JUNIOR GRADE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 101, 29 April 1912, Page 3

JUNIOR GRADE.

Selwyn beat Poneke by six points to nil. A. M'Phee and A. Stotb scored for the winners. Petone (14) beat Southern (0). Melroee beat Wellington by 13 points to 3. Athletic beat St. John's by 19 points to nil. Wilton (2). Ryan, Woodcock, and Watkins scored tries, Madden converting two of them. Oriental defeated Victoria College by 9 points to nil. Porirua were beaten by St. James by 20 points to nil. Tries were obtained by Outtrim (2). O'Sullivan (2), Cairns, and Dobson. Binnie converted one try. THIRD CLASS Selwyn beat Wadestown by 9 points to 5. Scorers for Selwyn were — Casey (two penalty goals) and Rouse (one St. Patrick's College and Oriental played a drawn game, each scoring 8 points. For College, Cullen and M'Carthy scored a try each, one being converted into a. goal by M'Carthy. Wellington beat "Victoria College by 19 points to nil. Melrose ar-d Poneke defaulted to Athletic and Waiwetu respectively. FOURTH CLASS. Southern beat Johnsonville by 3 points to nil. Howard scored for the winner*. Wellington B, Petone, and Old Boys won by default from St. Jame6, Oriental and Poneke respectively. Wellington A were defeated by Oriental A by 12 point* to 6. FIFTH CLASS. The Petone-Ponek© game resulted in a draw, neither side scoring. SIXTH CLASS. St. James defaulted to Athletic. IN OTHER PLACES. [by telegraph— press association.] DUNEDIN, This Day. Senior Rugby began to-day. Results : — Southern 14, Taieri 3 ; Pirates 16, Union 6; Zingari 6, Dunedin 6; Kaikorai 17, Alhumbra 4. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Senior results : — Merivale 16, Lin-' wood nil ; Sydenham 27, Canterbury College 5; Albion 3, Old Boys 3; Christchurch 15, Marists 3. NELSON, 27ith April. The winter game has not yet commenced' in earnest. This afternoon in (Jieir annual match Nelson College defeated the Old Boys' by 14 points to 3. The game was not up to the usual standard for college boys, although at times some .pretty passing was seen. Tries were scored by Bozzlemaiin, Pruasin (2), and' Saxon for College, and Webber kicked & goal' fox' Old Boys. The championship fixtures have not yet commenced, as the City Council has not decided as .to 'the letting of Trafalgar Park. The Northern Union is fairly hfcrong, and as the Bay teams have formed a sub-union the amateur Rugby game this year will not have things all its own way. \ NORTHERN UNION GAME. WAIKATO v. AUCKLAND ROVERS AUCKLAND, This Day. - Under Northern Union rules Waikato defeated Auckland City Rovers by 12 points io 10. , SOUTHLAND RUGBY UNION. PROFESSIONALISM. f«T TEtEORAPH— PBESB ASSOCIATION.] INVEKCARGILL, 26th April. At to-night's meeting of the Southland Rugby Union, the following resolution was unanimously carried : — "That this union heartily approves of the notices of motion to be brought forward by the Hawkes Bay Union at the annual general 'meeting of the council of the N.Z.R.U.,. in reference to the alteration of the rules dealing with professionals, and also cancelling the affiliation to the English Union." It was resolved to inbtruct the Southland delegates ti> the annual meeting of the New Zealand Union heartily to support the measures. FOOTBALL IN ENGLAND. Bj Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright LONDON, 28th April. Blackburn Rovers (48) and Everton (46) head the Football League championship list, and Bury and Preston-Northland are relegated to the second division. Queen's Park Rangers (53) and Ply-mouth-(52) head the Southern League.