RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24038, 8 August 1941, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP EDEN PARK ATTRACTIONS TAKAPUNA TO PLAY GRAMMAR After an interval last week on account of the representative match between Auckland ami Waikato, the Auckland Rugby Union's senior championship will ho continued tomorrow afternoon. 'I akapuna, which share.-* the lead with Army, will meet <"sramiliar Old Ho.vs in the main game on the Ktlen Park Oval at :l p.m. Both teams are almost wholly composed of young players, who. Jacking the cunning of their ciders, and knowledge of the "short cuts," have provided the public with some very interesting bright <• xli)t)itions throughout the season. The fifteens appear to be evenly matched an<l a close and exciting encounter seems assured. The Army side will oppose Suburbs on Xo 'j With it> array of talent, both buck and forward. Army will be hard to dispose of, more especially that D. Btad.v h«is been lost to his former team against- vvtniin 111,, u ill lake the field to-morrow. Mari>t will go to Otahuhu t-o play the suburban side at Stnrkes I'ark and this should be | another keenly contested match. , The curtain-raiser on the ['.den I ark Ova will be provided by two teams in the second sretion of the championship, I onsonbj one lif the leaders, and Training College. hast, open Hngbv should lie tile order here .is both 11 ft eens like to throw the ball about as much as possible. Technical will pay »ra in the early game on No. -J ground at la( Park, while Manukau, which shares the It, d with l'oiisonby, will oppose I niversit.v at Om'"'"econd division matches will be staged on Fden Park No. .'J. North Shore and <-?ribbU.Hirst Park, while the final series in the M-condarj schools' championship . i,|-ived at the Show Grounds and lakapun,.. With Auckland Grammar, '1 akapuna, J'™' 11 ; mar and Sacred Heart College Uvel in tnt lead, a great deal of interest attaches to tomorrow's games. army teams meet \ bright and exciting Uugb.v match beIween a Papakura military camp team and a I lopiihopu camp side resulted in a win lor I lie former bv It points to t<»- Ibe Hcipuhopu camp leant led at half-lime 1 1 rif* for Papakura were scored by Werner and Schubert one of which was converted by ,T. Smith, who aI so kicked two penalty goals, For Itojuihopu Skinner kicked two penalty goals and a Hold goal.