Old Boys ahead
After two games in a week, each bringing good marks, High School Old Boys advanced to the lead in “The Press” rugby competition for fair and positive play in the senior grade.
Old Boys leads clearly from Lincoln College,; the holder of the trophy, and University B; they are all among the eight teams which have played four matches. Of the sides to have appeared only three times this season, University A and Belfast have the best marks.
Points scored on Saturday were:—
University A, sportsmanship 11, constructiveness 7, total 18; University B, 11, 7, 18; Suburbs. 11, 6, 17; Shirley, 11. 6, 17; Old Boys, 10. 7, 17; Lincoln College, 11, 6, 17; Sydenham, 10, 7, 17;
Marist, 10, 6, 16; Albion. 10, 6, 16; Burnside, 10, 5, 15; Belfast, 8. 6, 14; Merivale-Papanui, 8,4, 12.
Anzac Day.—New Brighton, 10, 8, 18; Linwood, 9,7, 16; Hornby, 8, 7. 15; Christchurch, 9,6, 15. Wednesday floodlit.—MerivalePapanui. 11,* 8, 19; Old Boys, 10, 8, 18; University B, 10, 7, 17; Burnside, 10, 6, 16. The accumulated points, with numbers of matches played in parenthesis, are:— Old Boys (4) 72, Lincoln College (4) 67, University B (4) 67, Albion (4) 65, Suburbs (4) 59, Burnside (4) 59, MerivalePapanui (4) 57, Sydenham (4) 54, Belfast (3) 50. University A (3) 50, Linwood (3) 48, Marist (3) 46, Christchurch (3) 45, New Brighton (3) 44, Shirley (3) 43, Hornby (3) 40.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19800428.2.111
Bibliographic details
Press, 28 April 1980, Page 17
Word Count
239Old Boys ahead Press, 28 April 1980, Page 17
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in