys 6 (two penalty goals by Alexander). Marist Brothers’ Old Boys lo (tries Thomas. Bnrnao and Carroll, two of which were converted by Todd) boat Petone 4 (a penalty goal by Abbott). Athletic 10 (tries by Ingpen and Henderson, both of which were converted by Vansto.ne) beat Wellington 0. Ilnrdhnm Cup. Johnsonville 9 (a try by Knight and two penalty goals by Powell) beat Navy 0. University 8 (tries by Cortnlck and Tweed, one of which was converted by Blakeiev) beat Scatoun (Army) O. Training College 18 (tries by Wilsou - Palmer and Ingram, three of which were converted bv Welch) beat Miramar 0. Air Force'l9 (tries by Miller, Marshall. Windsor and Downey, two of which were converted by Welsh, who also kicked a penalty goal), beat Athletic B 9 (a try by Churchill and two penalty goals by withers). , „ „ . Eastbourne 21 (tries by Probort I aimer, and Hutchins, three of which were converted by L. Dellabarca) beat Hutt B :; (a penaltv goal bv Robinson). Upper Hutt 17 bent No. 2 Port Depot 15. Lower Grade Results.

Onslow strengthened their position in the junior grade by defeating Wellington, nnd now have a clear lead. In the third grade (first division), Marist. Brothers’ Old Boys met with their first loss of the seacon. Details were Junior.—Talta 16. Universitv 6; Mangaroa 4. St. Patrick’s Old Boys 6; Onslow (Army) 9. Marist 3: Seatoun 9. Atbletie 9; Base Camp 5. Karori 3; Onslow I>. Wellington 6; I’otone 11, Wellingto.n College Old Boys 9; Armv If. Navy 0. Third I.—Air Force li 8, Wellington College 6; Training College 9. St. Patrick's College 3: Universitv -I. Marist 3: Oriental" 6, Athletic 3; Voneke 7. Seatoun 0; Hutt 7, Sllverstro.'im 0; i'etouo. A 8, Wellington 5. Third ll.—Pci one H 9. I’llnimcrton 6: St. Patrick's College Old Boys 8. Air Force A 5: Wellington B 9. Taita 3; Onslow 8, University 3: Johnsonville 22. Wellington A.T.C. Eastbourne 11. Upper Hutt. 0. Fourth.—Hutt 21. Upper Hutt 0: Atbl.'ti,, 19. Seatoun 3: Wellington College Old Boys 15. Onslow Poneke 16. Eastbourne 5; Petone A If. Training College 11: Willington 12. St. I’alrick's Old Boys, 0: Oriental 6. Marist. 6.

TO PLAY CANTERBURY

'['lie sole selector. Mr. A. McDomihl, after the series of senior matches on .Saturday. chose the following team to play for Wellington against Canterbury in the representative game at Christeliureh on Saturday next:— Full-back: Alexander (Wellington College Old Boys). Tliroe-<|uarters: Morrison (Army). Huberts (Alhlelic), 11. Bligh (Hutt). Five-eighths: Jamieson (Athletic), Freeman (Pel one). Half-hack: (loldstone (Wellington College 01,1 Boys). Forwards; Wales <AI hkl io. Cab-imil (Pnneko-Orletifal I, Elliott (Wellington follego Old Boyst, Green (Army), While (I’etone', Stanawa.v 'MaritL Brothers’ old Boys), ingpen ’(Athletic). George (Army l . Emergencies; Back, Tucker (Army); terward. Shannon (Marist Brothers’ '.'id Boys). Any player not arailaldo to make the trip should notify the secretary of the Wellington Rugby I nion ■ immediately. The loam will train nt the Athletic cliib'e gymnasium on Thursday ar 7.:;o p.m. B. Roberts, who has been selected -'W ecntre-thrct'iiuarlcr, is suffering from an injury sustained in a club match a fortnight ago, and 11 is extremely unlikely that lit.- will he fit enough to take part in tin; match at Christchurch. THE CANTERBURY TEAM (By Telegrnpb.-—Press Association.) ’ ('ll IUSTCII IRCII. .Inly The Canterbury Rugby team t" pla.v ■Wellington >i( Chrisb-liurHi next Satnrday is: I'. t'.'iliamin. I". C. Foley. W. A. Monte-. G. M. Seller..'. It. Forseuil, T It. ti’Call.T.-ban. 1.. Howitt. V. A. Ensor. W. T. Harvey. It. n. Rothwell. F, Fleming. A. I'.1'. r.iii'k t r.'iii, I'. Horm.-i n dii'i <». W. Kiiiylit.