ELEVEN POINTS EACH

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 379, 13 June 1928, Page 11

ELEVEN POINTS EACH

PONSONBY AND VARSITY LEAD VARSITY’S win over Ponsonby * should mean a great deal to the Auckland Rugby Union, as a keen fight for the senior title is assured. As the appended table shows, Ponsonby and Varsity are level with eleven points each, while Marists are only two points behind, and Manukau, which has played a match less than the others, is also in the hunt. Ponsonby still has to meet formidable opposition in Marists and City bcifore the first round closes.

Cooke Off Colour Cooke, despite reports to the contrary, was not the Cooke of two seasons back, while Jury and Roache were the only other Wairarapa backs to impress. On this display sound critics do not believe Wairarapa can lift the Shield from Canterbury, nor that it will be unbeaten ori its own ground this season. During the game, at Napier, N. Cashmore, formerly of Auckland, was the recipient of some unwelcome courtesies from Q. Donald. Though by no means a. Jimmy Mill, Cashmore performed creditably behind the Bay pack. Stalwart Threeq carters Consider the Varsity threequarters. No club in Auckland has probably had available so many fine threes, combining both physique and speed. On Saturday there were Minns, Dickson, and Goodwin, while Moorehouse, another useful man, came on when Goodwin retired with a torn finger nail. In

addition there is Macintosh, the strapping “flying Scotsman,” who is still out of action through an injury suffered against North Shore. Goodwin will be playing again next Saturday.

Points Ch Team W L P F A Pts Ponsonby . . . 1 1 127 76 11 University . . . 5 1 1 111 61 11 Marist • • . 4 1 135 56 9 Manukau . . . 1 77 6S Grafton . . . . 3 3 1 79 95 City .... 4 - 70 74 6 Grammar O.B. . 2 4 1 68 88 Xorth Shore 4 1 Training: Col. . 1 3 41 4 College Rifles . . 1 5 1 44 108 3 Manukau and not yet met. Training College have