RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 4 May 1925, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

JUNIORS. P.AV.D. 10 v. KAPONGA IT 8. Despite the wintry condition a. fair crowd witnessed the above game at the Man aim .Dofnain. .P.VV'.D. (Kaprim) made' tbeir debut in the South Taranaki' junior competition, and from their first appearance . should develop into a fair team. Morgan, Stringer and Young were the best players on the winning .side and Whelan and Eliiason played good football for Kalpanga. Morgan and Young .scored tries tiy .P.W.D., both being- converted by Stringer. The losers -scored twp tries, one being converted. Mir. J. Christie refereed. FOURTH GRADE. At- Kaponga, Hawera Technical School A 'defeated Kaponga fourths by 9 points to 6. , For school trips were registered by. Young, Morrissey, and Gower. For Kaponga, Armstrong converted a, penalty . and Gardiner scored a try. Mr. AY. B. Fearon was referee. GAMES IN THE CITIES. Auckland.—Ponsonby ... 19 v. Grammar 5; M'arists 9 v. .Grafton S; University 24 v. College Rifles 6; Suburbs 5 v. Manukau 3; Shore 17 v. King’s College 6. . Ghristchurch. —Merivale 21 v. ’Varsity 14; Old Boys 16 v. Albion 9; Linwood .15 v. Christchurch 10. Wellington.—Berhampore 30 v* Selwyii 0; .Wellington 6 v. Athletic 3; Petone 18 v. Oriental 0; Poneke 6 v. Marist 6; ’Varsity S v. Hutt 3. Dunedin—University A 34 v. Southern 1 13; Pirates 50 v. University B 13'; Alhambra 7v. Dunedin. 7; Zingari Richmond 25 v. Union ?5; Kaikorai 12 v. Taieri Rovers 9. IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, May 3. The football season opened with a large attendance at the matches of all codes. RUGBY LEAGUE. ENGLISH CUP FINAL. LONDON, May 2. The Rugby League Cup final resulted : Hull-Kihgston 9 v. Swinton 5. WEDNESDAY TEAjMS. The following. will represent City A at Whareroa: Purser, Goodwin, Hall, Dalgleish, Kururangi, Coburn, Perrin, Sutton. Munro, Hans. Trotter, AVest, Craighead, Foster, Ballam, Ellis, Stowers. Loader, Mathieson. City B to play Fraser road at Show Grounds: Miller, Carter, Higgs, Thacker, Hayes, Taylor, Jury, Cheer, Barton, Gilbert, Harrison, Hart, Lay, Bryant (2), Macbeth. Macdonald, Jarrett. Loader. The above players must . attend practice ill AVinter Show Buildings at 7 o’clock sharp to-night.