Triangular Rugby Tournament

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27345, 22 March 1950, Page 8

Triangular Rugby Tournament

One of the most enjoyable of the Easter Rugby fixtures is the triangular tournament in which the old-estab-lished Wellington, Christchurch, and Pirates (Dunedinj Football Clubs take part. These teams have a reputation for bright football, and the Easter tournament invariably provides promising youngsters in each of the clubs with the opportunity of showing their mettle before the club matches begin. This year Christchurch is the venue, and games will be played on Easter Saturday and Monday. ' Although the Pirates team will be below its usual strength owing to several defections, the presence of seasoned footballers of the calibre of S. A. Sutherland, R. H. Bell and H. King should help the younger players to give a good account of themselves. Unexpected Catch An unexpected catch made on the Clutha River at Clydevaie by L. D. West, of Balclutha, during the weekend was a large quinnut salmon, whicn turned the scales at 161 b. At this time of the year the salmon are “ running” from the sea to the headwaters to spawn, and experienced anglers state that it is most unusual for them to take any bait—particularly a minnow, which was the bait used by West —in the course of their long journey. The salmon put up a strong fight for about an hour, and when killed its stomach was found to be almost empty. On the same day, another Balclutha angler, N. Carter, also caught a quinnat salmon, but it was comparatively small . weighing only 6ilb. All Black Denies Rumour The All Black wing three-quar-ter J, K. McLean, ‘of Thames, denies that he has signed on to play Rugby League in Auckland. McLean said he had not been approached by the League authorities, and would be playing Rugby again this year. He has hopes of being selected for the Auckland and New Zealand sides against the British team. According to a northern report, A. M. Hughes, who hooked for the All Blacks against Australia last year, recently refused a tempting offer to play League in Christchurch. It was made clear to him that he would be included in the New Zealand League side to tour Britain and the Continent next year if he agreed to change codes. L. A. Grant, the South Canterbury All Black, is another who, it is understood, has rejected a cash offer. Boyd’s .Consistency A. H. Boyd added to. an already outstanding list of successes when he won the Dunedin Senior Amateur Golf Championship at St. Clair on Monday. It was his first success in the championship. although he had been a prominent competitor in the event in other years He played consistently good golf throughout his match with H Rackley in the final, but his opponent’s game was inconsistent over The last five or six holes. Boyd outdrove Rackley consistently, but the St. Clair player' was finding the greens well with his iron shots. Rackley's eleventh hole was his best. He drove on to the green in one and sank a good putt to hole out with a perfect 2.