RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 201, 26 August 1930, Page 13

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

INTER-COLLEGIATE MATCHES.

TOURNEY AT INVERCARGILL

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) INVERCARGILL, Monday

The annual South Island secondary schools ,Rugby tournament commenced to-day in brilliant sunshine and before a large attendance. In the first match Otago Boys' High School defeated Christchurch Boys' High School by 14 points to 3 after a rather disappointing display by both teams. The second match was eieiting and spectacular, Southland Boys' High School gaining a meritorious victory over Timaru Boys' High School by 7 points to 5.

Southland, after being down 5 to 0 until well on in the second spell, managed to snatch a victory by scoring an unconverted try and a potted goal. Each team threw the. ball about freely.

The tournament will conclude on Thursdav.

NELSON DEFEATS WELLINGTON.

WANGANUI AND CHRIST'S DRAW

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Monday.

By defeating Wellington College by 11 points to 5 in the annual inter-collegiate tournament, Nelson College won the contest. Playing for the "wooden spoon." Chirst's College and Wanganui Collegiate School drew, 14 points each. In the Wellington-Nelson game Wellington drew first blood. Sadder going over and Carlson converting. Hooper then scored for Nelson, and half-time saw the position unchanged. Nelson took the lead with a penalty goal by Newman. Just on time, Euttress scored for Nelson and Newman converted.

In the second game Christ's College scored first, Rolleston getting over, but within a few minutes Innes equalled for YVanganui. With another try by Innes, converted by Glendining. Waganui took the lead, which was reduced when McC'racken landed a penalty kick for Christ's College. Kemp then scored for the A'isitors, and HeCrackeu put over another penalty for the local side, making the scores 11—9 in AVanganui's favour at the interval. Shortly after resuming. Coleman scored for-the visitors, and a few minutes 'later, Kt-rr scored a tiw for home side, which MeCracken converted, thus equalling the score. The standard of play in both games was excellent. Next year's tournament will be played at Wanganui.