FOOTBALL

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 69, Issue 266, 23 August 1949, Page 5

FOOTBALL

ASHBURTON RUGBY UNION

THIRD GRADE REPRESENTATIVES CHOSEN' The Mayfield team was declared the winner of the third grade football competition at a meeting of the Ashburton Rugby - Union last evening. Technical High School won the fourth and fifth grades. Mr N. Jones was- appointed referee for 1 lie representative game and Mr 1). Kenny for the match between the Stock and Station Agents and. Banks and Professions, both to lie played tomorrow. Mr R. Lilley was appointed manager of Ihe representative team to play the West, Coast team to-mor-row.

The following have been selected for the third grade team to play High School Old Boys for the Jones Davey Cup at Christchurch next, Saturday: T. Bennett. B. On a id, J. Mclntyre, D. Anderson. H. Cullen, D. O’Gradv, W. Guinev. R. Dawson, M. Hanson, A. Kane, T. Smith, J. Turner. W. Walsh, J Dwyer. Dps O'Grady, It. Ralston, L. Whittaker, C. Moore. N. Evans. Fixtures for Saturday

Fixtures for Saturday next are:—-• Seniors—Allenton v. Old Boys, No. I, 1.15 (Mr J. Meßrearty); Rakaia v. Met liven, at Rakaia (Mr 1). Haskett); Celtic v. Technical Old Boys, No. I. 2.45 (Mr J. Teller). Juniors; Technical Old Boys v. Old Boys, No. 2, 1.15 (Mr N. Woollen); Foothills v. Moth veil, at Methven (Mr G . Burgess); Allenton v. Mayfield, at Mayfield (Mr V. Chequer); Hinds v. Rakaia, at Hinds (Mr I. Fries). Third Grade: Representatives v. T 1.5.0.8. (Christchurch) Jones Davey Gup match.

The bus will leave from the MidCanterbury Transport Garage, Moore Street, at 9.30 a.m. on Saturday morning.—(Advt.) LEAGUE MATCH AT WANGANUI REFUSAL OF GROUND BY RUGBY UNION (P.A.) WELLINGTON, August 22. The argument between the New Zealand Rugby Union and the Wanganui City Council as to whether Spriggens Park, Wanganui, should be made available for a Rugby League match on September 6 Avas again before the New Zealand Rugby Union executive to-day, but no change Avas made in the executive’s previous decisions not to alloAv the ground to be used. A letter from the Wanganui City Council advised the executive that the City Council Avould endeavour to see whether the Australian Rugby League team’s itinerary could be changed to enable it to play at Wanganui iu October, which would be after the Wanganui Rugby Union’s control of the ground had ceased for the season. The City Council said that there was a lease from the council and the Wanganui Rugby Union, and that the council did not recognise the NeAV Zealand Union as having any jurisdiction. That point Avas being referred to the solicitor.

“There is the position, gentlemen,” said the chairman (Mr A. St. C. Belcher), after the letter had been read. “When the ground reverts to the Wanganui City Council we can do nothing about it.” Mr Belcher said a clause in the lease was to the effect that the lessee was debarred from allowing the ground to be used for any other than. Rugby football (amateur). The letter was received. TOURNAMENT WON BY NELSON COLLEGE CHRIST’S COLLEGE. BEATEN BY WELLINGTON (P.A.) WANGANUI, August 22. The college quadrangular Rugby foctball tournament ended to-day, Nelson College beating Wanganui Collegiate School by 27 to 0- in the final. Wellington beat Christ’s College by 5 to 3.

PRIMARY SCHOOL GAMES

(P.A.) NEW PLYMOUTH, August 22

Results cf the second day’s play in the primary schools’ quadrangular Rugby football tournament at New Plymouth were: —Rangitikei 11, Wanganui 3; Manawatu 6, Taranaki 0.