Linwood, Christchurch Rivals For Rugby Title
, .Th« senior Rugby Championship for the Harewood Trophy will . e eci ~ e hetw’een Linwood and Christchurch, but only after both nad shaky wins on Saturday.
Linwood had to wait until two minutes from time before W. b F. McCormick’s goal* kicking gave it a 12-9 win over Albion; and Christchurch only came to light and into a final lead in the late stages of the second half against Suburbs.
University B lost its undisputed lead in the D.C.L. Shield competition, going down to New Brighton, while MerivalePapanui is a point and a half ahead of High School Old Boys in the Challenge Cup (bottom five) competition. The latter team has a game in hand. Results:— Linwood 12, Albion 9. ’ Christchurch 14, Suburbs 8.
New Brighton 14, University B 0. Lincoln College 16, University A 6. Shirley 20, Sydenham 5. Merivale - Papanui 11, Teachers’ College 6. Belfast 17, Marist 8. Old Boys, a bye. The points:— Harewood Trophy: Linwood 12), Christchurch 11), Albion 9), Suburbs 9. D.C.L. Shield: University B 9, Lincoln College 9, University A 7, Shirley 7, New Brighton 6, Sydenham 5. Challenge Cup: MerivalePapanui 5, Old Boys 3), Marist 2, Belfast 2, Teachers’ College 0.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31114, 18 July 1966, Page 13
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