RUGBY SEVEN-A-SIDE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16568, 4 June 1914, Page 3

RUGBY SEVEN-A-SIDE.

TOURNAMENT AT LANCASTER PARK. MARRED BY BAD WEATHER. The Canterbury Rugby Union's annual scven-a-side tournament at Lancaster Park was held at Lancaster Park yesterday. The weather in tho morning was threatening, and beforo lunch a heavy southerly gale with rain and sleet had sprung up and continued till the end. Under these circumstances matters wove very unpleasant for aii concerned, but the players battled through to tho cud and concluded al grades. The attendance was poor. There xvcre largo' entries, including a number of country teams, and great interest was taken in tho fortunes of each team. Some of tho best games were in the lower grades, and the beating that Coys' High School gave Star in a cold rainstorm was a fine display of dogged play, oappjd wit;-, two clever tries. Christchurch won the senior competition rather luckily. They just got home against Linwood with a try secured from a loose rush near the lino. Old Boys, after beating Albim handsomely by 20 points to nil in :> fast scoring back game found them selves put out by a bustling team of cardinals frcm Canterbury College who had previously dismissed a weal: Marists team. Sydenham defaulted and Merivale met Christchurch in tl.< semi-final only to lose, unluckily, who: the ball went into touch in goal' off on of their own players. Christchurch had a similar win against Canterbury Col lege in the final, although College were unlucky not to be awarded tho match for something very like a force-down by Christchurch in the third spell. The following are results:— SENIORS. First Round. Christchurch beat Linwood by a try, scored by Burns, to nil. Old Boys beat Albion by 20 points to nil. Tries were- scored bv H. Taylor (2), Boag (2), and Crawshaw (1). E. Taylor kicked a penalty goal, and Guthrio converted a try. 'Varoity 8 beat Marists nil. Bosselmann and M'Leod scored, and M'Leod converted a try. Merivale beat Sydenham by ; default. i Semi-final.— Christchurch beat Meri- ! vale in the fourth spell by the hall being kicked over the dead-ball line by J a Merivale player. 'Varsity 12 point- 1 beat Old Boys nil. Bosselmann, Marsell, M'Leod and Simmers scored trios! Final.—Christchurch beat Tarsi;

in tho fourth spell through a 'Varsi player kicking over tho dead-ball lim The names of the winners were:—t Murray, F. V. Robinson, L. 0. Mob; tens, W. P. Guiney, A. H. Guiney, L. A. Burns and F. Warner. JUNTORS. First Round.—Wairewa 3 beat Lin wood nil. Marists 3 beat Christchurch nil. Lyttelton 8 beat 'Vrrsity 5. Old Boys 15 beat Sydenham 5. Albion beat North Canterbury by default. Merivale 7 beat Lincoln College nil. Second Round.—Rakaia defaulted to Lytteltoii. Waiau defaulted to Old Boys. Albion defaulted to Merivale. Wairewa 3 beat Marists nil. Wairewa beat Lyttelton by 5 points to nil. Semi-final.—Old Boys 6 beat Merivale nil. Clayton ai.d Young scored for Old Boys. Final.—Old Boys 8 beat Wairewa nil. Clayton and Russell scored tries, and Blackmoro converted one. _ The following are the names of tho winning team:—-A. M'Callum, J. Petre, N. Simo, J. L. Blackmoro (captain), J. Clayton, 0; Young and I). Russell. PRESIDENT'S CUP. First Round.—Lincoln College 9 beat Sydenham nil. Boys' High School beat 'Varsity by default. Marists 3 heat Belfast nil. Star A 6 beat Wairewa 3. Merivale B 3 beat Linwood nil. Merivale A 8 beat Old Boys 3. Star B 8 beat Albion 3.

Second Round.—Boys' High School 17 beat Lincoln College nil. Star A 9 beat Merivalo B 3. Christcburch 5 beat Star B nil. Marists 3 beat Merivale B nil.

Semi-final.—Boys' High School beat Marists by 3 points to nil. Tench scored. Star beat Christcburch by 11 points to nil. H. B. Giddens and E. White scored tries. H. P. Giddons converting one. Fergusson kicked a penalty goal. Final.—High School beat Star by 6 points to nil. Guiney scored both tries. The names of the winning team are:—T. Milliken (captain), C. E. Guiney, J. Taylor, A. Tench, C. Gray, C. M. Sheppard and J. H. Parker. FOURTH GRADE. r First Hound. Merivale G beat Northern nil. Sydenham 3 beat North Canterbury nil. Linwood 6 beat Boys' High School 3. Sumner 3 beat Marists nil. Star, Old Boys, Lyttelton and Albion had byes. Second Round.—Sydenham beat Albion by default. Merivalo 23 boat Star nil. Lyttelton 3 beat Sumner nil. Lin wood 3 beat Old Boys nil. Semi-final. Merivalo 6 beat Sydenham nil. Linwood 3i beat Lyttelton 3. Final.—Merivalo beat Linwood by 11 points to •nil. Foid (2) and Brosnan scored, and Derrctt converted once. The names of the winning team are: —Derrett, Brosnan. Lisle, Ford (captain), Pcnberthy, M'Elroy and Kirchcr. RELAY RACE. Fourteen started in the relay race, run over a distance of 800 yards. Each man had to run 220 yards with a football under bis arm and transfer <t to the next man. Old Boys won, thenteam comprising E. 0. Taylor, M. Guthrie, G. Guthrie and H. M. laylor. TOURNAMENT AT TIMARU. [Pee Press Association.] TIMARU, June 3. A football seven-a-side tournament was carried out under unpleasant conditions. The senior grade competition for all local teams was won by the Pirates Club, Celtic second. Ihe junior grade was won by Albion (Christ church). Temuka second. The third grade was won by Zmgan, Higa School' second. The fourth was won by Star, Temuka second.