RUGBY FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20071, 8 October 1928, Page 14

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

FINAL OF FOURTH GRADE. Tn fho final match of the Auckland Rugby Union's fourth grade compritition, played nn Saturday. Marist defeated Ponnonby by 7 points lo 0. Blood ncored :in unconverted try for the winners and Pope potted a goal. morrinsville v. tauranga. KEEN CONTEST WITNESSED. [li* TELECJRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.,] TAUIIANGA, Saturday. A Rugby match was played hero this afternoon between Morrinsville and lauratiga representatives. The game vvus keenly contested and was a sood exposition of the code. Morrinsville led at half-time by 7 points to 3, but Tauranga added eight pointd in the second half, during which Mornnsville failed to score. The final score was: — Tauranga, 11; Morrinsville, 7. For Morrinsville Mulcahy potted a goal and P. Thomas scored a try, which was not converted. Tho scorers for Paurnnga wero Tlcanui, Tu Tangitu and W. Turner. Ono try was converted by Tu Tangitu, 110 WICK SMUTS BODIES. SUMMER GAMES COMMENCED. Tho various sports bodies at Ilowick commenced summer activities on' Saturday after■l,:??: Opening games were played by tho " i croqutl clubs and Iho greens •I'll J u . r icu 'arly good order, nrnvprno V lllß i c '",k made considerable imReason ' iiicreain nf ; !^ ero . "PPfura to be a marked formedcrirknf r °l u" U '° KaWe ' Tl,e tho Domain a commenced practice on JLWi fs™