RUGBY FOOTBALL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 250, 4 August 1941, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MATCHES IN ASHBURTON. Owing to the representative match at Timaru no senior Rugby matches werot played in Ashburton, but tno competitions in all other grades were, continued. Results at a Glance. Representative Match— Ashburton 8, South Canterbury 8. Junior Grade— . Celtic 14,-Mount Somers 3. Hinds 5, Technical Old Boys 3. Third Grade— 4 Celtic 8, Hinds 8. Tinwald 15, Technical'•Old Boys 11. Mayfield 18, Methven 13. Fourth GradeHigh School A 11, Rakaia 9. Methven 12, High School B 6. Technical School 5, Technical Old Boys (). Fifth Grade— High School 6, Primary 6.

THE JUNIOR COMPETITIONS.

Conditions were hot the most pleasant for the playing of the junior football match between Hinds arid Technical Old Boys at Hinds on Saturday, rain falling practically' all the time. There .was very little between the two teams and Hinds were lucky to win by five points to three. At Ashburton in a ragged though at times very willing contest Celtic beat Mount Somers by 14 to three. Celtic established a lead of 11 points in the first half, tries by Slaven, O’Grady and Morgan and a conversion by Slaven. The second spell was more even, Horgan scoring another try for the greens and B. Hay scoring for Mount Somers.

MATCHES AT CHRISTCHURCH.

First Section: Technical 9, Air Force 5; Army 20, University 9; New Brighton 14, Limvood 6. Second 'Section: Albion 19, Wigram 5 ; Athletic 27, Godley Head 9; Merivalo 8, Sunnyside 6; Christchurch 20, Southern 6. (Competition points are now as follow:—First Section: Afmy, New Brighton, and Technical 3, Air Force 2, University 1, Lin wood 0. Second Section: Albion 4, Athletic 3.V, Sunnyside 2.), Christchurch and Merivale 2, Southern and Wigram 1, Godloy Head 0.