LEAGUE RUGBY

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16811, 14 August 1922, Page 3

LEAGUE RUGBY

Notes on the Game.

LOCAL NOTES. 1 ' KAIAPOI win third grade GOSVIPETmON. ! The concluding day of the racing ■ carnival and the fact that there were | only two fixtures set down for decision j took interest from football on Saturj day, though in the Third Grade comj petition considerable interest was cenj trod in the-final game between Kaiapoi and Hornby, which was played at Hornby, and, considering the counterattraction. there was a goodly assent- ’ blage of the local supporters at the country club’s ground. In the senior knock-out competition for the President’s Challenge Shield, Sydenham were drawn to meet Kaiapoi, and Addington had the bye in the winning teams’ series, with Avon to j play Woolston at St Albans Park. | Neither game took place, and this was unfortunate, as there was a fair number present at Sydenham Park. Just before three o’clock the referee received a telegram from Kaiapoi that their team was unable to play owing to five members being down with influenza. Avon forfeited their game to Woolston . The interest is now centred on the game between Sydenhajn and Addington; at Sydenham Park, on Saturday next, and the successful team should win this competition, though the Match Committee had drawn the winners of the A series to play the winners of the B series. Given favourable conditions, the match between the south suburbs and the Addingtonites should produce as goo* a display as that witnessed when they played off for the M’Keon Cup. The senior game will be; preceded by the fixture between the Sydenham fourth grade team, who won that grade premiership, and the Linwoof fifth grade team, who were successful in their competition. Woolston a?e visiting Wellington this week, and will play a fixture there against the Petone team. The Wellington provincial premiers have a fine team, and they should have little difficulty in beating the royal blues.

Congratulations were freely extended to the Kaiapoi third grade team on Saturday on their success in the third grade competition. They deserved their win as they were runners up to Sydenham last season after rising from last place in the 1920 season, when they won only one game out of the eleven played. The blue and whites possess i a good side, and should be heard of ! itt a higher grade next year, j Addington will probably send a team ; Loathe West Coast at the end of this ; month. The Magpies arc very popular across the ranges, and their attractive football is appreciated by supporters of the code in Croymouth. { The* South Auckland representative team will visit Hawke’s Bay and Wel- ! lington this season, and applied for a 1 match against a local lepresentative team, but the dat-e suggested was not suitable. The northern representatives defeated the Sydney University team that visited Auckland recently, and last season beat Wellington and Auckland. The three-quarter line in the city team consists of G. Davidson, the New Zealand amateur champion sprinter, and his brother, B. Dffvidson, on th» wings, with W. Davidson in the centre —a rapid trio. The mishap to Laurie Cadman last week was most* unfortunate. Local followers were supporting the Auckland forward for his boxing contest against M’Oleary. Both L. and W. Cadman were members of the Ponsonby team that played herqrin 1916 and defeated Sydenham for I>r Thacker’s Challenge Shield. The Auckland centre has engaged the ex-Xew Zealand representative forward of both codes, “Boiler” Francis, as coach for the Northern League. Ho should he a suitable coach, as with his experience in Auckland, Australia and England, he knows the game from A to Z. Francis was one of the best Rugby forwards that ever donned the black jersey, and was a team-mate of that great forward, C. Seeling. A suggestion was made last week that a game between the Marists Old Boys team, -winners of the Rugby Union competition, and the winners of the knock-out fixture next Saturday for the fund for the blind and local charities would be a great attraction, I and draw a bumper gate. The suggesJ tion was made by a well-known and I popular Rugby supporter.