RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 129, 2 June 1937, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

WELLINGTON UNION

KING'S BIRTHDAY FIXTURES

No representative Rugby games will be played by Wellington on June 9, the day chosen for celebration of the King's birthday. Instead there will be a round of senior club fixtures, which were chosen as follows by the management committee of the Wellington Rugby Union last night:— Senior A (First Division). Wellington v. Wellington College Old Boys, Athletic Park. Athletic v. Hutt, Hutt. Eastbourne v. Johnsonville, Anderson Park. ■ Poneke v. Petone, Petone. Marist v. University, Kelburn Park. Eastbourne v. Johnsonville and Marist v. University will, if the clubs desire, be played in the morning. Fixtures for Saturday, June 12, were also drawn, as follows: — Senior A (First Division). Athletic v. University, Kelburn. Wellington v. Johnsonville, Johnsonville. Wellington College Old Boys v. Petone, to be arranged. Hutt v. Marist, Hutt. Eastbourne v. Poneke, to be arranged. Senior A (Second Division). Oriental v. Miramar, to be .arranged. Athletic v. Petone, to be arranged. St. Pat's Old Boys v. Pirates, to be arranged. Wellington v. Poneke, to be arranged. After discussion, it was decided that for the grade championship, the Wellington team, which has ten points, should, in remaining in the second division, drop two points to bring the team level in points with University, the promoted team. Poneke and Petone, the promoted teams from the senior B, will also take eight points each, which means that by being promoted they drop some ponits. Senior B. University v. Eastbourne, Hutt A v. Porirua, Hutt B v. Onslow, Marist Bros. Old Boys v. Wellington College Old Boys, Wellington a bye. Grounds will be arranged. A senior A (second division) player who was ordered off last Saturday for punching was stood down for one playing Saturday. Reporting on the representative visit to Taranaki last week, Major T. J. King, the manager, said that the game was played in good conditions before a record crowd. The only incident occurred when Pollock charged into a temporary grandstand and was injured, fortunately not for long. The team behaved throughout perfectly, and the captain, H. R. Pollock, and the vice-captain, J. Wells, were of great assistance. Everything possible to make the stay in Hawera pleasant was done and particular thanks were due to Messrs. J. J. O'Sullivan and J. Howe, Taranaki officials who were in attendance on the Wellington team throughout. Transfers were granted to N. D. Barrell, from Utiku to Marist Brothers Old Boys, and J. M. Lindsay, from Wellington to Athletic. The Institute Old Boys Club was granted permission to withdraw its seventh grade team. . Approval of senior and junior matches between the Audit and Public Trust Departments at Kelburn Park on June 23 was given.