LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 26 July 1941, Page 3

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

The Canterbury championship for 1941 has been won by Sydenham, with an unbeaten record in the nine games played. Their figures are 253 points scored, with 63 against. Next on the list cam e Rakaia-Hornby, 12 points, and Linwood 10 points. Canterbury will meet West Coast to-morrow in a match, for the' Anisy Shield. The Coasters are favourites, but they will have to work hard, as Canterbury are fielding a good team. Inangahua will play West Coast for the Northern Union Cup at Greymouth on August 17. Little notice can be taken of Coast’s easy win at Reefton earlier in the season, as Inangahua aKways rises to the occasion when the Cup is at stake. Rumour has it that several of last year’s representatives in N. Osbourn, T. McKenzie and A. Turner will be seen in action again and their services will be valuable. Tiki Smith will be out again next week and R. Leggoe has also returned to the fold so Coast will not need to take the team cheaply. Eight teams are taking part in the Wellington Rugby League senior competition this year and the position of the teams on July 8 was as follows: — Miramar 16 points, Pctone South 16, St George 10. The Pctone club is fielding three senior teams An assurance that steps would be taken to permit school pupils to play any football code desired was the outcome of an interview oy a deputation of the Auckland Rugby League', with the Hon. W. E. Parry last week. The spokesman of the deputation handled their case capably, and without doubt rendered a signal service to the League Organisation. For the l second time in its brief two years’ history, the James Rukutai Memorial Shield has been won bv North Shore (Auckland), as leaders at the conclusion of the first competition round Playing at Carlaw Park, Auckland on Julv 12. the Auckland representatives defeated South Auckland by 25 points to 14. South Auckland schoo’bov representatives beat Auckland bv 9 points to S. Among- spectators at these games, which numbered 9,000. were the Hons. W. Nash (Acting-Prime Minister), W. F. Parry (Internal Affairs), and P. C. Webb (Mines).

“Chosen players must practise,” said the Chairman of the Auckland Rugbv League, Mr G. Grey Campbell, in referring to changes made in the team to play South Auckland P. Ririnui sent word that he could not attend the two practises and he was replaced bv R. Shadbolt. S. Rilev was injured and was replaced bv JSmith