FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3089, 21 May 1917, Page 9

FOOTBALL

SATURDAY'S RUGBY GAMES FIRST GRADE l''o;ir first grade matches were plavod on Saturday afternoon, and, ns the weallior was fine and the "round fairly dry, some interesting play was -witnessed. .Following aro t'lie results:—. Wellington College v. Oriental. Wellington Col lego defeated Oriental >,Va.) 10,1,111 ft match played at t'ho College. For College, Nitol and Sutherland .scored two tries cacli, and Ward and I nompsou one try each. Scott converted a try and kicked a penalty-goal. The only scorer for Oriental was- Tearce. Poneke v. University. Poneke mot Univorsity at Petone, and tliough the teams wcro not'fully represented tho match was a. good one. At no stage- of tho game did tho result seem at all certain, and tho last score, which made University 9 to Poneke's 8, was mado when time was almost up. For University, O'fiegan and AViren scored tries, and Russell kicked a, goal from a penalty. M'Frtrlano_ scord a try for Poneke, and Christophson converted. Christophson also added three points by ii neat kick from tho field. St. Patrick's v. AVcllington. At Athletic Park, St. Patrick's Collego defeated Wellington by Bto 3. Minohan kicked a penalty-goal for St. Patrick's, and afterwards converted a try secured by Kennedy. Tinnock ' scored a try for Wellington. Pclouo v. Old Boys. In Uio Petone v. Old Boys match no score was made until about the middlo of tho second epell, when Shaiinahau (Petone) ejjoved a try. Later, Thomas secured a, second try for Petone, and Cowio converted. Potono thus won by eight to nil*. FIFTH GKADE. In the match Athletic A v. Hutt A, at Hntt, Hut won by 17 to nil. College A defeated St. James's by 14 to 3. Petone beat College B by 42 to nil. SIXTH GRADE., Collego defeated St. James's by Id to 11. St. Patrick's beat Hutt A by 29 points on play was declared off at tho end ot the first half. In the Potone v. St. Patricks match Petone won by 9 to 3.