RUGBY FOOTBALL.
SATURDAY'S CUP MATCHES
[WIN r.OII GRAFTON, AND TIE BETWEEN CITY AND NEWTON.
The fine weather on Saturday tempted the football public out of doors in large numbers, some three thousand Journeying out to Putter's ruddock. The ground was in splendid order, and
he. breeze too .slight to interfere with lie play. The match rvn No. 1 ground, ictwcen City and Newton, proved a
L-r.v interesting game, and the result
.—a drawn game. 0 points each—'indicates welJ I!'.!- closeness of the contest. 'i'liis is the first cheek the City team Jiave received in their victorious career,
(Hid the result undoubtedly tends to make the competition more interesting than it promised to be, for City arc jiovv half a point behind Grafton, whom they will meet next Saturday. Grafton placed another victory to their credit on Saturday, beating Suburbs ij>y i) points to nil, while at Devonport Ihe home team defeated Parnell by 6 njQliuts to nil. Tihe (following ta.bla shows the positions of the competing teams: — P. W. 1.. D, For. Agst, Orafton 5 5 0 0 4-1 0 City 0 4 0 1 12V 10 North Shore.... <; 3 :s 0 27 :!'J >v*tou 5 2 2 l :-;i> 20 '•übiirbs 5 2 8 0 S 4& i'uDsonby •"» 14 0 7 02 i'aruell 5 0 D 0 8 W
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 148, 24 June 1901, Page 3
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