RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24318, 6 July 1942, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

SENIOK COMPETITION first round concluded ™: fi Jf. ro » nd of matches in the Auckland eluded nrf 1 "? 0 ? 3 sc,llor competition was conuded on Saturday afternoon in tine weather. By defeating- C.R.O. in a closely-contested wont through the round undated The poinls scored by the teams in e first round will be carried on to the second round which commences next Saturday.

in T Y. oa, ,' ier *' as finn and the playine areas in excellent order. The interest of a fair d n i C °» ° f sp 1 e I c,a,ors at Eden Park was Divided between the three grounds there The s m '! n .f on ' f!l on the oval, between Garrison t?,„ « i ort was won t'.V Ihe former. Hi,.?,. , . s, ' e ," was evenly contested, ns indicated by the half-time score of 8-all but Garrison had the better of the exchanges alter the teams .•Jjanged round. A.S.C. proved 100 strong for Training College in the curtainraiser _ the back combination of Pcarnian-Kae-Kuleen being too clever for the opposition.

Both Garrison and Air Force No. 2 obtained a converted try and a penalty goal in the first spell of their contest, and at the interval the chances of the, teams appeared to be equal. In the second spell, however, the loose rushes of the Air Force forwards, which bad hitherto worried the defending backs, lost nnvli of their sting and Garrison gradually assumed the upper hand. A feature of the match was the scoring of 1!? points by "A. J. Aitken, tlie former \Vaikato representative, for the winning team. Aitken converted five tries and kicked a penalty goal. In addition, he made a try for Weston. He broke through to the fullback and placed a kick over the latter's head with splendid judgment. Weston anticipated the move well and raced up to gather the ball and score behind the posts. Gunning was always in the picture among the Garrison forwards, his following up in the loose and general anticipation of I lie play rewarding him with two tries. Good work was done by (he respective fullbacks, Littlcjohn (Garrison 1 * and Ward (Air Force) Following were the results: —Garrison, 8' (tries by Gunning, Knilands, West on, Collins and Shean, Aitken converting five and kicking a penally goal). Air Force No. '2, 11 (iries by Morris and Morgan, one converted by Underwood, who also kicked a penalty goal); A.S.C., "25 (tries by McLaren, H, Pearman, '2. Whittle and Council, Rae and Pearman each converting one). Training College, 9 (penalty goals by Brownlee, '2, and Howes); M.T.P.. l-l (try by Riley, converted by Scott, who also kicked three penalty goals), C.R.0., 11 (tries by Powell and Bogus, Brown converting one, and Feaver kicking a penalty goal); Ponsonby-Grafton, 21 (tries by Don, 2, Edwards, and Bossiter, Paton converting tliree and kicking a penalty goal), Technical Old Boys, fi (tries by Delgrosso and Sutherland).

Second Division. —Air Force No. 1, |> Grammar-University, 0; H.M.S. Tnniaki, 11 Takapuna, 7; Eden, 20. Marist, -1; Ranfurlys S, Suburbs, 0.

Secondary Schools.--Auckland Grammar 13 King's College 9; Sacred Heart College, 8. Technical College, 0; Mount Albert. 22, Takapuna, 3.

THE LEAGUE CODE MANUKAU TEAM'S LEAD There was a good attendance at Carlaw Park on Saturday to witness the meeting of Manukau and Mount Albert-Newton in the principal game of the Auckland Rugby League's senior competition. Manukau proved ton good, the imrgin being nine points. Easily the best of the series was the match between Richmond and City-Otahuhu, which cfreatl.v excited patrons in the curtain-raiser. There was only one point between the teams after a thrilling second half. On No. 2 ground Marist-North Shore was a little superior to Ponsonb.v. Manukau now has a lead of four points in the championship. Newton-Mount Albert had every chance to defeat Manukau. but the latter had superior finish to the movements of the backs. NewtonMount Albert had a territorial advantage in the first spell, but numerous passes were dropped and several easy tries missed. The half-time score favoured Manukau. 8 points to 2. On the wing for Manukau. Butler gave another outstanding display. Watcne was a tower of strength at centre, while Chaso and Murray, at five-eighths, were associated in all the open play. Martin played his usual sound game at fullback. Thompson, Ririnm and Te Tai were prominent among the forwards. ~ . Results were:—Manukau, 2:5 (tries by Butler, 2 Turei, Thomson and Ririnm, Chase converting three and kicking a penalty goal), Newton-Mount Albert, 12 (tries by Cinders and Zane Niwa converting two and kicking a penaltv goal); Richmond, S (tries by Miucliam' and McGregor. Mincham converting one), City-Otahuhu. 7 (try by Grotte, converted bv Mullins. who also kicked a penalty goal)- Marist-North Shore, lo (tries by Penman. Dickson and Skinner, Wiberg converting one and kicking a penalty goal and penalty goal by Meredith), Ponsonby, 5 (try by Beasle.v and penalty goal by Hogan).

REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURE The first representative match of the reason wil» be played at Car law Park next Saturday when Auckland meets South Auckland Messrs. S. Prentice, A. J. McGregor and \V Clnke have chosen the following Auckland team: Fullback, R. Martin (Manukau); thrre-quartcrs, T. Butler (Manukau), J. Mi* G regor (Richmond), R. Halsey Otaliuhu); five-eishths, T. Chase, ,T. Murray (Manukau); halfback, C. Williams (Richmond); forwards, H. Mataira (City-Otahnhu), S. Quirke (Newton-Mount- Albert), L. Davis (Richmond) M. Thompson, G. Shilton (Manukau) N. Johnson (City-Otahuhu). Reserves: Backs, W Kenny (Richmond), M. McWilliams (Marist); forwards, P. R,rl ""' (Manukau), W. Findlater (City). All Pl a y® rs must attend at Carlaw Park on Thursday at 4.15 p.m.

THE ASSOCIATION GAME Football of a high standard was witnessed at Blandford Park on Saturday, when the outstanding Royal Navy team defeated Air Force in the main attraction, B —l was nattering to Navy, Air force having its territorial share of the pja.v. Clever, constructive, scientific control of the ball, both on the ground and in the air. was a feature of the play, which fully merited the applause of the spectators, who seldom have the opportunity of witnessing such sparkling football in the Dominion. The early game between Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys A and C.R.O. provided a keen contest, in which neither side scored, although the opportunities were many. . Results were:—Royal Navy, fi (Riley Dodds 2, Mcßone and Griggs), Air force. 1 (Patterson); Mount Albert Grammar Old Bovs 4. o. C.R.0., 0; North Shore. 3 (Nettleton' 2, Archibald), Mount Albert Grammar Old Boys B. 0; Comrades, 5 (Fleet 2. Walters '2 and a defender), Ponsonby, 1 (Meikle); Metro-College, 6. Naval Base. 4.

BASKETBALL GAMES Auckland Association. Representative match: Senior Reserve Representatives, 13, Te Kuiti, .5; Killarua, 10, Te Kuiti, 4. Senior: Killarua, 10, Greers, 3; Arahi 12, St. Benedict's 3; Surrey Hills, 10, Killarua Colts, 4; Edendale, 13, Hobsonville, 5; University. 16, College, «. Senior reserve: Westmere, 8. Col lege, 3: IZM, 9, University, o; Belvedere, 13, Grammar, 5; Grammarians, 9, bdendate, Surrey Hills, 10, Arahi, 4. Senior B: College, 10, Metro. 7: Killarua. 10. University, I; Oratia. 3, College. 3; Wfstmere. 11, (}■ Seddon, 7, Metro, 5; Huia. 15, Grammar, 0. Second A: Aotea, Flamingo I'-'; College, 11, Grammar. 7; University, 12, lamaki, 10; Pa.patoetoe, 15, IZM, 5; Middlemore, >. Berlei, 4. Second B: Argosy,J3. Metro, (>; Technical 12, Arahi, 3; Y. W. Royals, 10. Rdendale. 4; Salisbury. 10 Belvedere 3; National Brush won by default from College. Representative team: The following players have been selected as the senior representative team for this year:—Goal era, V. Wvatt. N. Brynes. J. Miles, J. White; centres. A. Brought wood, N. Herring, W Stanton, M. Berg; defence, M. Yelasti, R. Hare. J. Muhihill, P. Flannigan.

WINTER YACHTING Tamaki Yacht Club. —Two races for Frostlute class sailing dinghies were held under ;iifht conditions off Tamaki on Saturday afternoon, Falcon being successful in ootn events. Results were as follows:--First race: Falcon (<". Grubb), J; Breeze (O. CockroH). Taukiri (M. Nicholas), 3. Second race: Falcon (C. Grubb), 1; Koala (R. xra.ser).

WRESTLING TOURNAMENT A wres'iing tournament will be held at the Town Hall this evening between representing New Zealand and the United Nations. The main bout will be between K. Kenneth, the well-known Auckland professional, and C- Walker, an overseas visitor who has .had a lot of experience in his own country. There will be six other contests, alj under "all-in professional rules. A naval band will provide a programme of music from 7.30 to S p.m.

HOCKEY SEASON The last series of matches :n the first round of the Auckland Hockey Association's senior championship were decided at Hobson Park on Saturday, ilount Eden, playing with great dash, secured a surprise win against Wesley, and University demonstrated allround superiority to defeat Owai Hovers Even contests resulted from the matches between Armv Service Corps and St. Luke's, and between Somerville and Training College, each game ending in a draw. Air Force's superior finish gave the team victory over a depleted Grammar Old Boys' side. Detailed scores were:—Mount F.den. 6 (D. Beresford '2. L. Ciirrie '2. K. Nairn), Wesley, -I (O. St anc v W. Miller •_»); Army Service Corps, 1 (\V. Chester), St. Luke's, 1 (D. Campbell); University, 5 (W. H. Cooper •!, W Smiler), Owai Rovers, 2 (R. Lawrence •>)• Somerville, '2 (W. Spicer, E. Archibald), Training College, (R. Mavhill R. Deeke)l; Air Force, 5 OH. Booth 4, A. M. Patterson), Grammar Old Boys, 1 CM. Larsen).