SENIOR CUP CONTESTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 151, 28 June 1943, Page 6

SENIOR CUP CONTESTS

KEEN SECOND SERIES j •The standard of play set In tho opening' round of the Wellington senior , Cup Rugby . competitions \vaa well maintained on Saturday, despite the bad-weather check received a week I previously In .the Jublleo- Cup section three j teams remain undefeated after two eeriea. They ure Marist Bros. Old Boys, Poneke-Orlental, and Petonc; but along with their good perform-' ancea on Saturday there were-others, uotably | by Army, who were unlucky to bo debited with a loss In thd first series. Play in" the match between Marist and Old Boys at Athletic Park wa'a been, Marist outplaying their opponents in the-second spell after ,Old Boys had had the better of the first spell, though : not turning their scoring • opportunities ?to\ much account. Tho thrustfulness of tho . Marlßt, Inside backs had much to- do with the side's convincingr win. Seme eparkllng play was turned on by the Army side in having a good win over Wellington. Petono and Athletic wero moro evenly matched on the play, and - Petone wero bard pressed to win, •as were Poneke-Orlental in their match .with Hutt, though they finished with quite a comfortablo; margin. Johnsonviilo and Navy performed to.advantage In tlio Hardham Cup, competition, and others, to. succeed on the day wero. Air Force B and University, the latter having quite an exciting match with . Eastbourne,' whose Held goals. mado a big difference to tho account. Johnsbnville, Navy, and University, .wdro tho three teams to remain unbeaten in thia competition. • , :■■ ■' . ''::'' .■-. ■ . , . .Result 3 were:-— . . SENIOR GRADE. 1 i ' • .'■> Jubilee Cup. • '-■ '-Marlsf • Brothers' Old.Boys .19 .{ttlca by i Haatingij, Norton," and Wiles, all of,which wero, converted byl Wiles,' and a field'goal by Hastings), beat Wellington College Old Boys 5 (a try by' Smith, which was converted' by Armour). Petone 0- (tries by Halnes, Lee, and S. Jaeger), beat Athletic Q (a U-y by Roberts and a.penalty, tfy).. , . ' . ' ' ' | Army 25 (two tries by Young and one. each i by Lendatrura, Naughtoh, and Boggs.'all of] ■wtilch ' wero converted by Moran), beat Wei- ■ llngton 12 (tries by. Tether, Paino. and Young, j and a penalty goal; by Taylor). ' j Poneke-Oriental 11 (trlea by M. Calclnal and' Grigg, one of which was converted by V., Calclnai, and.a penalty coal by V. Calclnai). > beat Hutt 3 (a try by Grant). . ■ | Hardham Cup. i •Johnsonville' 29 (Mather three tries," Masterton two, O'Slooro and Cutting ono each, ono being .converted by.VS. Mcßride, and penalty goals by S. Moßride and' Fisher), beat Air Korea A 0. , Air Force 80, (trlea by Woodruff and penalty goals<by Jacobsen.and*Pye), boat Miramar'3 (a penalty goal by McKnlghl). Navy 1,6 (tries by Howells, Blsson, Slater, and"Shirley,-two of which were converted by Webster), beat Seatoun 0 (trlea by Coady, Bryant, and Backhouse). Uulverelty 14 (tries by Howlett and Patrick, one converted by. Blackley, and penalty goals by Blackley and Henderson), beat Eastbourne 11'(field goals by, Dellabarca and Sansoa, and a penalty goal by Sanson). •','.-; ! . Other Grades. Junior Grade.—Upper" Hutt 12, Training Collego '6; Marist Bros. 0.8. »2, Navy 0; Hutt 26, University., 17; Bofora Regiment 16, Air Force 6; Petono-9 t St. Patrick's 0.8. G; Army 11, Base Camp 5; Wellington Collego 0.8. 6, Onslow'Army 3; Porlrua 3,' Athletic.o. • Third-: Grade.—Seatoun A It,* St. . Patrick's 0.8. 0; Eastbourne 22, Athletic:o; Potone 14, Wellington A.T;C. 12; -Oriental 3, Hutt .0; Talta.l2, University • 11; Miramar A !i5, Navy 0; St. Patrick's Collego 13, Training Collfigo 3; Wellington A 16. Ppneke 0; Welllngtou .Collego 42, Soatoaa B 0; Miramar B defaulted to Sllvorstream. ( . . . '■■ Fourth Grade—Wellington College 0.8. 20, Petone B0; Poncke 15, Athletic 5; St. Patrick's 0.8. 9, Johnaonvillo 3; Marist Bros. 0.8. 0,-Petone A 3; Hutt A.T.C. 11, Onslow 6; Uutt 31.■•• Wellington 3; Seatoun 22, Eastbourna 8; Upper Hutt 18, Trainins Colleso 6. . ; • '"Fifth A.—Petono c. Athletic 5; Hutt .'2l, Wellington 0; Porlrua. 6, Upper Hutt 5; Marist Bros. 0.8. 17, Johnsonville 0. .Fifth B.—Poneke 14. Potflne A.10; Miramar \ 6, Onelow 0; Hutt 11, Athletic.6. >