TO-MORROW'S GAMES

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 197, 20 August 1943, Page 5

TO-MORROW'S GAMES

RUGBY LEADERS TO MEET SEARCH FOR LEAGUE RUNNER-UP The most important club match of the A.R.F.U. season takes place at Eden Park to-morrow, when Manukau and Garrison meet-in what may be the final of the Gallaher Shield competition. Reckoning in the mid-week game between Garrison and Army, which the former won, S—3, after a keen struggle (during which several young players made their senior championship debut for Army), the positions of the teams are:—

The Auckland Rugby League is continuing the championship, won by Manukau, solely to find the runner-up, for which the following XIII.'s are competing:—City Rovers and Richmond, 20 points; Marist Old Boys IS; and Mount Albert IS. An excellent double-bill has been arranged for Blandford Park—Metro v. Mount Albert and Gomrades v. Garrison. This is how the XL's stand at present:—

Chief interest in the fifth secies of games in the Dcvonport Shield competition of the Auckland Hockey Association centres on the meeting of Grammar Old Boys and Owai Rovers, at Papatoetoe. The two old rivals, Somerville and St. Luke's, should provide a stirring contest. The Wesley-United v. Mount Eden match completes the fixtures at the Papatoetoe reserve. At Walker Park, Training College is scheduled to play Air £\>rce, and if the teachers can defeat the airmen it will put them within striking distance of the leader (University), which has the bye this week.

Points Ch'p. P. W. L. D. P. A. Fts. Garrison 12 S 3 - 168 88 18 Manukau 12 8 2 2 164 94 18 Marist O.B. .12 8 4 - 105 113 16 Gralton-Pons. 12 6 6 144 129 12 Navy ... 12 5 5 2 104 118 12 Tech. O.B. ... 12 4 5 3 113 140 11 Army 12 4 7 1 121 153 9 M.T.P 12 - 12 - 57 231

Goals Ch. P W L D PA PtS. Metro-College ..15 11 4 — 52 33 22 Comrades 14 8 2 4 60 28 20 Mt. Albert Q.O.B. 14 8 3 3 46 26 19 Air Force 15 7 4 4 60 42 18 Eastern Suburbs .14 9 5 — 61 35 18 Garrison 14 4 7 3 43 57 11