DEFEAT OF RANGATAUA FOR GILBY CUP, FIVE MATCHES PLAYED ON SATURDAY

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14481, 29 September 1947, Page 3

DEFE AT OF RANGATAUA FOR GILBY CUP, FIVE MATCHES PLAYED ON SATURDAY

, c defeating* Rangataua to the tune of 19 points to nil 'Domain Rugby field on Saturday, the High School Old oil‘*7 pnior team has won the Tauranga sub-union’s one-round M S ’ ?f tion for the Gilbey Cup, and by carrying off the major ,:#P e ; tion for the Jordan Cup the previous week, this fifteen (°»P e “i the “double.” Despite strong bids by Matakana and has 01( j Boys have been formidable contenders for the their wins in the finals being convincing ones. Rugby matches were played at Tauranga on Satur- • hile four visiting teams were seen in action. Despite the W « 0 f the season, some pleasing Rugby was provided. la • .r against Manukau Rovers on the Domain, Mount Maup l ayl * seniors drew three-all, while in an earlier game on this IfcWftLeen Takapuna third intermediates and a Tauranga field repr esentative team there was no score. Tauranga junior A representative team was too J for the* Takapuna third open fifteen when they met on str °wharepai ground, and gained the decision by 14 points to second match on the Wharepai ground between th ree .| t n Technical Old Boys and Cadet seniors was a keen one Sf a game of fluctuating fortunes. Cadets were successpoints to 11.