RUGBY FOOTBALL
SEDDON SHIELD. RETAINED BY BULLER. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WESTPORT, Aug. 13. Buller withstood the second challenge for the Seddon Shield today, beating Golden Bay-Motueka by 23— 13. WIN FOR CANTERBURY. TIMARU. Aug. 13. After one of the poorest exhibitions seen in Timaru for some years, Canterbury beat South Canterbury today by 9 points to 3. It was Canterbury's first win in Timaru since 1930. KING COUNTRY BEAT THAMES. TE KUITI, Aug. 13. King Country were not fully extended to beat Thames Valley by 32 points to 14. POVERTY BAY WINS. GISBORNE, Aug. 13. Poverty Bay slowed down after gaining an early ten-point lead on East Coast this afternoon and had to work all the way in the concluding stages to pull the game out of the fire to win by 20 to 13.
IN OTHER CENTRES. Wellington.—First Division: .Wellington 16, Petone 11; Athletic 17, Poneke 13; Johnsonville 15, Hutt 12; Eastbourne 8, St Patrick’s 0.8. 6; Wellington College 0.8. 13, Marist Bros 0.8. 3. Petone Athletic are leading in the championship. Second Division: University 18, Oriental 0; Athletic 16, Pirates 8; Miramar 10, Wellington 6; Onslow 13, Marist Bros 0.8. 0. Athletic is leading in the second division with Petone next. Auckland.—North Shore 16, beat Grafton 9; Marist 22,. beat Manukau 6; Ponsonby 26, beat Training College 14; Technical 14, beat Grammar 13. Christchurch. —Linwood won the Canterbury Rugby Union's senior championship on Saturday for the first time since 1915. Results: Sydenham 9, beat Air Force 6; Merivale 9, beat Albion 5; Linwood 15, beat Old Boys 0; Athletic 24, beat University 3; Christchurch 22, beat Sunnyside 5. Dunedin—Pirates 15, beat University A 14; Zingari 11, beat Kaikorai 9; Alhambra 8, beat Taieri 6; Dunedin 21, beat Union 6; Southern 22, beat University 86. Southern win the championship for the fourth year in succession. Wanganui: Old Boys 8, Kaierau 3; Waverley 4, Technical Old Boys 3. Old Boys now lead for the championship. Manawatu.—ln the senior A final between first and second round winners Kia Toa beat Old Boys 6 —3.
JUNIOR REPS. WAIRARAPA v WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON. This Day. Messrs D. Eckhoff, W. S. Keegan and Barron have selected the following Wellington players for the junior representative match against Wairarapa, to be played as the early game at Athletic Park on Saturday:—Backs: Hawthorn (Oriental), Greathead (Hutt), Robinson (Petone), Skerten (Upper Hutt), Carey (University), Fitzgerald (Marist), Pocknail (Wellington College Old Boys), and Congreve (Seatoun). Forwards: Hammond (Athletic), Haigh (Hutt), McCarthy (Upper Hutt), J. Lawrence (Wellington), Williams and Evans (Kaiwarra), Wilson (Marist), Haddy (Petone) and Shannon (University). The selection has been limited to players who were under 23 years of age on April 1 last. WAIRARAPA TEAM. The following is the Wairarapa team: — Full-back, Foreman (Old Boys); three-qquarters, E. Meurk (Old Boys), D. Faulkner (Old Boys), M. Hargood (Opaki); five-eighths, B. Howard (Red Star), J. Steffert (Carterton); half-back, R. Chadwick (Old Boys); forwards, I. Howie (Carterton), Alexander (Old Boys), Workman (Greytown), Humphries (Greytown), D. Alexander (Carterton), R. Brown (Carterton), T. Rayner (Carterton), McCalmont (Masterton). Reserves: Backs, R. Warrington (Carterton); forwards, K. Royguard (Opaki). The team will practice at Carterton on Wednesday night commencing at 7.30 o’clock and the Masterton members will travel by Pearson’s bus. WAIRARAPA GAMES RESULTS AT A GLANCE. - Junior. Opaki 11, Masterton 6. Carterton won by default from Red Star. Cid Boys won by default from Greytown. Third Grade. Red Star 19, Carterton 6. Old Boys 10, Dalefield 0. Masterton 17, Martinborough 10. College won by default from Greytown. Primary Schools. North Wairarapa 14, South Wairarapa 3. REDMOND CUP DRAW FOR SATURDAY. The following is the draw for the Redmond Cup competition on Saturday:— Carterton v. Masterton, at Carterton, J. Blake. z
Gladstone v. Greytown, at Greytown, W. Spooner. Red Star v. Old Boys, at Masterton, W. Grantham.
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