LEADING SIDES FAVOURED

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31041, 22 April 1966, Page 13

LEADING SIDES FAVOURED

The leading teams, Hornby, Addington, Sydenham and Linwood, are expected to retain their records when the second Rugby League championship round is played at the Show Grounds tomorrow.

In spite of its more impres-'j Jive display last week in the/ Tavendale Cup round, Christ-', church is not expected toll hold Hornby, while Kaiapoi'sji challenge to Linwood should i not be too strong- i Addington, which plays Papanui, and Sydenham, : which will meet Marist, have i sterner tasks. Papanui wasp convincing in its win over ] Marist last week while Add- 1 tngton foundered at the I hands of Hornby. i However, with its three re- i presentative players back to- 1 morrow, Addington could < i Chess Leader.—A Jugoslav. N. Karaklaic. is leading the I Churchill Memorial chess ] tournament with seven points , at the end of round eight. His challengers. each with six 1 points, are A. Matanovlc (Jugo- ; eiavia) and H. Bouwmeester (Holland). ’

'prove too strong for Papanui. I The Respective goal-kickers, J. C. Hawthorne (Papanui), land P. M. V. White, are in j rare form and their accuracy could have a great bearing on the game. In the main match the youthful Sydenham back-line will probably be too good for I a Marist back-line that has proved much too slow in getting the ball to the wings this season. P. V. Smith is expected to assume his representative position of fullback and his could be an unenviable position if gaps occur. Sydenham has an aggressive pack but Marist should hold its own in this sphere. The match should be an attractive one with Sydenham favoured to continue its revival.