LOWER GRADES

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28981, 24 August 1959, Page 14

LOWER GRADES

(or Reserve.—Christchurch, 19, rsity A 8; Linwood 24, TechOld Boys 15; Marist 8. KalaUniversity B beat Teachers* • by. default. >r A.—Christchurch 24, New >n 0. r B.—Christchurch 17, BelLyttelton beat Albion by deAarist beat University C by Sydenham beat Merivale by • 20.—Technical Old Boys 25. Ide-Spreydon 11; Christ--21, Linwood 10; Probables sibles 8; Sydenham beat High Old Boys by default; Albion iarist by default. ' Grade.—High School Old , University B 13; Technical /s beat University A by deTeachers’ College beat /.F. by default; Marist beat ity C by default. h Grade.—Linwood 11, LyttelBurnside 10, Hornby 6. - 18.—Sunnyside-Spreydon 5. am 3; New Brighton 12, Lin- ; High School Old Bovs 18, •arch 9: Merivale 25. ChristJaoris 0; Marist 21. Burnside >t 8. Albion A 3. 16 A.—High School Old 12, Merivale 3; Christchurch Brighton 0: Shirley Bovs' iol A beat Marist A by deiwood A beat Sunnysideby default. iß.—Marist B 14, Riccarton .ol 8; Shirley Boys High Lyttelton 0. Bst 71b.—Canterbury 22, nterbury 6; Shirley Boys •hool 25. Sydenham 6; .■-Spreydon 12, Linwood 0; 11, Merivale 8; Christ>eat High School Old Boys .It. • 7st 71b A.—Christchurch A fey Boys High School A 6; de 9. Linwood A 9. r 7st 71b B.—Merivale A 20. d B 6; Shirley Boys High 25, Marist B 0; Christchurch erivale B 0: Sunnyside-Sprey-Technical College 3. •r 6st 71b A.—Albion 9, Syden- • Shirley Boys High School 17. >d 3; Merivale 25. New BrighBelfast 25, Hornby 0. r 6st 71b B.—Christchurch 14. B 0; Linwood B 25, Lyttelton ivale B beat Cathedral Gramdefault. r 6st A.—Christchurch A 14, Boys High School 0; Marist, New Brighton 0: Sunnysideon A 3, Merivale A 3; LinA 17, Technical Old Boys 0. ■r 6st B.—Lyttelton 6, KaiaHornby 17. Christchurch B 3: B 20, Burnside 0; Merivale B ndwr Marist 0; Linwood B lington Marist 3: Svdenharo Sunnyside-Spreydon B 3. r sst 71b A.—Sydenham A 14. le A 0; Albion A 12, Riccarton t 0; New Brighton 8, Marist ristchurch A 8, Linwood A 5. r sst 71b B.—Bryndwr Marist invside-Sprevdon 5; Belfast 12. iod B 0; Dallington Marist 20, side A 0; Technical Old Boys >t. Mary's 0. ider sst 71b C.—Bumside 19. .on B 14; Sockbum Marist 13, nside B 3; Addington Marist 12. lenham B 10: Christchurch B beat hedral Grammar by default. Inder sst A—Kaiapoi A 12, invside-Sprevdon A '5; New -rhton A 9. Marist A 0: Burnside 5 Christchurch A 0; Merivale A Albion A 0; Linwood A 8, Sydeni A 3; Riccarton Marist 6. Tech,l Old Boys A 0 nder s«t B —Hornby A 25. Bel- ► 0: Sunnvslde-Spreydon B 3. (enham B 3; Dallington Marist 3. •nside B 3. . Jnder sst C.—Sydenham C 8. bion B 0: l9. ristchurch B 15: Hornby B 11 >w Brighton C 5; Merivale C 9. nwood B 6; Technical Old Bws Addington Marist 18 Burnside C 6. athedral Grammar 0. Under sst D.—Burnside D 12, St fary’s 0; Hornby C 6. Christchurch 3: Merivale D 25, Linwood C 3. echnical Old Bovs C beat Cathedral Irammar by default.

:h Ing of the rolling ball was especially good _ In the forwards the best was B. Readman, who often led the loose rushes that the team excelled in. ' He was well supported by G. Telfer and E. Clarke, but Clarke, like his Waikato namesake, had an off day with his kicking. Although much of the game was - rather scrappy, these two teams , at least finished the season in a bright manner. Mr R. E. Cameron was referee. BEST GAME BELFAST 30. N Radford (2), G. Wells, T. Martlew, and C. Cassidy tries; E. Williams two penalty goals and three conversions. R. Holt a field goal. TECHNICAL OLD BOYS 14. J. Waine two tries, B. Richards two penalty goals and a conversion. In easily its best game of the ’’ season, Belfast attacked relentlessly in this match, and at no stage looked like losing superiority. Be- , hind a hard-working forward pack, the backs were given plenty of op- ’ portunities, and the half-back, N. * Radford, gave a good account of himself to weave through for two tries Although the score was level at 11-11 at half-time, Belfast made its best showing in the second half, and the backs handled well to move the t score along rapidly. At full-back. f E. Williams had a good day, kicking 12 of his side’s points. Technical Old Boys fielded a • lethargic forward pack, and the backs V suffered as a result. Apart from Waine. who was always attempting , to break through, the backs were j stifled in their movements. ! The referee was Mr F Goodman. MARIST’S WIN *1 MARIST 1«. K. Brown, E. Noonan. W. Collins, L. George tries, and George kicked two conversions. t SYDENHAM 3. J. Clark a penalty s goal. With a good forward pack, Marist d had little difficulty in beating Sydf enham. P. Burns. W. L’Estrange and 5- K. J. O’Shannessy led the forwards - in fine style, and the backs made e plenty of breaks. e The best of the Marist backs n were the five-eighths. J. Collier and - K. Brown, who made many openh ings. The wing three-quarters, howo ever, were too slow to finish off e these movements, otherwise the score might have been larger. T. Bisman was a good leader of d the Sydenham forwards, and he was i. well supported by A. White and r. B. Wilson. The substitute half-back, e K. Cotton, gave a good service from d the scrum, and G. Wade made is several good runs with the ball, d Mr V. C. Empson was referee. s -s NEW BRIGHTON 14. H. Burry, R. er Bowick, and G. Barrow tries; B. 1e Rossiter a penalty goal and a 1- conversion. s ALBION 6. N. Edgington two pen--1 Salty goals i- Showing more enterprise in its le back movements, New Brighton held di- Albion in the first spell and then ich established a lead in the second. >ne There were many infringements in of; the early part of the game, and Jingjboth sides made many mistakes, was. | Burry led the New Brighton pack in in fine style and scored the first try by sheer determination. R. Claxnot! ton and T. Milesi also gave valued their; support. In the backs, G. Barrow good and R. Bowick were often danger - orth, ous. peed N. Edgington was the only scorer iykes for Albion, and the forwards did deal, not get into their stride. Restricted oc- to defence for most of the game, the was,Albion backs had few opportunities me- and lacked the speed of their opad a posite numbers. ield-i The referee was Mr J. H. Stone.