RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Issue 37, 12 August 1936, Page 17

RUGBY FOOTBALL

WELLINGTON UNION

LOWER GRADE GAMES

Attention to the finishing of several of the lower-grade championships was given by the Wellington Rugby Union's committee at the weekly meeting last night. Mr. J. Prendeville presided. On the recommendation of the junior advisory committee the following decisions were made for lower-grade championships:— ."• ■;•■-.- - The junior first division rounds as drawn will be played on August 22 and 29; the junior second division competition will be played as drawn, with Technical Old 'Boys .-, meeting Upper Hutt on August 22. All third grade division rounds will be played on August 22 and'29,;with'Poneke and Miramar meeting in the- second division on August" 22. The'fourth, first division, championship will be awarded to Petone, subject-: to age - certificates being in order,-and the series on August 22 and 29 will be played, points tp count for the club championship. Petone and. Hutt -will ■be matched against teams of strength on August and the two will meet on August; In the fourth, second division, rounds as drawn will be played, with Johnsonville- and Upper Hutt meeting on a neutral-ground .on the .22nd, Hutt A and Upper, Hutt meeting on a neutral ground -on the 29th,- and' Johnsohville and Wellington ■ playing on a town ground on August 29. No fifth grade games will be played on August 15, out the, other .two rounds •,will be Played. v Hutt vrill meet'Petone in the sixth grade on August 22, rounds Played -on August 29 to count for the club championship. In the seventh, nrst division, Petone will play Johnsonville on August 29, on a neutral ground,.but no further games will be Played in the second division of the grade, the championship to be awarded to Oriental provided age certificates are in order. Senior, championship fixtures for August'22'were approved as follows:— SENIOR A. First Division. . ,w,ey.in S&°n College Q.B. v. Athletic, Athletic Park. Pcmeke v. St. Pafs 0.8., Athletic Park (early). Hutt y. Petone, Petone. Eastbourne v; Johnsonville, Kilbirnje. Wellington v. Marist Bros. Old Boys, Hataitai. ~ ■ ... .— Second Division. ■ ■ \ . Athletic v. University, Kelburn. Oriental v. Miramar, Polo. W<£ lington v- Wellington College .Old Boys, Prince of Wales. Pirates v. United, Wake'field Park. SENIOR B. Poncke v. Onslow, in town. i^stbourne v. Petone, Petono No. 2. University v. Porirua, Porirua. Hutt v. Marist, Hutt. The Wellington district V.M.C.A. Bible Class Union was granted permission to hold,a seyen-a-side tournament, prr a date to be decided, c Permission, for matches was granted to; the following:—C. and A. Odlin Ltd. v; John Duthie; C. and A. Odlin Ltd. V.-Briscoe, Mills, and Co., Ltd.; Public Service y. New Zealand Railways, August 18; St. Patrick's College, SilverBtreamv." Levin High School, at. Levin, August 15 (second fifteen); v. St. Bede's College, at Silverstream, August 17; v. Palmerston North Boys' High School, at Palmerston North, .August 22; Telegraph Engineers' Branch v. Woolworths, at Emerson Street, August 15; Weir House v. Weir House Old Boys August 15. -■' ■ • * Hutt Valley High School was granted rarmission to take part in a quadrangular tournament at Masterton on August. 22 -and- 24.' ■ It-was decided to arrange that the final, of the junior B grade championship between, Technical College Old Boys'and Upper Hutt should be played on a neutral, ground. A neutral referee will^also be appointed,- .The Technical Old Boys' team was granted permission to play the Palmerston

North Old Boys juniors, winners of the Manawat'u championship, the club to arrange the date.

Mr. A. de Clifton, who had fulfilled the requirements, was granted, a referee's blazer. His record was as follows:—l 932, Wellington v.' Auckland; Wellington v. New Zealand; Wellington v. Taranaki; 1934, Wellington v. Hawke's Bay; Wellington v. West Coast; 1935, Wellington v. Taranaki; Wellington v. Wairarapa; 1936. Wellington v. Hawke's Bay.