RUGBY IN THE PROVINCE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 165, 3 October 1927, Page 11

RUGBY IN THE PROVINCE

HAMILTON The final of the Clarke Cup competition was played on Saturday at ftugby Park In fine weather. City Waved the winners by defeating Old by 14 points to 8. The semi-finals ia the Morris Cup competition resulted the Stock Auctioneers defeating th* Public Works Department, electrica branch, by 15 points to S, and the Cen b’al Power Board team beating tin Qiiry Company team by 12 points t< WHANGAREI In the semi-final of the knockou compeUtJcn, Old Boys defeated Hiku by 2t> points to 9, after the hard : >t and fastest game seen at Kensing •';n Pju-Ji this season. In the coursi - the match E. J. Aim, rover for Oh °ya, and F. H. Cotton, one of th ' am’s best forwards, were carried o:l field, The former with a. small bon e anWe fractured arid the latte; ‘th an ankle badly sprained. Botl 72 Wasters at the High School. I] , J® T junior matches Waitoti defaulte r. «*5.0.8. and Portland defeate tiorahora by 6 points to 0. CAMBRIDGE football season came to a do* ? Saturday afternoon, with playin 1 benefit matches. A curtain was played by the Harailto » representatives and Cambridt; i * Coring to the visitors arriving lat< .vJT *hort spells were played. Th tifJv 8 Kave a delightful exhibitin' Ul€ passing game, and ran out win

ners by 11 points to 0. For Hamilton, Greville scored a try and Clarkin con‘verted. Clarkin also kicked two pen--1 alty goals. 'The first annual inter-lodge I game between Paeroa and the local lodge resulted in an interesting and well-contested game, the local team winning by 6 points (tries by Shaw ‘ and Kelly) to 5 points. William scored 4 a try for Paeroa, which Dean converted. ! THAMES The Rugby season was closed on 3 SaturdE.y afternoon. Parnell juniors 5 (Auckland) defeated Thames B by 16 points to 3 after a bright and interesting game on the High School ground. Pine weather prevailed, and there was an attendance of 500 spect tators. The Parnell backs were much ' too clever for the Thames senior B team. - Tries were scored for the winners by ■ Batchelor (2), Iverson and Watkins, e Wyatt converting two. McConnell 3 kicked a penalty goal end Tonge scored e a good try for Thames;. The game beI tween Grafton third grade (Auckland) e and Thames juniors ended in a draw, r each side scoring 3 points. Smith h scored for Thames and Mecklin for n Grafton. d d PUKEKOHE The Pukekohe senior representatives defeated a team from the City Club, e Auckland, on Saturday, by 25 points to „ 10. Pukekohe had the better of the “ game but in the last few minutes Mc- " Elwain crossed twice for City, Shos■e tram converting the first try and Hare riman the second. For Pukekohe. tries e were scored by S. Crotty (3), R. Crotty, n Whelan, Wood and Pleydell. Hintz i- converted two tries.