RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 297, 14 September 1927, Page 16

RUGBY FOOTBALL

BERHAMPORE WIN FIFTH GRADE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP TO PETONE The weekly meeting of (be Managetncnt Committee of the Wellington Kugoy Union was held last night, Mr. J. 1 tenderville presiding. Permission was granted to play the following matches: —Pelone lourth B team v. Masterton Thirds, at M ellington, on September 24; Old Boys v. ' United Club (Raetihi), seniors, at Wellington, on September 2-1; Berhampore nlth grade team v. Red Star (Mastertoil), fifth grade team, at Masterton, on September 17; Melrose third and tout th grade teams to play Grey town juniors and fourth grade teams at Greytowu on September 24. It was decided to close the fifth grade competition, and award the championship

to Berhampore. Club Championship. The club championship competition stands as followsPetone, 199 ; Wellington, 187; Oriental, 169; Old Boys, 114; Athletic, 114; Hutt, 112; Poneke, 9o; Eastbourne,. 93; Berhampore, 8b; lyuwarra, 78; Selwyn, 75; Marist, 71; Johnsonville, 60; Melrose, 56; University, 4b; Karori, 47; Taita, 46; Upper Hutt, Boys’ Institute, 27; Onslow, 21; Drawing College, 20; Porirua, 1.2. WELLINGTON TEAM TO PLAY AUCKLAND. The following is the Wellington Rugby team, selected by the sole selector (Mr, J. N. Millard) to play Auckland, at Auckland, on Saturday:—Malcolm: Rushbrook, South, Cheney; Nicholls, Johnson; Kilby; Oliver, O’Kegan, Emerson, Pringle, Taylor, Shearer, Thomas, AleHardy (wing forward). Emergencies:— Forwards, Edgar and Claridge; bacds, McKenzie and Brown. Elvy (through injuries), and Porter and Svenson, were not available.