RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 228, 23 September 1920, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

GRAMMAR V. L'NIVER«ITV. This game, played yesterday afternoon on Victoria 'Park, to enable the season's championship to be decided on Saturday, resulted in a win for Grammar Old Boys by 23 points to b'. Both teams were luiicli below ordinary strength, 'Varsity being the chief sufferers in this respect. University got an early lead, per medium ol two penalty goals kicked by O'Connor, but by half-time two tries by Goodwin had equalised matters. A penalty j-'oal by McCullough put Grammar in the load, and the University resistance gradually fell away, and tiles were added by Good VI), McCulloug-h. and Nicholson, two of which were converted by Good and McCullough respectively.

A.R.U. MEETING. At the weekly meeting of the A.R.U. Management Committee last nigiir. Mr. V. It. Jones presiding, it was decided to play the anuual charity cup match on October ■l.\ A special committee (Messrs. r'rost, Webster, and Mathieson) was deputed to report on the question of boundarien thioughout the pro\ ince. An appeal by the Marist Brothers Old t J3oys' club againsc the decision of the comintttee in dlsuiTssing a protest against Grammar t>ld Boys playing a man claimed to be ineligible was referred to the New Zealand Union.

MATOHE/S FOR SATURDAY. The following Rus'ny matches have been arranged for Saturday: — Seniors. —Grammar School Old Boys T. Collece Rifles. Slioiv Ground No. 1, 3 p.m.. Mr. Ensor: Ponsonhy v. Miirist ■Hrotiiers, SJiow Ground No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. A. S. Cliffe. The Representative match. I'rmiary Schools" representatives v. l'onsoni.y fifth grade, Show Ground 'No. 1, 2 p.m., Mr. M. Kronfeld. Only the 'Green Lane entrance to the Show Ground will 'be open on Saturday. . REPRESENTATIVE TEiAMIS. The following team has been' selected to represent University at Hamilton on Saturday:— Full-back. Mellsop; three-quarters. ■Elliffe Irving, RoMukou: five-eighths. I'erry and Sinclair; half-back. Munro; forwards. Ross. Mackay. Brooker. Peart. Arey. Anschutz Parkinson. Short. -Gaudin. Those ■unable to play are to notify the secretary. The following have been xelc-tetl to represent the primary schools against Ponsonhy winners of the tiftih-grade competition " at the Show Ground,, on Saturday:— Full-back. Larrcle.v; three-quarters, Darby. Lusher, .Hutehinson; tive-elfrhths, Ferrall. Lack: .half-back. Coiiphlan-: rover. Gourlev; forwards, Wilson. Mitchell, Kelly, t> Neill. Malcolm, Seager. Loveffrove. Emerßencies: Backs Grace, Ilarsreaves; forwards. -Gillespie, Salla. A practice will be held at Victoria J'ark at 3.30 p.m. to-day. I'RrMARY SCHOOLS' RETS. Tbp following have l>een selected !o represent fhe primary schools against Ponscnby. winners of the nfth-grade competition, at the Show Ground on Saturday:—Full-back, i.ansley: three-quarters, I>nrby. Ussher, Hutchinson: live-eighths. Ferrall. Lack: linlf-back. Cnnehlan; rover. Gourley; forwards Wilson, Mitchell, Kelly, O'Neill. Malcolm Scalar, Uovesrove. Etnerseucit-s: Back's, Grace, llargreaves; forwards, Gillespie Salla. A practice will be held :lt Victoria Park at 5.30 p.m. to-day.

SOUTHLAND V. SOUTH CANTERBURY. INVBRCATJGIL.L, Wednesday. A representative match, Southland v. South Canterbury, was played here to-day, resulting in the defeat of the visiting team ■by 31 points to 12. X'ELSOX V. WEST COAST. • .NELSON. Wednesday. Nelson defeated. West Coast to-day toy 21 points to 6. THE MOASCAR CUP. D'ISrCTED DECISION. ■rALMERSTON X.. Wednesday. A special meeting of the Manawatu Ru"by Union to-day discussed the referees decision in the Moaseor Cup final, and decided to forward n protest to the New Zealand Union as follows:—-That, as the nilinp: of the referee that the kicking of tiie ball over the dead-ball line by tht; attacking side constituted a forcedowu was oout'ary to the rules of Rugby, contrary to special rules issued by the New Zealand Union for the control of the Moascar^Crip ration ofTh'eVnrd Torcedown - ayreed upon between Coln,nhoun and Stewart, tihe managers or the respective teams, prior to the players taking in- field this union protests against the march beiOf? awarded to Christchurch. an<i asks that tlie teams «houM he bracketed as co-winners of tie cup for the I«X> season." /w.-i.» The union also derided to invite ChnstrtlHirrh «i2h 'School to play n friendly match with Palmerston here on September "9 or October 2. in order to twt the superiority of the two teams. The union offers to cover the expenses. an<l also to make a substantial grant from the gate receipts. ■