SCHOOLS’ RUGBY TOURNEY

Taranaki Daily News, 26 August 1930, Page 9

SCHOOLS’ RUGBY TOURNEY

NELSON COLLEGE SUCCESSES L. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Last Night. By beating Wellington College by 11 points to 5 to-day in the annual intercollegiate tournament, Nelson College won the contest. Playing for the wooden spoon Christ’s College and Wanganui Collegiate School drew with 14 points each. Next year the tournament will be played at Wanganui. In the Wellington-Nelson game Wellington drew first blood, Sadder going over and Carlson converting. Hooper then scored for Nelson, and half-time saw the position unchanged. Nelson drew to the front with a penalty goal by Newman, and just on time Buttress scored for Nelson and Newman converted. During the progress of the game Nelson lost two men through injuries. Louisson was replaced by Burge and Richards by Powrie. In the second game Christ’s College scored first, Rolleston getting over, Jmt within a few minutes Innes equalised for Wanganui. .With another try by Innes, converted by Glendining, Wanganui took the lead, which was reduced wjien McCracken landed .a penalty goal for Christ’s College. Kemp then scored for the visitors, and McCracken put over another penalty for the local side, making the scores 11—9 in Wanganui’s favour at the interval. Shortly after resuming Coteman scored for the visitors, and a few minutes later Kerr scored a try for the some side, which McCracken converted, thus equalising the tallies. The standard of play in both games was excellent, and the pace was a eracker throughout.