RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 205, 27 August 1920, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS. MOASCAR CUP GAME. The Rugby club games for to-morrow will be Interesting, inasmuch as the two leaders in bhe championship, Grnmmar Old Boys nnd Ponsonhy, meet, when the latter will n?ed to record a win to dispossess Grammar of their lead on actual games played. Marlsi Brothers v. Grnfton should provide another gond game. Both those matches will be on Eden Park, and will be preceded, by the first Moascar Cup game played here between the Hamilton High School and the Auckland Grammar School, a match, that sbonld pr.ivide somptliin* more tihan ordinary iv standard of play. Tesms:— NEWTOX. Seniors.—Peace, Hlckcy, C'ordell, Clarke, Macky. (i. Longvillp, Haig, Kelly, Caseley, McCann. Maodonald, 'Mackic, IRutnerford ■Monaghau CJ|, Wilson. Gillespie, Murray, OVonnell. GIIAFTON. Seniors. Kingston. .Hugheß, XUon. «n«----pari<-h, HU-key, Wakerley, Frean, Menzles, <Juhb. Lamb. AlnLeoil. Hnnseh, Oobson, lUckeon, Nicholas, 'Hirkey, Coulson. THE ha riding shield. IBy Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) W'HA'NGAREI, Thursday. The Hokianga representative team met the Wbangarei representatives to-day at Kensin«t<>u I'nrk. to vompete for the Hording Challenge 'Shield. The game resulted in a three-pome draw, L. Weston kicking, n penalty goal for Whangarel, n-hlle In the closing stages of the game Clarke kicked n similar penalty goal for Hoklan™a. The game woe practically conflne'd, to forward piny -throughout, few opportunities 'belns* afforded for the backs to handle the ball. 'Whaß'gar'ii (holders) still retain the 'Harding Challenge Shield. So far this season they have held the Shield against -the Bay of Islands, Northern Walroa, and. iHokJnnga. Mr. H. G. Smith refereed to-day's wxti, ' I