RUGBY ITEMS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 129, 3 June 1933, Page 6

RUGBY ITEMS

kuch sympathy will fee felt for G. Cf. Altkcn, former Wellington and Now Zealand Kiigby football representative, ;iii the trying times through which he has been, passing. Some little tithe ago his health gate way, and soon afterwards -the dddth occurred of his wife, leaving' Gdorge With a youiig baby. The hope of all who knew George Aitkcn will bo that this former footballer of renown—ho captained New Zealand in two of the Testa against the Springboks, and later, on goingl to England as a Rhodes Scholar, ho became a member of one of the finest threequarter Jhies that Scotland ■ has fldlddd—will Soon regain good health and Strength. . There was an unusual incident in a senior Eiigby, mfttch pfc ChrlStchUrch last Saturday. A try Was scored, and it was conVet-tecl by a lino kick from near the touch-line. The kick, however, was disallowed by tho reforoo (Mr. 8. Hollander) as one of the opposing players, suffering from an injury, was lying on tha ground near half-way. The second kick was misue'eessful, but fortunately for the side which had lost the lead through the goal being disallowed Victory Was snatched in the cldsing .stages of the gatae* | J. Walter, former Taranaki and New Zealand1 representative, is one of Tarahftki's Rugby selectors this season. Tho points in the Waiiganui Metropolitan Tjnion's competition at tho end of tho first round were:—Kaicrau 10, Old Boys 6, Pirates 6, Technical Old Boys 6, Maiist 2, 2!atana 0. Kaierau havowon all their-matches, »nd hava had only one try scored against them.