RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 89, 17 April 1939, Page 13

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

THE CLEVEDON JUBILEE

BOMBAY REVEMGED FOR 1889.

ARARIMTJ WINS SEVEN-A-SIDE.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) CLEVEDON, Saturday. Founded in 1889, the Clevedon Rugby Football Club has a record that any club might envy. The club is now entering on its fiftieth season, and to mark this landmark in its history, the members have held a series of celebrations. These were brought to a spectacular close on Saturday afternoon, when a grand football carnival was held at the Clevedon S^ n "?h« There > as a i*rge attendance, and the generat enthusiasm everywhere displayed was a tribute to the popularity i^thfd^rict 0 . 0 " ,311 ' aDd the *»£•&£ w? 1 !? l ,ro <; eedi "S 3 were opened by the ?««?. « P f ar!ldes, hea <*ed by veterans of the lSSf> fifteen, and was led by Mr C C Munro, the president, who has been 'connected with the club for 4S years, and Mr fn 0 i n efi«" ko - who captained the first team « ..;.;!• and ]IUS earned himself the title of tiither of the club." During the afternoon, a seven-a-side tournament, in which neighbouring clu'bs took part was held, this being followed y a match between Clevedon and Boin- «& nuu h ci;t ic i8Bco8 c o: ib Clevedon piayed its It was rather interesting that Bombay rfef VT'm SU V' a , nd thus avenged their defeat at the, hands of Clevedon 50 years «hfrf C ; P- o , Bam . e was hard fought from start to finish, with only one try scored, a scrum on the half-way line sending Best away, for A. Harvey to score in the corner. The teams were.—Bombay: J. Harvev C. Ingram, J. Harris, J. Dunn, A. Harvev' K. Best, C. Best, P. Peterson, A. Dunn b' Carter, C. Wilson. G. McKinney, F. Smith" D. Ingram, P. Carter. Clevedon.—R. Brunton, E. Rainger, R. Dow, H. Dawson, I. Chestnul. K. Shaw D Oram, H. Munro, A. Munro, W. Alexander' L. Alexander, D. Shaw, A. Pountney, K Dickie, L. Smith. . " The seven-a-side. tourney resulted •— First round: Drury 6, v. Kingseat 0; Ararimu 6, v. Kanika A3. Second round : Manurewa 9, v Karaka B 0; Ararimu 5, v. Drury 0. Final y Ararimu 3, v. ManuAn opportunity was afterwards taken by Mr. Luke to present Mr. Jlunro with a chiming: clock, on behalf of the club, in recognition of his services over nearly half a. century.

FRANCE BEATS WALES

FIRST TEST FOR EIGHT YEARS

BORDEAUX, April 16. hJl 1 iv n i i " t t rn, i t J 011,,1 K,, B by watch France beat Uales by 16 points to 10.

gam , e Ptoyed by France, under Rugby Lrnion rules, since 1931 Of the 74 matches played 'before the split in that year, France had won 11, drawn 3 and lost 60. The individual figures—V En R land a>l). won 1, drawn '"lost 1S : UF2& i™Lrii s> lost 13: v - waies