COLLEGIATE TOURNEY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20960, 25 August 1931, Page 7

COLLEGIATE TOURNEY.

SUCCESS OF WELLINGTON. NELSON DEFEATS CHRIST'S. [BY TELEGRAPH. —VIIESS ASSOCIATION.] WANGANUI, Monday. The Wellington College team won the inter-college Rugby tourney hero to-day, defeating Wanganui Collegiate School by 28 points to 11. Nelson College,, by defeating Chl-ist'a College by 7 points to 3, was runner-up. .Wellington gamed two wms. Nelson a win and a loss, Christ s and Wanganui a, draw and a loss each. Nelson owed its victory to a drop-kicked goal by Richards, who . played ive-eighths. Hpence scored H>e opening try for Christ S College, but Arthur was unablo to convert. This was tho score at half-time. Richards drop-kicked a goal midway through the pecond half, putting Nelson one point in the lend. McArtbur made a nice opening to send Watson and Rov/c away, the lastnamed scoring. The game ended shortly after, with tho ecoro 7—3 in favour of 'Though the scores in the big match were, decidedly in favour of Wellington, Wanganui put up a much better showing than the scores indicated. Wanganui hold the Wellington forwards for most of the first spelt and a portion of th« second. \\ engauui scored first. Bunny kicking a Penalty goal. Wall scored a brilliant try for Wellington to equalise, find a little Inter 0 Loughlm kicked a penaltv, putting Wellington three points ahc.nl. Kirkcaldie (Wnngantu) scored later and <he teams were level again. Cover cut through to score a trv near the posts, which Bunny converted. O Lourhlin kicked another penalty goal, making the score at half-time 11—0 in favour of Wanganui In the second spell O'Loughlm scored two m o'p tries, converting two. end kicked a penalty SVllier and Watt also scored a try e-ich. bringinn: Wellington's total to 23. Payroll scored, one try for Wancranui, making the home team's final pcore 14..

NEW ZEALAND MAORI TEAM. MATCH AGAINST AUSTRALIANS. [BY TELEGRAPH.. —PRESS ASSOCIATION*.] CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. . Following is the team to represent the Maoris of New Zealand against the Australian touring aide:— Fullback.—N«pia (East Coast). Threequarter».—McDonald (Marlborough), Wulford (East Coast!, Watson (Taranaki). Hum (Wellington). Five-eicrhths.—Howell (Hawke s Bay), Mason (North Otago)/. Halfback.—Harrison (East Coast). Wing-forward,—Bell (Southland). Forwards.—Purdue (Southland), Manihera (Canterbury). Tom Robinson (Canterbury), Reid (East Coast), Gemmell (Hawke's Bay). Wilson (Hawke's Bay), Leach (Bay of Plenty), T. Wanoa (Hawke's Bay). .... The men selected will go into training at Otaki on September 3. ROMAN CATHOLIC TEAMS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Monday. St Bede's College Rugby team this afternoon defeated St. Patrick's (Wellington) by '>7 points to 8 in the concluding -match ot Hie Roman Catholic colleges triangular tournev, thus winning the wooden spoon. St. Patrick's (Silverstreamh by defeating St. Bede's and St. Patrick's (Wellington), had already won the Holley Shield. SOUTH ISLAND RESULTS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —rRESS ASSOCIATION*.] • TIMARU. Monday. The annual South Island secondary schools' Rugby tournament commenced today in fine weather. The ground was heavy. Christchurch Boys' High School defeated last year's champions, Southland Boys' High School, by 21 points to G, after a fine exhibition. In the second match Otago Boys' High School beat Timaru Boys' High School by 8 points to 6, play being very even. The tournament concludes on Wednesday, to-day's winners meeting in the final.