Belfast leads ‘Press’ Cup

Press, 28 May 1984, Page 21

Belfast leads ‘Press’ Cup

Despite a low mark of 11 on Saturday, Belfast still has a three-point lead in “The Press” Cup best and fairest competition for the first round Trusteebank Cup senior rugby championship. Belfast lost an automatic three sportsmanship points when its lock, Andy Mills, was sent to the sin bin for throwing a punch. The referee, Mr Lex Boag, a country referee in town on trial for a place in the Canterbury top five panel, deducted a further three points, and with one of its lesser playing performances Belfast received only five out of eight for how well it played. The Manst lock, Pat O’Gorman, was the only other player to enter the sin bin, and he, too, was seen by the referee to throw a punch. Linwood, Shirley and Hornby all received perfect marks for sportsmanship, High

School Old Boys headed the performance table with an eight out of eight Saturday’s points:— Linwood, sportsmanship (out of 12), 12; constructiveness (out of eight), 6, total 18; High School Old Boys, 9,8, 17; Shirley, 12, 5, 17; Burnside, 11, 6, 17; Lincoln College, 10, 6, 16; Hornby, 12, 3, 15; Christchurch, 11, 4, 15; Albion, 9,5, 14; Lyttelton, 10, 4,14; New Brighton, 8, 6,14; University, 8,6,14; Sydenham, 8,6, 14; Suburbs, 8, 5,13; Marist, 7, 5,12; Belfast, 6, 5, 11; Merivale-Papanui, 6,4, 10. Total points:— Belfast 128, Burnside 125, Shirley, Linwood 124, Lincoln College 122, Suburbs, Christchurch 121, High School Old Boys 119, Marist 118, New Brighton 114, Sydenham 113, University 111, Albion 110, Merivale-Papanui 108, Lyttelton 105, Hornby 102.