RUGBY FOOTBALL

Southland Times, Issue 24523, 26 August 1941, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL

OTAGO MATCH AT DUNEDIN

OFFICIALS PLEASED WITH SOUTHLAND TEAM

Satisfaction with the play of the Southland Rugby team in the return match against Otago at Dunedin on Saturday was expressed by Mr H. S. Strang, manager of the team, at the meeting of the Southland Rugby .Union last night. “I was very pleased with the showing of the team,” he said. “It was a bit unlucky on the day.” Mr Strang praised the play of the forwards. They got plenty of ball for their backs, he said, and had the backs been a first-class set Southland would probably have won the game comfortably. He said he thought the backs played fairly well for young players, and he was surprised to read comment that the backs had played poorly.. It was a fairly general consensus of opinion that had Southland won by three or six points that result would have just about summed up the trend of the play. Otago also played well and took advantage of its opportunities. Mr Strang added that the hospitality extended to the team and the Southland officials was as good as ever. The game was a good one and the social side of the visit highly enjoyable. It was decided to send a letter of thanks to the Otago Rugby Union. Several games were arranged for Saturday. It was decided to play a return match between junior representative teams from Eastern and Town, the game to be played at Rugby Park at 2.30. The usual club admission prices will be charged. Permission was granted to Tire Southland Daily News and The Southland Times teams to play their annual match at Rugby Park. Other games were arranged as follows:—Third grade, Invercargill v. High School, Rugby Park No. 1 at 1.45 p.m.; Kennington v. Waikiwi at Biggar street No. 4 at 3 p.m.; Pirates v. Marist, at Biggar street No. 5, at 3 p.m. The Bluff Club was granted permission to travel to Mataura on Saturday to play the Mataura team.

MUDGE SHIELD WON BY CENTRAL In the Mudge Shield match played at Winton on Saturday the Central junior representative Rugby team defeated Western juniors by 12 points to 6 after a game which was fairly even throughout. Central scored two tries and two penalty goals, and Western two penalty goals. Mr A. F. Murphy was the referee. CHRIST’S COLLEGE WINS TOURNAMENT (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Aug. 25. The inter-college Rugby tournament concluded today and was won by Christ’s College, which beat Wanganui Collegiate School by 9 points to 3. in the final, which provided a good exhibition of orthodox football. The match between the teams which lost on Saturday resulted: Wellington College 15, Nelson College nil. In a quadrangual tournament played at Lower Hutt, Dannevirke High School beat Hutt Valley High by 5 to 3 in the final. In the losing teams’ match Wairarapa High School beat Scot’s College by 18 to 3. CROSSCOUNTRY TITLES N.Z. UNIVERSITY The New Zealand University crosscountry championships were run at Wellington on Saturday on a wet and sticky course. Results: J. A. O’Flynn (Victoria) 1, Coombs (Otago) 2, Thompson (Auckland) 3. Teams results: Otago 24, 1; Victoria 25, 2; Auckland 43, 3; Canterbury 51, 4. Otago retained the Carmalt Jones trophy from Canterbury by 46 points to 69. The South Island junior cross-country championship at Timaru resulted: H. Nelson (Civil Service, Dunedin) 1, G. Nelson (Civil Service) 2, C. Greaney (Civil Service) 3, A. C. Wilson (Dunedin Anglican) 4, Rankin 5, M. Bradshaw (Civil Service) 6. The teams race was won by Civil Service (Dunedin), with Temuka second and Timaru third. The Temuka-Timaru road race (a senior event), resulted: A. Caddie (Civil Service) 1. G. L. Austin (Caversham) 2, A. R. Geddes (Civil Service) 3.

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING SOUTHLAND-OTAGO CONTESTS The finals of the annual inter-associ-ation competition between the Southland and Otago Miniature Rifle Associations was fired at Dunedin at the weekend. The standard of shooting was not up to that of previous years. The Al grade match for the William Graham Challenge Cup was won by the Southland team by two points over two shoots for the trophy. The A2 match for the Otago Associations Challenge Cup was won by the Otago team by nine points and the womens match for the combined associations Challenge Cup was won by Otago by 19 points. Results: A 1 TEAMS Otago—C. Gamble 79, K. Miller 79, G. Smith 79, W. Burt, 78, A. Gillespie 78, W. Graham 78, R. Graham 77, G. Adams 76, J. Benfell 76, J. Greenway 76. Total 776; First shoot 781; grand total 1557. I Southland—P. W. Mcßride 80, H. B. Broomfield 79, L. Wilson 79, A. Pomeroy 77, J. B. Doake 77, H. Wilson 77, J. E. Healy 77, A. Jackman 77, W. J. Murray 76, T. R. Healy 76. Total 775; first shoot 784; grand total 1559. A 2 TEAMS Otago—R. Bowie 80, A. Begg 79, L. Beck 79, E. Adams 77, A. Johnstone 77, R. Mullinger 76, J. Bradley 75, R. Bruce 74, E. Wills 74, S. Smith 74. Total 765; first shoot 770; grand total 1535. Southland —H. Redman 79, R. Falconer 79, J. Buttolph 78, A. Blee 78, R. Ferris 78, G. Ogilvie 77, R. T. Barnett 76, R. D. Barnes 74, W. Veint 68, P. Hay 66. Total 753; first shoot 773; grand total 1526. WOMEN’S TEAMS Otago—Miss Robinson 80, Mrs Bradley 77, Miss Corke 77, Mrs Gurr 77, Miss Knowles 76, Miss O’Neill 76, Miss Pullar 76, Miss R. Parker 75, Miss Singleton 75, Miss Chalmers 74. Total 763; first shoot 764; grand total 1527. Southland—Mrs J. Robertson 79, Miss T. James 78, Miss G. Robertson 77, Mrs R. Buddle 76, Mrs P. W. McBride 76, Miss M. McDonald 76, Mrs Doake 75, Mrs J. Archer 75, Mrs W. J. Blatch 73, Miss H. Robertson 73. Total 758. First shoot 750; grand total 1508.