LEADERS BEATEN

Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 60, 8 September 1941, Page 10

LEADERS BEATEN

CHAMPIONSHIP UNAFFECTED

GRUELLING PLAY

Play, in the Wellington 'Rugby champion-: ship competitions ■ went'■"•on in spite of the atrocious conditions, on Saturday afternoon. The ball, though elusive, was chased with a will, and foot rushes were the order of the day, with any amount of scrambling in the mud by the rain-soaked players.

Athletic, who were already in a position of security for the top division championship honours,- were put to a severe test by the Hutt-Army side, and In a strenuously-con-1 tested match the soldier side won :by a point, j This event provided some stirring football. | Althoughv beaten, the leaders were still four points to the good on the championship ladder. The series marked the conclusion of the competition. Points are: Athletic 28, Hutt-Army 24, Wellington 23, Marlst Bros." Old Boys 21, Petone 20, Hutt 17, Johnsonvllle 1(5, University 16, Wellington College Old Boys 15, St. l'at.'s College Old Boys 14, Eastbourne 13. Oriental 12, Poneke 9, Air Force 6. Results of Saturday's matches were:— i SENIOR, FIRST DIVISION. Hutt-Army 6, Athetic 5. In this match Athletic took the lead in the first spell when Jamieson was awarded a try., which he converted. The Army had the better of the second half, in which a similar award to that of Jamleson's was made to Ewert and another try was scored by Rankin, neither being converted. The first two tries followed attempts by defending players to force down. Marist Bros. 0.8. 11, Hutt 6. For Marist Norton scored two tries and Fox one. Stanaway converting one. • For Hutt Guthrie and Gunn scored tries. University 12,- Poneke 3. For University Reilly and Murphy scored tries, Skelly converting one and Patrick kicking a field goal. Prestney scored a try for Poneke. Petone 6, Oriental 0. Dougan scored a try and Mallett kicked a penalty goal. Johnsonvllle 9, Air Force 0. Mcßrlde kicked a penalty goal and Kenny and Grant each scbred a try. Wellington College Old Boys 12, Eastbourne G. For Old Boys Armour kicked three penalty goals and Wright scored a try; for Bastbourne Barker scored a try and N. Dellabarca kicked a penalty goal. Wellington 0, St. Patrick's College Old Boys 0. SENIOR, SECOND DIVISION. Training College 9, Miramar 9. Onslow 6, Wellington 3. Brooker and Byres scored for 'Onslow and McKay for Wellington. Athletic 5, "Pirates 5. Brown scored a try and Jones converted for Athletic, and a penalty try (converted) was awarded Pirates. Seatoun (Army), a bye. OTHER GRADES. Third.: —Flimmertbn 6, Porirua 3. • Fourth I.—Hutt B 3, Athletic 0; Onslow 12, Wellington 0; Miramar 12. Hutt A 3; College Old Boys 18. Oriental 0. Fourth 2.—Seatoun 17, Poneke 3; St. Patrick's College B 13, Wellington 8. Fifth Grade.—Hutt 14, Miramar 6; Poneke 15. Eastbourne 3.

- Sixth Grade. —Hutt 15, Eastbourne 0; Athletic defaulted to Petone.