RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 2434, 28 July 1924, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

MARLBOROUGH DEFEATS NELSON. MUCH PROMISE IN BEATEN TEAM. i'Per Press Association.] BLENHEIM, Lasl Night. Marlborough defeated Nelson in beaut’ful weather before a big crowd. The final score was 18/13. The Nelson team, which contained a number of young players new to representative honours, turned out to he took the Marlborough side completely by surprise m the earlier stages. The first spell ended 10—6 in the visitors’ favour. In the second spell, the weight and condition of Marlborough told and they pulled off the victory more by individual brill ancy than by scientific team football. For Nelson, Crouchcr potted goal. Wilkes scored two tries and Kinsett kicked a penalty. For Marlborough, Swamvick potted a goal and Fawcett, Noble-Adams and Washington scored tries, Noble-Adams converting one. He also kicked a penalty goal. NORTH OTAGO DEFEATS WAIMATE. SCORE 9—3. [Per Pres- Association.! OAMARU. Last Night. The North Otago v. Waimate representative match was played here to day in beautiful weather and before n large ttendance. After a keenly-foughl game, in which the Otago backs, who showed better combination, predominated, the match resulted in a win for Otago line, but for Granger, the home mate possessed a formidable pack and several times were nearly over the Otago lino, but Granger, the home custodian, whose play throughout was very sound, For the winners tries were scored by Sumpter (2) and Zimmerman, and for Waimate by Dawber.

LEAGUE GAME, ENGLAND 24, AUCKLAND 11. AUCKLAND. Last Night, The English League footballers defeated Auckland by .24 points to 11 before about 20,000 Spectators. The game was keen and hard, and somewhat exciting. The English backs were too good for the Aucklanders. WELLINGTON SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. SATURDAY’S GAMES. Pctono (9) v. Athletic (6.) Poncke (19) v_ Oriental (S.) Berhampore (io) v. Marist (nil) Old Boys (16) v. Varsity (3.) Selwyn (7) v Hutt (3.) OLD BOYS ARE THE WINNERS. OF CANTERBURY’S SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. Old Boys (12) v. Christchurch (8.) Linwood (11) v. Albion (9 ) Merivale (17) v North Canterbury (nil.) BACK TO THE FIELD. KAIKORAI BEATEN BY OTAGO VARSITY. Varsity A (16) v. Kaikorai (14.) Taieri Rovex-s (9) v. Union (5.) Pirates (17) v. Alhambra (3.) Zingari (12) v. Southern (9 ) Dunedin (25) v. Varsity B (14.) A CENTURY SCORE. IN JUNIOR GAME AT WELLINGTON. Wellington A defeated Athletic in the W.R.F.U. junior championship by 103 points to nil. No less than 29 tries were scored.