RUGBY IN WELLINGTON
NEW METHOD OF GRADING IN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP (By Telegraph—Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. An innovation in the method of grading senior teams, for this season’s championship competition was decided upon by the management committee of the Wellington Rugby Union. The scheme provides that there shall he sixteen teams in the senior A grade, divided into two distinct divisions with eight teams in each division. The first division will comprise Poneke, Petone, Eeastbourne. Hutt, Wellington, Old Boys, Alarist and Athletic; while the second division will include Oriental, University, Miramar, Berliampore, St. Patrick’s College Old Boys, Johnsonville, Upper Hutt and Alai-rose-Sehvyn. The teams promoted to the second division are the last-named four. x
THE RANFURLY SHIELD CANTERBURY DISCUSSION CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At a meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Union, a member suggested that a remit be sent to the New Zealand conference to the effect that no Ranfurly Shield game be played before the end of July. Early games disorganised club competitions. Alinor unions came in with challenges after major union fixtures had been arranged. “We shpuld wait till we lose the Shield before we move such a remit,” said Air S. F. Wilson. “It would not look well from the holders,” said the chairman, Mr AlcPhail. The matter was held over.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 5 April 1933, Page 4
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