RUGBY FOOTBALL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 153, 31 May 1937, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

KIA TOA WIN FIRST ROUND. MAN AAV AT U- UNION GAMES. Beating Old Boys by 18 points to 8, Kia Toa on Saturday emerged winners of the first round of the Mana•watu Rugby Union’s senior grade competition. The teams now enter on the second round. which is played as a separate- competition. iand the winner of this round plays the winner of *the first, if required, at the close of the whole competition to decide the senior championship for the season. In the initial games of the second round St. Patrick’s and Eeilding Old Boys drew in their meeting at Johnston Park, Feeding. and at AVoodville Massey College accounted for the home side by 1G points to nil. The second round game between Old Boys and Kia. Toa is to be played later in the season if the occasion demands. ■ In the junior competition. United find Old Boys retained their joint leadership. United beatinc Jackeytown *uid Old Boys defeating Kia Ton. both wins being decisive. St. Patrick’s remain third on the championship ladder by virtue of a win over Massey College. Bunnythorpe. formerlv on the same mark as Feikling Old Boys, now lead the latter team by two points. THE SCORE BOARD. SENIORS. (First Round Final.) Kia Toa 18 v. Old Boys 8. (Second. Round.) Massey College 16 v. AVoodville 0. St. Patrick’s 11 v. Feikling 0.8. 11. JUNIORS. United 19 v. Jackeytown 3. - St. Patrick’s 18 v.. Massey College 6. Bunnythorpe 6 v. Feikling 0.8. 5. Old Boys 24 v. Kia Toa 3. THIRD GRADE. United 8 v. Feikling 3. . Kia Toa 14 v. St. Patrick’s 8. High School 24 v. Feikling 0.8. 3. Old Boys win by default from Feilding. FOURTH GRADE. High School 24 v. United 0. Kia Toa 28 v. Technical 3. • FIFTH GRADE. High School 32 v. Kia Tea 0. High School B 51 v. Technical 3. SIXTH GRADE. Kia Toa 3 v. Technical 3. High School B 12 v. High Sell*)] A 11. CHAMPIONSHIP" TABLES. SENIORS. First Round.

Points ch. P. W. T>. L. For Aprst. Pts 6 5 0 1 86 34 10 Old Boys 6 4 0 2 89 48 8 St. Patrick’s . 5 2 1 2 61 38 5 Feilding O.B. 5 2 0 3 46 45 4 Feilding 5 1 2 2 25 37 4 Woodville b 0 1 4 18 123 1 Second Round. Points. Ch. P. w. D. L. For A "St. Pts Massey Col. . 1 1 0 0 16 0 2 St. Patrick’s . 1 0 1 0 11 11 Feilding O.B. 1 0 1 0 11 li 1 Feilding 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kia Toa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Old Bovs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Woodville 1 0 0 1 0 16 0 JUNIORS. Ch. Points P. w. D. I.. For A "ft. Pts United 6 5 0 1 41 17 10 6 5 0 1 67 26 10 St. Patrick’s . 6 4 1 1 £0 28 9 Bunnvthorpe . 6 2 2 2 32 38 39 6 Feilding O.B. 6 2 0 4 b 2 0 4 24 68 4 Jackeytown .. 6 1 1 4 38 70 3 Massey Col. . 6 0 2 4 15 THIRDS. Points ch P. W. D. L. For Agst. Pts St. Patrick's . 4 3 0 1 42 23 6 Old Boys Feilding O.B. 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 15 17 29 15 47 26 6 5 5 Feilding ...... 5 4 2 2 0 0 6 2 23 33 37 20 4 High School . 2 1 0 X 24 3 2 Feilding 11.S. . 3 0 0 6 8 20 0