RUGBY FOOTBALL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24416, 30 September 1940, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL

SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT AN INTERESTING COMPETITION The seven-a-side tournament which was held on Saturday under the auspices of the Otago Rugby Union proved a wellorganised and successful affair. The senior games and most of the Second Grade were played at Carisbrook, and all the Third Grade preliminaries at Bathgate Park. All the finals were played at Carisbrook. The matches were watched with- keen, and sometimes amused, interest, by a good crowd of spectators, and the majority of them stayed on till after half-post 5 to watch the final game of the afternoon. This was between the Pirates and University senior teams, the former, who had too much speed for the other sides they met, winning easily by five tries (two converted) to nil. Details : Senior Grade First Round Pirates 20 points beat Dunedin 3 points. Union 5 points, Zingarl-Richmond 3 points. , Alhambra 8 points, Southern 3 points. University 29 points. Taieri 3 points. Semi-final Pirates 14 points, Union 6 points. University 11 points. Alhambra 8 polntsi Final •Pirates 19 points, University nil. The teams which played in the final were: Pirates.—Lanauze, Morgan, Campbell, Perriam, Mahony, McLennan, Fraser. University.—Harper. Logan, Paewal, Skelly, Green, Mottram, Steele. Second Grade First Round Training College beat Alhambra by default. Port Chalmers 3 points, West Taieri nil. Southern 6 points, Air Force nil. Taieri a bye. Second Round Union 5 points, Pirates 3 points. University 14 points, Dunedin nil. Port Chalmers 6 points. Training College 3 points. Southern 6 points. Taieri 3 points. Semi-final Port Chalmers 6 points, Union 3 points. University 8 points, Southern 5 points. Final University 8 points, Port Chalmers 3 points. Third Grade First Round Zlngarl 3 points beat Kaikoral nil. Southern 5 points, Dunedin nil. Pirates 8 points. Union 6 points. Second Round Ravensbourne 3 points, Alhambra nil. Pirates 14 points, Southern nil. Green Island 11 points, Zingari 3 points. King's High School by de/ault from Port Chalmers. Semi-final King's High School 10 points. Pirates nil. Ravensbourne 5 points, Green Island nil. Final King's High School 10 points, Ravensbourne nil. AUCKLAND COMPETITION WIN BY TAKAPUNA (Per United Press Association) AUCKLAND, Sept. 28. Creating a surprise, Takapuna defeated Marist, last season's champions, by 13 points to 8 to win the Auckland Rugby Union's championship. The winning team was capably led by the former All Blacks W. M. Corner and W, E. Hadley. Other results were:— Training College 11, Ponsonby 6. Otahuhu 19, North Shore 16. Suburbs nil, Technical Old Boys nil. Grafton 9, University 8. CHRISTCHURCH MATCHES CHAMPIONSHIP TO UNIVERSITY (Per United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH. Sept. 29. Air Force 6, Christchurch nil. Technical 11, Albion 7. Sunnyside 14, Merivale 12. Athletic 11, New Brighton 3. Army 18, Old Boys 8. University 22, Linwood 12. University has won the senior championship. Linwood and Technical tied for second place. BULLER BEATS WIGRAM AIR FORCE (Per United Press Association) WESTPORT, Sept. 29. After one of the finest and most spectacular games of the season, Buller defeated the Wigram Air Force team yesterday afternoon by 8 points to 6. Two tries were scored for the Air Force bv ' Scriven and two for Buller by W. Weenink after spectacular runs. A. Dunn con- < verted one try. The field was heavy after record rain, but both sides threw the ball about In great style. SERVICES MATCH SOUTH BEATS NORTH (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON. Sept. 28. As a fitting climax to fhe war-time season of Rugby football, teams repre- ( senting the services, designated as the North Island and the South Island, entertained a crowd of 12,000 with one of the most exhilarating displays of Rugby seen at Athletic Park for many years to-day. Sixty-one points were piled up I after some dazzling football, the team i designated as the .South Island winning i by 38 points to 23. The game was the | only one of the season under the auspices . of the New Zealand Rugby Union, being a substitute for the annual North-South fixture. It was also a benefit for the ' Patriotic Fund. j KAIKORAI'S CLUB DAY ; PAST v. PRESENT MATCH ! i There was a good attendance of mem- j bers and former members at the Kai- ; korai Club's day at Bishopscourt on Sat- ' urda.v, when a Past v. Present match ended in a draw. 8 points all. Although the game was of a carefree nature, there were some patches of good football, and i ?mong the past members Duncan, Baskett, , Mcllardy and Chettleburgh were out- ' standing. Sim. Kean, Henderson and D. ' Murray also showed good form. Of the > present backs L. Aitken and N. Aitken i nlayed well, and Nicholson, Barnes and s Hay were the mainstays of the forwards. E Tries for the prst members' team were .- scored by Baskett and Murray, McGregor g converting one; and for the 1940 team , Calder and Nicholson each scored a try, l one of which was converted by Barnes J