RUGBY FOOTBALL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22267, 21 May 1934, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

TAIERI AND UNIVERSITY A DRAW UNION HOLDS ALHAMBRA SOUTHERN'S COMFORTABLE WIN Rugby football matches on Saturday were played on grounds that had been softened by reccn! rain. The results of the senior matches as a whole caused surprise. At Carisbrook Southern gained an easy win against Zingari-Richmond, but more unexpected was the performance of Union, the bottom team, in playing a drawn game—ll points all—with Alhambra, which was leading for the . championship. In a hard contest at Tahuna Park University A and Taieri also played a drawn game —6 points all—and Pirates could defeat University B by only 11 points to 5. Kaikorai ran up the large score of 35 to nil against Dunedin, which was regarded as a greatly improved side. The results were as follows: Southern .. .. 26 Zingari .. 0 Taieri .. .. ..6 University A .. 6 Union 11 Alhambra .. .. 11 Pirates 11 University B .. 5 Kaikorai 35 Dunedin . -0

FIRST GRADE MATCHES POSITIONS OF TEAMS The following are the positions of the teams engaged in the First Grade Competition :

A HARD-FOUGHT GAME TAIERI DRAWS WITH UNIVERSITY A v Though the large crowd which assembled at Tahuna Park saw little that might be termed first-class football in the match, between Taieri and University A, it was provided with plenty of excitement. The game was fought with such vigour that no fewer than four playerd had to leave the field, and several others had to receive attention. It was clear from an early stage that the issue must be decided between the forwards, as the tackling and following up on both sides.waa so fine that neither set of backs was able to join very frequently in combined movement*. On the run of the play a draw—six points all—was a satisfactory conclusion. The teams were. as follows:

University A. —Backs —Jolly, Dunne, Uttley, Jones, M'Kechnie, Tu*k, M'Arthur; . forwards—Laney, Lopdell, Stevenson- Simmers. Green, Chapman, Hamilton. — Murdoch, : Murray, M'Skiminirig, Osborne, Ball, Bathgate, Mills; , forwards Barron, Brown, M'Leod, Finlayson, Findlay, Sinclair, Sly i field, Broadley.

University kicked off toward* the

j northern end of the ground/and after j. only t minute's play Taieri was penal- !'• ised, a long shot by Jolly failing. Play 'p had barely been' started again when Jolly ■; was given another chance, and this time ihe sent the ball between the posts. Uni- ? versity 3, Taieri nil. A penalty to TaierJ enabled the-Blue twenty-five to be penetrated.. Murray secured at the end of passing and made a strong dash along the wing. He sent on to Bathgate, who was forced out near tbe comer. When a clearing kick by.M'Arthur was charged down the Taieri forwards launched a

vigorous attack on the Blue line, but in a : bout of loose passing.ground was lost. Following mishandling by Mills, Osborne picked up and cross-kicked to Murray, who leaped into the air to take the ball and set off for the Blue line, passing to M'Skimming, who was well taken by Jolly. Taieri was rewarded, however, 'with a penalty, and M'Skimming kicked a goal from the side line. University 3, Taieri 3. Tbe Blue backs then came into action for the first time, and Jones made two strong dashes on the right wing. The Taieri backs, however, were having plenty of opportunities, and Murray again showed some determined running. Then the play went to Osbornes wing, and, after a short dash, he was dragged down only a yard from the line. For a long period Taieri kept up the attack at the right corner, M'Arthur twice running behind his own line to force. At length the ball was sent cleanly to Bathgate, who tried to cut through but was held up. Hw pass was intercepted by a Blue forward, and a desperate situation was relieved. Jiail was compelled to leave the field with an injury, and Osborne went to second hveeigbtb, ». Phillips going into the forwK and Slyfield to the wing. The Blues then took a % turn on attack, ana after a strong run in which he beat two men. Jones was pulled down inside the Taieri twenty-five. After aether dash Vi» the same player a scramble in iront 5 the p Z &&7 but Murdoch found touch. A fine kick by Jolly put the Blues in a strong attacking position, but the Taieri defence held, and at halt time play was near halfway. Taieri immediately took tbe oileut.ive when play was resumed. Receiving iron, a scrum. Bathgate cut through the defence and set off at a great pace tor the line. He was caught, however, aud, after a scramble near the line, Jones came across from his own wing and brought off a fine save. No sooner had the pressure been relieved than Finlayson made u spectacular breakaway, but the Pa?*;» u S which followed did not gain ground, iben Green came away with tbe ball at ms toes and led the Blue torwards back into Taieri's half. Mishandling allowed Chapman to secure, and he sent on to Dunne who made a fine dash, only to be brought down a coUple of yards from the line. A minute later he made another equally determined effort, and then Uttley cut in and made a strong dash down the centre of the field, but on each occasion stubborn defence saved Taieri. Brown led a Taieri rush which put laien on attack again. In loose play Brown and bimniers were both injured, and had to eave the field, being replaced by C. Phillips and Service. Dunne and Green also had to receive attention for injuries. When they had taken play right to the Blue line the Taieri forwards lost the advantage through offside play. Led by Chapman, the Blue forwards responded wjth their best effort so far, and vigorously attacked the Taieri line. Murdoch brought relief, but the Blues maintained the pressure. From a scrum M'Arthur secured and sent to Dunne on the blind side, He ran into the arms of about three Taieri men, but nevertheless got across to ground the ball at the corner. Jolly failed to convert. University 6, Taieri 3. 1 here was great excitement when Murray made a lons dash down the left wing. The forwards came through strongly when he was tackled but the Blues carrieu play back to Taieri territory. Murray once more srrured and set off down the wing, but when li* tried to short punt over the fullbark's head he miskicked, and Lttiey was •ible (o save. After a period of vigorous nlav Londrll had to leave the neld. and wa= rpelaced by Macartney. fbe visitir.i pin vers kept up the pressure, and v-hen

the ball was sent to M'Skimmir.g he potted. It was a good attempt, but the ball went a little wide. Exciting play followed as the country side launched a series of attacks on the Blue line. At length the ball was sent to Murray, who was held up as he was about to cross. He managed to hand the ball to Bathgate, who dropped across to score at the corner. M'Skimming made a poor attempt to convert. University 6, Taieri 6. After vigorous scrumming at halfway Findlay and C. Phillips led the Taieri forwards in a sweeping rush. After an in-pass by Murray C. Phillips crossed, but, amid boom; and cheering, the referee called him back for an infringement. The game ended a minute later with the scores:— University A .. .. 6 points. Taieri 6 point*. Mr H. Willimason was the referee. A RUNAWAY VICTORY SOUTHERN v. ZINGARI-RICHMOND Southern and Zingari-Richmond met in the 3 o'clock game at Carisbrook, the former side winning by 26 points to nil. The Southern forwards outstayed their opponents, and in the second spell they outplayed them, and gave their backs plenty of the ball. The try scored by Turnbull in the second spell was the result of a splendid combined movement. The large score was mainly the' result of the fine place-kicking by D. Trevathan, whose play at full-back was marked by the greatest confidence. He only made one mistake in handling during the afternoon. Procter, the Zingari fast threequarter, did not get a scoring chance from his inside backs during the afternoon. The teams were:—

Zingari-Richmond.—Backs—J. Campbell, A. C. Procter. K. M'Phail. L. Dick; R. Caradus, H. Halsey: G. M'Donald; forwards—W. Is'orris, T. Watkins, J. Murdoch. R. Smith, I. Morrison, R. Douglas, J. Simpson, J. Deuchrass. Southern.—Backs-»D. Trevathan, A. Black. H. Smith, E. Turnbull; E. Bolton. T. Trevathan, S. Casey; forwards— R. Inglis, J. Hore. E. Ashmore, L. Aitken, C. Morland, R. Edwards, N, Keiper. Southern kicked off from the Cargill road end, and the backs on both sides at once commenced to throw the ball about, but without gaining much ground. Black tried to go through- on the right wing, and then Turnbull made a dash on the opposite side, but they could not pierce the defence. Campbell lifted the pressure with a penalty kick, but Bolton, Smith, and- Black cut through the Zingari backs in a good bit of- passing, and the lastnamed scored. D. Trevathan kicked a fine goal from wide out. s— nil. Twelve minutes' play. Deuchrass and Morrison broke away from a lineout at midfield, and Campbell had a couple of penalty shots from well out, both missing. M'Donald passed to Halsey from a scrum,_ and Halsey shortpunted, Southern forcing. At this stage the forwards were well matched, an<J there were some solid exchanges at midfield. Trevathan and Campbell were both saving well. The Zingari forwards carried play to the Southern twenty-five, where M'Donald passed to Halsey, who ran along his left flank with Procter in support, and was smothered, a good scoring chance being missed. Zingari were battlinz away in the Southern twentyfive, but they could not get through, and then the Southern backs broke clean away, Campbell saving a certain try'by taking Turnbull well. Half time was then called. s—nil. . , Procter showed out with a run, short punt, and follow through, but play was :soou at the other end of -the field. The Southern backs were going too much on their own, and were running into tackles. T. Trevathan stopped another solo effort by Procter, but the Southern forwards were now commencing to outstay the opposing pack. 'After 20 minutes play, from a scrum in front of the Southern goal, Casey passed to T. Trevathan, who shot across the line. D. Trevathan kicked a goal. 10—nil. , A scrum was formed on the stand side and Black came in to take a pass from Casey. The ball went through the whole chain of Southern backs and Turnbull finished off a very fine movement. ' D. Trevathan failed with the place kick. 13—nil. In the concluding stages of the game Casey scored from a scramble following a line out —D. Trevathan kicking a fine goal—and passing by Bolton, Black, and Smith saw the last-named score, D. Tvevathan pacing another fine goal. 23 nil. Then Turnbull secured after a hard ground kick, which sent the ball to the Zingari twenty-five and scored. D, Trevathan failed with the place kick, and the final whistle went shortly after. Southern 26 points. Zingari'Richmond .. Nil. Mr L. E. Macassey was the referee. AN UNEXPECTED DRAW UNION HOLD ALHAMBRA By holding Alhambra to a draw in the early game at Carisbrook on Saturday, Union put up one of their best performances for a long time. The match was closely contested throughout and for some time it looked as if Union would retain the lead which they established early in the match. It was only in the latter part of the second spell that Alhambra managed to secure the points needed for a draw. Tbe teams were:— Union. —Backs—R. Silver, I. Smith, R. Garden, G. M'Gregor, L. Werner, T. Burgess, F. Coding; forwards —G. Simon, J. Garside, G. M'Donald, J. Collier, M. Gensik, E. Garden, V. Gensik,, and F. M'CuUough. Alhambra.—Backs —Dixon, Feathers, Williamson. Harris, Sinclair, Callander, C. Davis; forwards —Frood, Campbell, Bain, Earle, Robinson, Walker. Aitken. Binnie. From the outset Alhambra attacked strongly, but they encountered an unexpectedly stout defence, which was frequently converted into attack by the Union forwards. Callender made one or two promising openings for the Alhambra backs, but the ensuing movements always broke down. A good dribble by R. Garden put Union on the offensive and Smith made a good dash down the line. His

in-pass, however, was fumbled and a sure try was lost. Simon and M'Donald broke away from' a scrum and carried the ball over the line, the latter scoring. Silver missed with the kick. Union 3, Alhambra nil. A nice kick by Burgess put Union in position again. From a scrum Union were awarded a free_ kick, Silver kicking a fine goal. Union 6, Alhambra nil. Ron Callender marked at halfway and gained considerable ground with his kick. Alhambra were attacking strongly when L. Werner put in a high kick. Alhambra returned to the attack, but their passing was breaking down. Dixon returned an attack led by Collier in good style and Alhambra were awarded a free kick. Callender gained a lot of ground with a good kick, the ball going out at the Union corner flag. From a scrum on the liiie Alhambra were awarded a free kick, which Dixon failed to convert into three points from an easy position. Burgess and L. Werner joined in a good movement and Alhambra found themselves on the defensive. R. Callender put in a good centre kick, and play swung to the other end of the field. After some ragged play Walker scored behind the posts. Dixon converted. Union 6, Alhambra 5. Half time was called with play in the Alhambra territory. On the resumption Alhambra at once attacked, Davis and Sinclair showing up. The Alhambra backs came away with a good passing movement, but Silver picked tip and kicked back past halfway. DavJs and Callender broke awny and a scrum was formed. Feathers crossed the line, but knocked ou. From the ensuing scrum Union were penalised, Dixon's kick missing. Davis, Callender, Sinclair, and Williamson handled, tbe last-named missing bis pass. Alhambra continued to press, but their passing broke down badly and Werner tore through to Dixon. A high kick and a good passing movement by Union saw them on the offensive, but R. Callender saved with a good kick, Collier led a good Union rush, Silver finishing it off to score. Silver kicked a fine goal. Union 11 points, Alhambra 5. Alhambra pressed strongly, but Union managed to clear. Ron Callender broke clean through the defence, but his pass was intercepted by R. Garden, who kicked out. From the throw-in Campbell scored. Callender kicked a poster. Union 11. Alhambra 8.

Harris was almost over, but was grassed just in time. From a scrum Earle scored Alhambra's next try. Cullender's kick missed, making the score 11 all. From the kick-off Union eame with a great dash, and Alhambra forced. After attacking solidly for some time Alhambra were penalised. In the concluding stages of the game Alhambra were doing most of the attacking, but they could not finish off their efforts. The game ended with the scores: — Alhambra .. '..11 points Union .. ... .. 11 points Mr J. Fletcher was the referee. KAIKORAI OVERWHELMS DUNEDIN GOOD WORK BY FORWARDS Although Kaikorai defeated Duncdin by 35 points to nil at Bishopscourt It was only in the latter stages of the match that the hill team had matters all their own way. In the first spell Dunedm played a spirited and determined game and made repeated efforts to cross their opponents' line, but as the match progressed the superiority of the hill team became manifest and Duncdin were unable to withstand the constant pressure from the Kaikorai pack. The Kaikorai rear division were also too fast for Dunedin, but in the scrums the visitors were hooking the ball well. The backs, however, seldom got goiug properly. The teams were as follows: Kaikorai.—Millar, Kean. Murray, Johnston, Oliver, Henderson, Francis. Rodgers, Lucy, Lungley. Sutherland, Murphy. Allan, MlLaughlan. Gibson. Dunedin. Lee, Taylor, Wallace, M'Shann, Dawkins. Tracy, M'Donald, Baird. Tither. Faulk?. Marks, Todd. Martin. Crowly, Herbert. Dunedin kicked off and Kaikorai swept to the attack and carried play close to the Dunedin line, where the Blues were penalised", and Francis, taking the kick, sent the boll safely over the bar. Dunedin carried play down the field again, and from a line-out at halfway the Kaikorai backs got going, and the ball went into touch on the Dunedin corner flag. A free kick for Dunedin found the touchlim; halfway down the field, but the hill team maintained a steady pressure until a penalty kick eased the strain. From a line out in the Dunedin twenty-live, the Kaikorai backs got away nicely, but Oliver fumbled the pass, and the movement broke down. A few minutes later Henderson got possession from a line out about hallway and sped up the field, passing to Murray, who transferred to Oliver, who had only a few yards to go. scoring between the posts. Francis failed to convert. The score was now: Kaikorai 6, Dunedin nil. Play swept up and down lor a while, until the Kaikorai forwards forced play up the field, and the backs, following up well, got away, but a knock on spoilt the movement. A period of loose play followed, and once again the Kaikorai backs broke away with tiro Dunedin pack in close pursuit. A scrum followed and Dunedin got possession, cleared, and the ball was kicked into touch A free kick for Kaikorai carried play in dangerous proximity to Dunedin's goal line, and the ball went into touch near the corner flag. Dunedin were penalised for an infringement in the scrum, and Francis took a kick at eoal, which just missed. From halfway Murray got possession near the touchline and made a brilliant sprint up the field, passing to Johnson, who scored on the corner. Francis failed to convert. A minute later the half-time whistle went, with . the score: Kaikorai 9, Dunedin nil.

Duncdin rallied well on the resumption, and from a scrum in front of the Kaikorai goal the backs got away well, but Taylor knocked on close to the goal line and another scrum followed, and the Kaikorai forwards broke through, carrying play to the other end of the field. The hill team were awarded a free kick, and Dunedin forced down, but Kaikorai returned to the attack. Up and down play followed, and Gibson got away from halfway and, making a magnificent sprint down the side line, scored near the corner. The kick failed. A few minutes later Dunedin were penalised for offside play and Francis took a kick at goal, the ball narrowly missing the bar. The Kaikorai backs were maintaining a vigorous attack but were unable to penetrate the defence. Taylor, the Dunedin wing-threequarter, got possession and, beating the opposition, passed to Dawkins, who was collared near the touch line close to the Kaikorai twenty-five. At this stage Dawkins retired hurt and was replaced by O'Donnel. From halfway Kean sprinted down the line into the Dunedin twenty-five, where the ball went into touch. Kaikorai kept up a determined attack, forcing their way steadily into Dunedin territory, where a succession of scrums followed. Gradually the Dunedin defence weakened, and Gibson broke away and passed to Allau, who scored. Francis converted, making the score: Kaikorai 17, Dunedin nil. Kaikorai were still hammering away at the Duncdin defence, and a few minutes later Lucy broke through and scored bctweeen score; Kaikorai 17. Dunedin nil. Kaikorai 22, Dunedin nil. Henderson and Murray rushed to the attack again and carried play close to the Kaikorai line, and a scrum followed, from which Johnston snored. The kick failed. For the rest ■of the game Dunedin wore completely routed. Kean scored a try which Francis converted, and just before the final whistle Oliver took advantage of an opening made by Francis and scored, the latter converting. The game ended with the score: — Kaikorai 35 points Dunedin Nil. Mr W. Jenkins was the referee.. PIRATES v. UNIVERSITY B EVENLY CONTESTED GAME Pirates and University B met on Bishopscourt No. 2, Pirates winning a fairly evenly contested game by 11 points to 5. The teams were as follows: — Pirates. —Backs—Taylor, Kelly, Davidson, Thompson, W. Manning, Martin, Saxton; forwards —Henry, Bannatyne, D. Stuart, Statham, Carnahan, Valentine, Gordon, C. B. Stuart. University B.—Backs MacFarlaud, Byrnes, Meek, Haskell, Page, Ryder, Emanuel; forwards—Sincock, Wilson, Anderson, Mack, Harrison, Maslin, Cunningham, Borrie. University kicked off, and after scrambling play near halfway Saxtou set his backs going, a nippy bout of passing carrying play to the Blue quarter line, where a missed pass spoiled a likely-look-ing chance of scoring. Valentino broke through with, the ball at his toes, and dribbled right to the Universiyt line, but his effort lacked support, and the Blues were able to force. The Blue backs o&e,ned u p passing in front of their own goal and gained a little ground, but the movement lacked cohesion, and broke down just outside the twenty-live. Here an infringement gave Pirates a penalty, which Taylor put over from a difficult angle. Pirates 3, University B nil. From a scrum Saxton got the ball away smartly to Martin, to Manning, who threw a long pass to Kelly. Kelly put in a good run, but was brought down a few yards cut. With Sincock and Wilson in the van, the Blue forwards took the ball at their toes to halfway, where the backs took up the running. The ball went .smartly from Emanuel to Page, to Meek, to Maskell, and the last-named made n great sprint for the line, only to be thrown out on the corner by Taylor. Play swung across to the centre of the field, and from a scramble near the posts Emanuel dived over, Synves converting. University B 5, Pirates 3. Hardly had the ball come into play again than the Blue backs agaiu came into the picture, and Synie.s nearly got over. The Black vanguard lifted the. pressure with a solid rush that transferred play back to halfway, where Saxton broke away on his own, but kicked too soon, and Maskell cleared with a nice punt that found the line well past the twenty-live. Manning secured from a scrum near midfield and put his side on attack with a long kick downfield. Fast following up by the Black pack put the Blues on the defensive inside the University twenty-five, where Martin, Davidson, and Manning joined in a parsing rush that looked promising until Manning kicked through when he had a man to pass to and spoiled the movement. The Pirates again, and pressed down on to the Blue line, where Martin snapped up from a scramble a couple of yards out and battled his way across. Taylor converted. Pirates 8, University B 5. A determined sortie by the University pack took play well into Black territory. M'Farland gained still more ground with a line kick that went outside the twenty-five. Again the backs cot goinsr but there was no thrust in the movement, and the ball travelled right across the field. A long kick that found the line near the Blue twenty-five saw Pirates again on the offensive. A rush by the students' pack nnved the way for a movement among the backs that carried the ball almost to the opposing line. A conceded rush by the Black vanguard returned play to midfield, and, keepine ur> the pressure, the pack drove down on to

Above: J. Hore, the Southern forward, opening up a passing rush. Below: E. Bolton, the Southern five-eighths, waiting to take a long pass from a loose scramble

the Blue line. Here Byrnes picked up and sent to Ryder, who broke through to well past halfway before he was brought down. The whistle sounded at this stage with the half time scores: Pirates 8, University B 5. On the commencement of the second spell, Pirates went to the attack, and pressed the Blues back on to their own line, but, although attack after attack vftm launched, these failed in the face of the determined defence of the students, and finally M'Farland cleared with a line-finder to halfway. Again the Blacks attacked, and the forwards, with a solid rush, took the ball well inside the Blue quarter-line. The backs got possession, but the movement was marred by faulty handling, and -again the Blues were on the attack. Emanuel sent his backs away from a scrum,- and fast following up by the pack carried the movement on to the Pirates twenty-five, where first Maslin and then Symcs had unsuccessful shots at goal from penalties. The Black pack swept up the field, and overwhelming the defence took play to within a yard or so of the University line, Statham nearly getting over. A good run by Maskell brought relief for the students, and again the Blacks were on the defensive on their own side of halfway. The Pirates backs were getting plenty of the ball, but their combination was anything but good, and the Blues were not slow to make the most of their opponents' mistakes. A sally by the Black forwards gave the rearguard an opportunity, and the ball went to Kelly, who just failed to get over after a spirited dash up the tonchline. At this stage Henry retired hurt. Another solid rush by the Blue pack saw play again centred in Pirates' end of the field, but a bade rush, started by Saxton ; regained a good deal of the lost territory. The Black forwards came into the picture, and set up such a determined assault that the Blues were compelled to force. From a serum near the Blue twenty-five, Saxton sent on to Martin, who transferred to Davidson. The last-named passed to Thompson, who got to the corner before he was thrown out; but hardly had the ball come into play again than Davidson got possession and scored wide out. Taylor missed with the kick. Pirates 11, University 85. Pirates kept up the pressure, and M'Farland had his work cut out to clear in the face of repeated attacks. Following a long kick downfield the Blues made a final desperate rally, but failed to complete the movement, and the aame ended with the scores: — Pirates .. .. .. IT points. University B .. .. 5 points. Mr G. B. Burton was the referee.

SECOND GRADE. Dunedin 3, University nil. Pirates 38, Alhambra nil. Southern 21, Port Chalmers nil. Kaikorai 20, University C nil. THIRD GRADE. Pirates 35, Port Chalmers G. Alhambra 20, Tairei nil. >' FOURTH GRADE. Zingari 11, Kaikorai nil. Alhambra 14, Port Chalmers nil. IN OTHER CENTRES GAMES IN AUCKLAND (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND. May 11). Rugby football matches wore played today on very soft grounds. The results were: Technical 32, Grammar nil. Manukau 0, College Rifles S. Ponsonby 6, Mariets 13. WELLINGTON MATCHES { Peb United Press Association.) WELLINGTON. May 20. The results of senior Rugby football games yesterday were as follows; FIRST DIVISION. Hutt 23. Athletic 11. Petone 14, Poneke 9, Marist 17, Wellington 11. Wellington College Old Roys 24, Eastbourne 9. SECOND DIVISION. University 24, Oriental 3. Johnsonville 3, Onslow nil. Mclrose-Selwyn G. Miramar 3. St. Patrick’s Old Roys 21, Berlin rape re nil. CHRISTCHURCH GAMES (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, May 19. Football matches were played to-day in springlike weather. Results: Old Boys 5. Christchurch nil. Morivale 37. AI bon G ■ University 20, Athletic 33. Sydenham 17, Linwood 3. SOUTH CANTERBURY (Per TJnited Press Association.) TIMARU, May 20. ,Saturday’s matches resulted as follows: Old Boys 18. Star 32. Zingari 14. Jemuka 11. Pleasant Point 3. Geraldine nil. Waihi 11, Celtic 6. SOUTHLAND fPEB United Press association.) INVERCARGILL. May 19. To-day’s senior Rugby football games resulted as follows: — Star 9. Pirates 3. Old Boys IT. Invercargill nil.

Points. Flag P. W. L.D.F. A. Pts. Alhambra 4 2 — 2 37 30 6 Southern i 3 1—51 12 .6 Pirate* .. 4 3 1 — 28 25 6 University A 4 2 1 1 36 27 5 Zingari .. Kaikorai 4 2 2 — 48 53 4 4 2 2 — 63 39 4 Taieri 4 1 2 1 25 27 3 University B 4 1 2 1 44 51 - 3 Dunedin .. , ( 4 1 27 65 2 Union •• 4 — 3 1 27 57 1