RUGBY Last-Minute Try Keeps Chch. Among Leaders

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30764, 31 May 1965, Page 16

RUGBY Last-Minute Try Keeps Chch. Among Leaders

Christchurch kept its place as one of the three leading teams by scoring a try in the last few minutes to beat Albion by 20 points to 17 in a highly entertaining match at Lancaster Park in the seventh round of the senior Rugby championship.

Albion gave a gallant display. It had the better of the match and on the run of play deserved to win. But the unpredictable D. A. Arnold came to light when Albion w’as on attack. He charged down an attempted field goal, recovered the ball and started a passing movement which ended when he scored the winning points.

University A, an- i other of the leading teams, was helped by ! D. C. Leary’s accurate j kicking to beat New ; Brighton 15-12 in a : j dull match. ■ Old Boys, the other team j in the lead, gave a delightful i I exhibition of open Rugby to j j beat Shirley 36-11. I Scoring in the matches was j . the highest for some time. As | well as Old Boys’ large win, | Lincoln College and Marist >< both had decisive wins. Lin-I' coin College beat a dispirited I ■ University B team 21-3 andli Marist had its best win of!' the season by beating a weak H Merlvale side 25-3. j The other games were more I J even. Linwood had a nar-! { row 5-3 win over Suburbs and i j' Sydenham beat Belfast 6-0. ij

Results were: Christchurch 20, Albion 17. Old Boys 36, Shirley 11. University A 15, New Brighton 12. Linwood 5, Suburbs 3. Lincoln College 21, University B 3. Sydenham 6, Belfast 0 Marist 25, Merivale 3. Points are:—

W L Pts D F A Pts Chch. . 6 1 __ 142 70 6 Univ. A .. 6 1 —. 141 77 6 Old Boys .. 6 1 — 142 45 6 Lin 5 2 ——. 77 45 5 Lincoln ... 4 3 —— 97 76 4 Syden 4 3 —- 60 82 4 N. Bright. 3 4 —— 79 79 3 Subs 3 4 — 56 69 3 Belf 3 4 —— 49 77 3 Mar 3 4 — 64 93 3 Albion .... 3 4 —— 87 92 3 Shirl 1 6 — 6« 105 1 Univ. B ... 1 6 — 47 119 1 Merv 1 6 — 29 109 1