RUGBY FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20355, 9 September 1929, Page 15

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

.{AUCKLAND UNION'S GAMES.

POLLARD CUP COMPETITION

RESULTS IN LOWER GRADES.

Iho I ollnrd ( ti]> and lower grfldo competi--lio,liß under the control of tho Auckland L'ugby I'nion were advanced a further stage <.ii Saturday under ideal conditions. Followj ii.: lire Ihe results'—

IVllard Cup.—Technical Old .Hoys, r, Marathon, f); Parncll, 'JO, Kingslnnd, 12 < Jtuhiilni. 11, puburbs". 0; North Shore, Ki Mnrist. t*.

Second Grade. College Iv'i.les, 10, Gram--1 lar L.. .t; City, 10. Kden, 0; University J>, :t. Tak apim n, 0: Technical Old Boys, 0, Poiinonby H, Grammar A. •>:!, Marisf. 8. I bird Grade Open.—Vac mini Oil C'o. won I roiu Harrison mid Cash by default; < ainnbetl Motors, 11, Dominion Motors ;>■ Nor l h Shore, 8, V.M.C.A., 3; Kilen,' <>] I a kapumi, 0. Third Grade Intermediate.— Marist, 21. .Public Works. '2; <. rafton. Ui, Maiuikau, lii. < Iran.mar A, ;5, City, Fourth tirade.- Munnkau A. 11. Pnpatoetoe. ; Technical Old Boys. 12, (Irammar. 0; i'.den, Manukau B, 0; Grafton, 30, A'ewI 0: Paiimuro, 8. Y.M.C.A., 5. Fifth Grade.—Mannkau, IS, Suburbs, 0; J'.i!er.*'ic. S, Marist, (>. SiMh tirade.- Mnnukaii won from Papaioctoe, by default; Partiell. 10. Marist, 0. Seventh Grade.--Eden, N ls, Marist, ;t. 'AUCKLAND DKFEATS TAl'P!l!l. An Auckland representative fifteen defeated the Taiipin sub union representatives ii aldose and interesting match at lluntly fn Saturday by S points to CANTERBURY B TEAM. DEFEATED BY .NORTH OTAGO. r rsv TEJ.IX.I! APII. — IMS KSS ASSOCIATION*.] ( HRISI C'IJU KOU, Saturday. The Canterbury If representatives plaved tho North Otago fifteen this afternoon. tho visitors winning by 17 points to 11. North <>tago drew first blood, an unconverted try by Malcolm. Next Hunter kicked a penalty ."eal. Canterbury scored two tries before JialMinifi, the scorers being Portertield mid ■lcDutl. 'J ho spoil ended with the scores fix all.

Jll tho second sV'<?ll North Otago scored 1 hree trios (Cameron, Hunter and Sumpter), rue of which was converted by Hunter. Tho home team scored two tries 'Kntwhistlo imd Rhodes), one of which Fulton converted. The game ended• North Otago, !T; Canterbury 15. 14.

SOI 11ILAND BEATS ASHBURTON'

[BY X EI. EG It A Pit. PRESS ASSOCIATION. J IXYERCARGILb, Saturday.

In fine weather and on a holding ground a Southland fifteen defeated the Ashburton touring team by 19 points (tivo tries, two converted) to ti points (two unconverted t :ies). Southland was much superior in tho fcrum 1 " and tho backs saw far more of the ball than the Ashburton rearguard. Consequently the home side made most of tho vlay, tho backs throwing tho ball about in line style. Tho combined work, however, was responsible for only two of the tries, these being tho result of spectacular individual dashes. The score tip to within nbout '2O minutes of time was &—G in favour «'f Southland, but Ashburton seemed to crack tin in tho concluding stages. KELSON NARROWLY DEFEATED. [rtY TEI.EGR.VTTI. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] XELSOX, Saturday. In a most exciting game the Murchison representatives defeated Kelson by 13 points to 17. /It was a match of changing fortunes, the teams leading by a small margin in turn. At half-time the score wasMurchison. S; Nelson. C. The Nelson backs failed to combine and Murchison took advantage of this. The visiting lorwards had more sting. POOR CONTEST AT WAIROA. [f.Y TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WAIROA. Saturday. In a. representative senior gamo here today Na pier-Hastings beat Wairoa by t:i points to 0, after a very poor game, both teams being practically B fifteens.