RUGBY FOOTBALL

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23088, 2 August 1940, Page 4

RUGBY FOOTBALL

* SECONDARY SCHOOLS EIGHTH ROUND PLAYED On Wednesday, the eighth round of matches was played in the Christchurch secondary schools’. Rugby football competition. when, owing to sickness In the various schools and for other reasons,, a number of the games did not take place. Results:— Open Division—Fourth grade: Christchurch Boys’ High School B 12, Christchurch Technical High School 11; Christ’s College 23, Christchurch Boys’ High School A 3. Fifth grade; Christ’s College 25. Christchurch Technical High School B 0; Christchurch Technical High School A 6. St. Bede's College 3: Papanul Technical High School 30, Christchurch Boys’ High School A 0. Sixth grade; Sumner District High School 17, Boys’ High School C 3; St. Bede's College 25, Papanul Technical High School 0; Christchurch West High School 19 drew with St. Andrew’s College 19; Christchurch Technical High School 26, Christ’s College 80. Seventh grade: St. Bede’s College ll v Christchurch West High School 3: Christ’s College C 15. St. Andrew's College B 0; Christchurch Technical High School B 15. Christ’s College B 3. Light-weight Division—First grade: St. Bede’s College 24, Christchurch Boys’ High School 0; Christchurch Technical High School 38. Christchurch West High School 0: Papanul Technical High' School 6, Christ's College 3. Second grade; Christchurch Technical High School 8, Christchurch Boys’ High School B 3. Third grade: St. Bede’s College 11. Christchurch West High School 0; Christchurch Technical High School 14. Christ's College 0; Christchurch Boys' High School 6. St. Andrew's College 0. Bantam-weight Division—First grade: Christchurch West High School A 6. Christchurch Boys' High School A 0; Christchurch Technical High School A 24, Christchurch West High School B 0; St. Andrew's College 23, Christchurch Technical High School B 0; St. Bede’s College A 25, Christchurch Boys’ High School B 0. LAST MATCHES IN FIRST ROUND TO-MORROW The last matches in the first round of the senior Rugby championship are to be played to-morrow, and the six lead*, ing teams have practically sorted themr selves out; Most interest will centre in the game between University and Air Force at\Lancaster Park ova! at 3 p.m. University is' only half a point behind the leader, Linwood, and a win on Saturday would be important to the club. _ There is an early game on the oval (weather permitting) between Southern and Technical Old Boys, another leading team. At Rugby Park, Llnwood will play Albion. SOUTHERN CLUB Seniors v. Technical Old Boys, at Lancaster Park oval, 1.15 p.m.—R. Forscutt. E. Williams, J. Eikls. L. Shalders, W. Johnston, D. Syme, R. Amtman, S. O'Nefll. W. McCammon. G. Bolt, S. Pcryer, J. Pegley, W. Sargison. A. Round, R. Tlbbits, H. Watson. K. Swany. - _ . Second grade v. Llnwood. at Rugby Park, 1.15 p.m.—C. Reid. F. Hoy, E. Farmer, S. Shutt, E. Marshall. A. Jeffrey. Brown,. Williamson. J. Taylor, T. Cairns, E. Clarke, R. Norton, R. Gngor, J. Spray, R. King. B. Doyle. C. Clements, W. Fer®U Fourth grade v. Llnwood, Bromley Park. Sixth grade v. High School Old Boys B, No. 12 North Park. • . „ - _ ~ Under 9st 71b v. Aranui, No. 32 South Under Bst 71b v. Merlvale, Sydenham P IJnder 7st v. Sunnyslde, Opawa Park, 1.30 p.m. — 6 COLLEGIANS CLUB Third Grade B v, St. Andrew’s, at St. Andrew’s No. .I,- at' 2.30 p.m.--—Holland. Gray. J. Nurse, Byrne. Thompson, Davis, Hutlon, Parkinson, Barnett, O Bneti. Tocker, McCrone, Webster. Mabdonald, Petrie. Emergencies: Hiatt, Small, Johnston. —6 ASSOCIATION COl}E HURLEY SHIELD Two first-class Association football games will be played at English Park to-morrow. The first game, commencing at 1 p.m., will be between Technical A and Thistle in the senior knock-out competition. The ThistleCeltic match for the Hurley shield should be an exciting contest, as both teams have displayed remarkable form during the last few weeks, specially Celtic, which has excelled in every department of the code.. The games should be two of the best played at English Park this season. RANGERS CLUB The Rangers.Club senior team to play Nomads at Richmond Park at 2.45 p.m. tomorrow is as follows; —A. Williams. W. O’Brien, J. O’Brien. C. Harbutt. E. Barnes, I. Lee, C. Sharr, V; Cowper, A. Lees, N. Smith, R, Dowker,