RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 29, 3 August 1942, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

EXCITEMENT AT PARK

PETONE AND, ARMY DRAW

Tho biggest crowd that has attended a club match .at Athletic Park this season took advantage of Saturday's fine weather to see Petonc, unbeaten leaders in the Wellington Rugby Union's Jubiiee Cup competition, meet a strong Army (earn which included a number of provincial representatives. An added attraction lay in the meeting of the two St. Patrick's Colleges in the curtain-raiser. Tho main match resulted in a draw, 16-all, after a display which featured fast and exciting football. Both teams scored eight points in each spell, and all Petone's points were scored by their centre-three-quarter, Stanley Jaeger, who was at the Hutt Valley High School last year. Although marking tho brilliant and experienced Army captain, Donovan, Jaeger played an outstanding game. In other matches Poneke-Oriental held second place on the ladder by beating University, and wins- were also scored by Hutt, Marist Brothers Old Boys, and Wellington, Seatoun notching their first 'championship point by holding Wellington Collcgo Old Boys to a draw. Two matches went by default in the Hardham Cup . competition, the others being won by Wellington Regiment and Miramar. The championship points now are:—Jubilee Cup: Petone 15, Poricke-Oriental 13, Hutt 12, Army 10 Wellington College 0.8. 9, Athletic 8, Marist Brothers 0.8. 8, A.A. Battery 6, University 5, Wellington 5, Eastbourne 4, Seatoun 1. Hardham Cup: Air Force 15, Wellington , Regiment.. 12, A.S.O, 10, Miramar 9, Johnsonvillo 8, A.X.A. Headquarters 6, Onslow 4. -Pirates 0. Results are:— JUBILEE. CUP. P.etone 10,.drew with Army 16, at Athletic' Park. For Petone, S. Jaeger scored three tries, converted two, and kicked a penalty goal; for; Array, tries were scored by Donovan (2). O'Brien, and Benton, O'Brien converting two. . Poneke-Oriental 13, beat University 6, at Petone.^ For Poneke, tries were scored, by Larsen (2) and Potiki, V.' Calcinai converting two; for University,' Mabey scored a try and Greig sicked a penalty goal. Hutt. 9, beat Athletic 8, at Hutt. Staples scored a try for Hutt, who were also, awarded a . penalty rtry, and Haigh kicked a penalty goal; for Athletic,'Jillett'scored a try, which was. converted by Mctcalf, who also kicked a penalty goal. ■ . Seatoun 14, drew with Wellington College Old Boys 14, at Kilbirnie. For Seatoun, tries were scored by Roberts (3) and Overtdn, Grace converting one; Sutton, Rix-Trott, and Elliott scored tries for Old Boys, Beard converting one and .kicking a penalty. gqal. Marist Brothers Old Boys 6, beat A.A. Battery 3, at Anderson Park. For Marist, Lee scored a try and Stanaway kicked a penalty goal. .Brownlie kicked a penalty goal for Battery. . '-•-. -■■••.'■ . Wellington 4, beat; "Eastbourne 3, at Eastbourne. Taylor kicked a field goal for Wellington and Posselt scored a try for Eastbourne. : -. . HARDHAM CUP. Wellington' Regiment 24, beat Onslow 6. For' Regiment, tries were scored by Hastings (3), Watt (2), and Pauling, Baldwin, Hocking, and Mclntyre converted one try each; Jones kicked two penalty goals for Onslow. Miramar 11, beat A.N.A. Headquarters 9. Dumbleton, Elworthy, and Brown scored tries for Miramar, one of which was converted by Smith. For A.N.A. Cuffe and ODea scored tries and Crooks kicked a penalty goal. LOWER GRADES. Junior. —Training College 27, Athletic 3; Upper Hutt won by default from Hutt. Third. —St.' Patrick's College Old Boys 16. Oriental 6; Wellington 35, Miramar B 6; Petone 22, University 3; Seatoun 13, Air Force 6;; Wellington College won from Marist by default. ,

Fourth.—Petone 14, Seatoun' 11; St. Patrick's College-Old Boys 21, Poneke 6; Petone 14, Seatoun 11; Hutt won by default from Miramar; Athletic 19, Johnsonville 3.

Fifth.—Hutt 14, Eastbourne 8; Poneke 9. Petone A 9; Petone B 11, Marist 6;' Miramar 3, Athletic 0; St. Patrick's College Old Boys won by default from Onslow; Wellington won by default from Taita.

Sixth.—Petone 10, Hutt B 6; Porirua 3, Hutt A 3. '