Football

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 18, 11 August 1891, Page 2

Football

■»■ — The Junior Chip match between the Bulls and Awahuri took place on Satur- . day at Awahuri. The paddock was covered with pools of water, and at intervals, heayj showers of rain and hail fell. Mr. Say well wa s the referee, and Messrs liemington and Saunders were the umpires. During the first spell the play was yevy eyen, and no score was made on either side. Broughton got a mark near the goal, a poster resulted. During the secynd spell, Bulls had slightly the best of the game. Norton, for Bulls, m the early part of the second spell, obtained the only try after a good run. Rich took the kick but failed to increase the score. The game ended in favour of Bulls, by one try to nil. Wanganui first were beaten by the Collegiate School first on Saturday by 6 points to 4. The Junior Cup match between Feildmg II and Bulls, to be played at the latter place on Saturday next, is exciting more than usual interest as this may be considered the last match of the season for this cup, and the successful team wins. The following players will represent Feilding:— full-back, Bellye; threequarters, Barley, Fanthorpe, Keen; halves, Watts, R. Parr, Manning ; forwards, Campbell, A. and H. Oldham, Hadges, Aitken, Lucre, Collins, Bray ; emergencies, Galway and Saywell. The team will leave Feildmg at 12 noon sharp by Daw's coach. The return fare is three shillings. All the Feilding team are requested to play in black knickers, as Bulls play in their registered colors of dark blue and white knickers. > The following are the relative positions of the teams competing for the Junior Cup :—

The next meeting of the Rugby Union Delegates will be held at Donnelly's on Thursday evening, at 6.45 p.m.

00 . I °* 11 1 I 3 I Feilding 6 3 2 18 Palmersfcon * 8 2 2 4 6 Bulls 6 4 — 28 Hunterville 6 2 2 2 6 Awahuri 6 12 3 4