RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 96, 24 April 1922, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

The -final practices of clubs i/ii Saturday afternoon augur well for good games when tbe season opens next Saturday, both the standard of play and 1 lie form of 'he players being good.

lv commenting on prospects in the sporting edition 'in Saturday evening, the statement was made that Newton was reported to have lust their 'brilliant half-back Earl. Mr. P. McElwain, secretary of the Newton Club, writes that "on Saturday Earl was behind the Newton pack, where be will be found during tbe coming season. Notwithstanding repeated overtures made to him by supporters of a different code. Earl will remain with Newton, or his friends dou't know him."

THE JUNIOR -HAW. The following is the draw for the first, second and third junior grade competitions of the Auckland Rugby Union:— I'TKST .lITKIORS. A SECTION". April —. lirammar Old Buys v. .Suburbs, Thames Old Boys v. Swanson, Training College i". King's Old Boys. May 6. -Grammar Old Boys v. Thames Old Boys, Suburbs v. King's Old Bo.vs. Training College v. Swanson. May IX— Grammar Old Boys v. Training College. Suburbs v. Thames Old « ."». Swanson v. King's Old Boys. May 20. -Grammar Old Boys v. Swanson. Suburbs v. Training College. Thames Old Boys v. Kings Old Boys. May 27. - -Grammar Old Boys v. Kings Old Soys. Suburbs v. Swanson. Thames Old Boys v. Training College. B SECTION. April 29. - Marist Old Buys v. Ponsonby. Parneil v. t'liiversity A. Ellerslie v. StJohn's. May ti.—Marist Old Boys v. Parneil.-Pon-sonbv v. St. John's. Ellerslie v. 'University A. May —.—Marist Old Boys v. Ellerslie, Ponsonby v. Parneil. University A v. St. John's. May 20.—Marist Old Boys v. University A, Ponsonby v. Ellerslie, Parneil v. St. John's. May 27.—Marist Old Boys v. St. John's, Ponsonbv v. University A. Parneil v. Ellerslie. C SECTION". April 23.—Shore v. Grafton, College Klfleß v. Eden. Newton v. University B. May 6.—Shore v. College Rifles. Grafton v. University B. Newton v. Eden. May 13.—Siiore v". _fewton, Grafton v. College Rifles. Edeu r. University B. May 20.—Shore v. Eden, Grafton v. Newton. -College Rifles v- University B. May 27.—Shore v. University B. Grafton v. Eflen, College Rifles v. Newton. THIRD GRADE. A SECTION. April 29.—Suburbs v. V.M.C.A. A. Mount Albert v.. Grammar B. St. David's v. Avondale'South. Ponsonby A v. Technical Old Boys B. —ay o.—Suburbs v. Mount Albert, V.M.C.A. A v. Technical Old Boys B, Bt. D_vM# v. Grammar R. Ponsonby A v. Avondale (South. 'May 13.—Suburbs v. Bt. David's, V.M.C.A. A v. Mount Albert, Ponsonby A v. Grammar B. Avondale South v. Technical Old Boys iB. May 20.—Suburbs v. Ponsonby IA, T.M.C.A. A v. St. David's. Mount Aftert v. Technical Old Boys B. Avondale South v. Grammar B. May 27. —Suburbs v. Avondale South. V.M.C.A. A v. Ponsonby A. Mount Albert v. St. David's. Grammar B v. Technical Old Boys B. .Tune . 3, —Suburbs v. Grammar B, V.M.C.A. !_ v. Avondale South, Mount Albert v. Ponsonby A, 6t. David's v. Technical Old Boys B. June 10.—Suburbs v. Technical Old Boys B. V.M.C.A. A v. Grammar „. Mount Albert v. Avondale South. St. David's v. •Ponsonby A. B SECTION. April 29.—Grammar C v. Ponsonbv B. Papatoetoe v. College Rifles B, Ellerslie v. Parneil. Technical Old Boys A v. V.M.C.A. B. May 6.—Grammar C v. Papatoetoe. Ponsonby B v. V.M.C.A. B, Ellerslie v. College Rifles B, Technical Old Boys A v. Parneil. May -16.—Grammar C v. Ellerslie, Ponsonby B v. Papatoetoe, Technical Old Boys A v. College Rifles B, Parneil v. V.M.C.A. B. May 20.—Grammar C v. Technical Old Boys A, Ponsonby B v. Ellerslie. Papatoetoe v. V.M.C.A. B. Parneil v. College Rifles B. May 27,—Grammar C y. Parneil, Ponsonby B v. Technical Old Boys A. Papa-' toetoe v. Ellerslie, College i Rifles B v YALCA. B. •Tune 3.—Grammar C v. College Rifles B, Ponsonby v. Parneil. Papatoetoe v. Technical Old Boys A, Ellerslie v. V.M.C.A. B. June 10.—Grammar C ,v. V.M.C.A. B, Ponsonby By. College Rifles B, Papatoetoe v. Parneil. Ellerslie v. Technical Old Boys A. C SECTION. April 29.—Grafton v. Eden. University v. P. and T-. College Rifles v. St Stephen's, i May o.—Grafton v. University, Eden v. St. Stephen's, P. and T. v. College Rifles A. May 13.—Grafton v. College Rifles A, Eden v. University. P. and T. v. St. Stephen's. May 20.—Grafton v. P. and T., Eden v. College Rifles A, University v. St. Stephen's. May 27.—Grafton y. St. ' Stephen's, Eden v. P. and T., University v. College Rifles A.. •D SECTION. April 29.—Training College v. Grey Lynn, /Grammar Ay. Marist Brothers. Shefre v. Newton. May 6.—Training College v. Grammar A, Grey Lynn v. Newton, Shore v. Marist Brothers. May 13.—Training College v. Shore, Grey Lynn v. Grammar A. Marist Brothers v. Newton. May 20.—Training College v. Marist Brothers, Grey Lynn v. Shore, Grammar A v. Newton. May 27.—Training College v. Newton, Grey Lynn v. Marist Brothers', Grammar' A v. Shore. BAY OF FLEWTtt UNION. !By Telegraph.—Presa Association.) TATJKANGA, this day. A meeting of the Bay of Plenty Rugby Lnion was held here on Saturday night; Rotorua, Whakatane, Te Puke, Tauranga Taupo and Apanui sub-unions being' represented. The following fixtures were made for the first round of the Kusabs Cup:— Tauranga v. Te Puke, at Te Puke; Opotiki v. Apanui. at Opotiki; Whakatane v Rotorua at Rotorua; Taupo. a bye. The flrst round is to be played on July 15, the second round on July 29. and the final match on or before August 12. Messrs. R. 11. Phelan ,Tauranga). W. R. Boon (Whakatane), and T Anderson i Rotorua) were appointed selectors. It was stated at the? _____ that Bay of Plenty Union % bne o? tbe Urgest if not the largest, union in"\ ew Rt^-Dlre, 17 Seni ° r teami n>WM «2_J