RUGBY FOOTBALL

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1060, 26 August 1930, Page 14

RUGBY FOOTBALL

HAWKE’S BAY TEAM TO PLAY AUCKLAND Press Association NAPIER, Monday. The Hawke’s Bay Rugby team to plav Auckland in Napier on Saturday is as follows: Fullback, Evans; tlireeauarters, Ruru, South, Grenside; fiveeighths, Setford, Botherway; half, Geddes; forwards, Roach, Wilson. C. Brownlie, Campbell, Steere. Wanoa, S Gemmell, Rolls.

INTER-COLLEGIATE GAMES

NELSON WINS TOURNAMENT Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. By defeating Wellington College by 11 points to 5 in the annual intercollegiate tournament, Nelson College won the contest. Playing for the “wooden spoon,” Christ’s College and Wanganui Collegiate School drew, 14 points each. In the Wellington - Nelson game, Wellington drew first blood, Sadder going over and Carlson converting. Hooper then scored for Nelson, and half-time saw the position unchanged. Nelson took the lead with a penalty goal by Newman. Just on time. Buttress scored for Nelson, and Newman converted.

In the second game Christ's College scored first, Rolleston getting over, but within a rew minutes Innes equalled for Wanganui. With another try by Innes, converted by Glendining, Wanganui took the lead, which was reduced when McCracken landed a penalty kick for Christ’s College. Kemp then scored for the visitors, and McCracken put over another penalty for the local side, making the scores 11 —9 in Y-anganui’s favour at the interval. Shortly alter resuming, Coleman scored for the visitors, and a few minutes later Kerr scored a try for the home side, which McCracken converted, thus equalling the score.

The standard of play in both games was excellent.

Next year’s tournament will be played at Wanganui.

TO TOUR SOUTH ISLAND

WELLINGTON PLAYERS Press Association WELLINGTON, Monday. The Wellington team to tour the bouth Island will also play Southland for the Ranfurly Shield at Invercargill. Tho team is as follows: Ileazlewood, ft. » Cooke. Mackay, Pollock. Oliver, Nicholla, Page, Foley, Kilby, Porter, Coulston, Jessup, McLean. McPherson Barry. Reid, Diederich, Fell, Berry.

OTAGO REPRESENTATIVES

Press Association DUNEDIN, Monday. The following will represent Otago against Wellington at Carisbrook on Saturday: Backs, Lindsay, McSkiraming, Giles, Wilson, Fookes, Bradanovitch, Loder: forwards. Hore, Stitch, bury, . Finlayson. Sonntag. Allan. Christie, Miller, Laing: emergencies, Proctor, i rebble, Lucy. Jackson,

SCHOOLS RUGBY TOURNEY

( SOUTH ISLAND COMPETITION j Press Association INVERCARGILL, Monday. The annual South Island secondary schools’ Rugby tournament commenced today in brilliant sunshine, and before a large attendance. In the first match Otago Boys’ High School defeated Christchurch Boys’ High School by 14 points to 3 after a rather disappointing display by botli teams. The second match was exciting and spectacular. Southland Boys’ High School gaining a meritorious victory over Timaru Boys’ High School by 7 points to 5. Southland, after being down 6 to 0 until well on in the second spell, managed to snatch a victory by scoring an unconverted try and a potted goal. Each team threw the ball about freely. The tournament will conclude on Thursday.