SENIOR COMPETITION
SOUTHERN’S CLOSE CALL DECISIVE WIN FOR UNIVERSITY A The second round of the Otago Rugby Football Union’s senior competition was commenced on Saturday. The grounds were in good order, but a boisterous wind and driving rain affected the play in most of the , matches. As a result of the day’s games, the issue in the championship has practically been narrowed down to a duel between Southern and University A, with Pirates perhaps holding an outside chance. .
Southern was hard pressed to hold its position at the head of the table, a try on time enabling it to snatch victory from Dunedin by 10 points to 9 in the early match at Carisbrook. In the second match at Carisbrook. which attracted a crowd of about 4000, University A avenged its first round defeat with a decisive win against Kaikorai by 24 points to 6, the winning team showing all-round superiority. Playing at the Caledonian Ground, Pirates A beat Zingari-Richmond by 11 points to 7, and at Bathgate Park the improving Taieri side had a comfortable win over University B by 23 points to 8. Training College won a closely contested game against Union, and Alhambra scored its second win of the season by defeating Port Chalmers on the latter’s ground. Competition Results
The following were the results: —
Southern .. 10 Dunedin .. 9 University A 24 Kaikorai .. 6 Pirates . .11 ZlngariTraining Col. 9 Richmond 7 Taieri .. ..23 Union .. .. 4 Alhambra 12 University B 8 Pt. Chalmers 3 Pirates B had a bye.
Competition Points The following table shows the positions of the teams:— «
Southern P. W, , L. D. Pts. P. A. FI. Pts 13 12 1 134 92 24 University A 13 11 1 1 225 69 23 Pirates A .. 13 9 2 2 142 68 20 Kaikorai 13 8 4 1 170 100 17 Zingari 13 7 4 2 154 105 16 Training Col. 13 7 6 157 121 14 Dunedin 13 6 i 6 7 133 99 13 University B 13 5 / 8 134 204 10 Taieri .. .. 13 5 i & 140 154 10 Union .. .. 13 4 ! 8 1 90 151 9 Pirates B .. 12 2 10 75 161 4 Pt. Chalmers 13 2 11 48 147 4 Alhambra .. 13 2 11 — 70 201 4
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 26228, 12 August 1946, Page 6
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