SIX TEAMS TO PLAY IN SENIOR RUGBY CONTESTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17818, 12 April 1926, Page 4

SIX TEAMS TO PLAY IN SENIOR RUGBY CONTESTS.

SATURDAY’S “ PIPE-OPENERS ” WERE KEEN, FAST AND FULL OF INTEREST.

This year, six teams have entered for the senior competition of the Canterbury Rugby Football Union, Linwood. Merivalc, Old Boys. Varsity. Albion and Christchurch. Fast season there ■were seven teams in the competition, but North Canterbury have now dropped out. North Canterbury came at the bottom of the competition last season, although they showed better form than they' did in the previous season. North Canterbury have, however, lost four or five of their best players and so they have decided fwisely, no doubt) to enter their first team in the Senior B competition.

(AH scored points on Saturday.

The' senior competition promises t be more interesting and keenly cor

tested than it was last season, and it is fully expected that there will be some 'hard struggles on the Oval at Lancaster Park. Each of the six

senior clubs will put strong teams into the field. Old Boys, who won the competition, last season, have practically the same team available this year, and the same remarks apply to Christchurch and Merivale. who came second equal last year. In addition to this, the weaker teams. Linwood. Albion and Varsity, give every promise of showing improved form this season, that is if the friendly matches that have been played so far can be taken as a guide to the capabilities of the teams. Playing against Zingari, c.f Timaru. on Easter Saturday. Linwood gave an impressive display though the opposition was not very strong. They, however. impressed one as being a better team than last season's. Albi6n had a try-out against Christchurch on Saturday and the game resulted in a draw. 20 points all. Christchurch put quite a strong team into the field, but Albion displayed surprisingly good form, and with a bit more luck they might have left the field the winners. It seems as if the improved form shown by Albion .last year will be easily maintained, and very likely improved upon a good deal Varsity have also a better team this year, and on Saturday the Old Boys beat them by only six points to five. It was. of course, a Yfriendlv game and Old Boys did not extend themselves fully, but still, from the way Varsity played, it seems that thev will prove to be a team that will have to be reckoned with this year. The competitions start next Saturday, and the draw for the senior competition is as follows’:— L’nwood v. Merivale. Old Boys v. Varsity. Albicn v. Christchurch. It has not yet been decided which of these matches is to be played on the Oval. Any one of the three would prove a good draw. Ip view of the fact that Old Boys won the competition last year, the Old Bovs-Yarsitv game may be given pride cf place. ALBION v. CHRISTCHURCH. The game between Christchurch and Albion on Saturday did not draw a very large crowd to Lancaster Park, the general opinion, no doubt, being that, as it was a friendly game, the players would not tak? it very seriously. and that therefore there would not l;.e much interest in it. The reverse. however, proved to be the case. For a first of the season game it was remarkably keenly contested. Further. it was full of interest from the start until the final whistle. Albion showed splendid form, which no doubt came as a surprise to the majority of the spectators, most of whom “ barracked ' vigorously for the black?. Christchurch were the first to draw blood. RobiH ard scoring for them after a fijic run from twenty-five. In the eaTly .stages of the game Albion tried' sex-era! passing rushes, but thev did not get far. o-wirg to faulty handling and passing. Then came one passing bout, in which the ball travelled right along the line to T. Lilburne xm the wing. He just failed to get-across, but his brother. 11. Lilburne. wa- ha-ndv and. p'cking up. dashed over - Before half-time eleven more points'were scored for Albion, the Lilburne brothers I>einj* responsible for the lot H. Lilburne kicked a couple of penalty goals and converted a Irv. whilst T. Lilburne scored a trv. At half-time Albion were leading bv fourteen' points to 5. The second spell was very evenly contested, and there was much excitement in the final stages, when the score was 20 all. Albion were attacking at the end. but they could not nerce ihe Christchurch defence, and the game ended in a draw. The Albion back team -this vear appears to be a good deal better than their rearguard cf last season. Their outstanding beck on Saturday was 11. Lilbimnc. who was one of the most

premising young players in the senior competition laet season. All through the game on Saturday he was prominent.for good work both on attack and defence. Me is a strong runner and a difficult man to collar. Resides, he is a place kick of more than average ability. The Albion three-quarter line consisted of Beaumont. Mortlock and T. Lilburne and judging by the form thev showed on Saturday they should develop into quite a good combination as the season progresses. Beaumont and Lilburne both displayed plenty of dash on the wings. Smith, a' new player for Albion, who filled the five-eighths position. promises to be quite a useful man. Brisn M’Cleary has joined up with Albion and he was placing for them on Saturday. He Jocks fit and well and he should help *■•_> strengthen up their pack a lot _ Jn fact, with,such stalwarts as J Kennedy, Wylie, one of the most honest T«-c r king forwards in r hrist«-'hur<-b, and M'Cleary, the Albion pack is likely to- be a solid one this year.

Robilliard appears to be in good form this vear, and, if he gets the opportunities, he should be a useful scoring man for Christchurch. On Saturday he scored three tries, the first after a fine run in which he beat several opponents. M'Gregor did not appear much in the picture on Saturday but he lpoks to be in good form and he is sure to prove

[ very handy as five-eighths. C. A. Cocks played next to M’Gregor on Saturdav but he impressed one as being too lightly bu‘lt for senior football. lie does not look as if he could stand a great deal cf knocking about. Cowlishsw. Robilliard and Brown played in the thrcc-qurrter line for Christchurch on Saturday. They arc three powerfully built men and each of them has a good turn of speed. Robilliard played centre on Saturday though he would probably be better on the wing as he is a better scoring man than Brown. Cowlishaw should also be a good scoring wing. If he went for the line determinedly he would, with his weight : nd speed, be a hard man to stop. MrJlan at half back went quite well on Saturday. The Christchurch forwards appear to be a bit on the light side. They could do with one or two more forwards of the size of Leahy, who has apparently decided not to give the game up this season. At least he was playing on Saturday. Scrimshaw at win" forward was prominent for good work on Saturday but he is rather inclined to get off side. OLD BOYS V. VARSITY. As was to be expected at the beginning. of the season, good combination was lacking in the Old Boys-Varsitv match. The most promising concerted work was put in among the Varsity backs, but a hitch generally occurred before the rush had reached the line. The Old Boys’ forwards worked fairly well together, and their rushes took a deal of stopping, for the pack is still firm in its belief that the ball was not meant for one man only. They threw it about readily, and. like the schoolboy among the glasshouses, looked before they threw. Brodie, the Varsity half, was outstanding c'mong the back divisions. He fed his three-quarter line well before the opposing forwards were on him. j Ilis vis-a-vis Dailey had little chance to show out. as almost invariably the bell went from the scrum to Brodie. Wilkes. Shaw, Mahan, and Alexander improved upon Brodie’s liberality and provided the sparkle of the game. Among the Varsity peek was E. D. R. Smith, cf Raneiora, who will play for the city team this season. He showed on Saturday that he was capable of hard and determined work. He and the ball were seldom far apart. G. Thompson and J. B. Jackson were great battlers along with Snv’t.h. Though the Old Boys' backs seldom got under way with a concerted movement. Dailey and G. Mortlock gave them opportunities to do s.o. The solo efforts of these two men opened up the game among the backs, and adder] a little brilliance to an otherwise uninspiring rearguard. Harris, too, was on his game at full b. ck, and cleared time and again. DRAWS MADE FOR FIRST ROUND. Saturdav will see the inauguration of Rugby football competitions in Christchurch, and the draws for the first round in the several grades are:— SENIOR A. • Linwood v. Merivale; Old Boys v. Varsity; Albion v. Christchurch. Linwood v. Old Roys; Albion, v. Merivale; Christchurch v. Varsity. Linwood v. Albion; Christchurch v. Old Boys: Varsity v. Merivale. Linwood v. Christchurch: Varsity v. Albion: Merivale v. Old Boys. Linwood v. Varsity; Merivale v. Christchurch; Old Boys v. Albion. SENIOR B. Technical Old Boys v. Linwood; North Canterbury v. High School " Old Boys; Christchurch v. Rapaki; Varsity v. Merivale; st Andrew's Old Boys a bye. Technical old Boys v. Varsity; Christchurch v. Merivale; St Andrew's Old Boys v. High School old Boys; North Canterbury v. Linwood; Rapaki a bye. Technical Old Boys v. North Canterbury; St Andrew's Old Boys v. Linwood: Rapaki v. High School Old Boys; Christchurch v. 'Varsity; Merivale a bye. Technical Old Boys v. Christchurch; Rapaki v. Linwood; High School Old Boys v. Merivale; st Andrew's old Boys v. North Canterbury.; 'Varsity a bye. | Technical Old Boys v. St Andrew’s ! Old Boys; High School Old Boys v. 'Varj sity; Merivale v. Linwood; Rapaki v. ' North Canterbury; Christchurch a bye. | Linwood v. 'Varsity; High School Old i Boys v. Christchurch; Merivale v. North Canterbury; Rapaki .v. St Andrew’s Old : Boys; Technical Old Boys a bye. Technical Old Boys v. Rapaki; Linl wood v. Christchurch; ’Varsity v. North Canterbury; Merivale v. St Andrew’s ' old Boys; High School Old Boys a bye. I Technical Old Boys v. Hign School I Old Boys; ’Varsity v. St Andrew’s Old I Boys; North Canterbury v. Chrisi- ! church; Merivale v. Rapaki; Linwood a bye. ! Technical Old Boys v. Merivale; 'Var- ; sity v. Rapaki: Christchurch v. St Ani drew’s Old Boys; Linwood v. High School Old Boys; North Canterbury a SECOND GRADE. Kaiapoi v. I-ligb School Old Boys, Linwood y. Sydenham: Ricearton v. Albion; Sumner v. 'West Old Boys: 1 Christchurch v. Merivale: Technical , Old Boys v. Old Collegians. 'Varsity v. • Hal swell. Kaiapoi v Sumner. Christchurch v. Old Collegians; Technical Old Boys v. Halswell; ’Varsity v. High School Old Boys: Merivale v. Sydenham; Linwood v. Albion; Ricearton. v. West Old Boys. Kaiapoi v. ’Varsity; Merivale v. Albion; Linwood v. West Old Boys; Riccarton v. Sumner; Sydenham v. Old Collegians; Christchurch v. Halswell; Technical Old Boys v. High School Old Boys. Kaiapoi v. Ricearton; Sydenham v. Halswell; Christchurch v. High School Old Boys; Technical Old Boys v. ’Var-

sity; Old Collegians v. Albion; Merivale v. West Old Boys; Linwood v. Sumner. Kaiapoi v. Technical Old Boys; Old Collegians v. West Old ->oys; Merivale v. Sumner; Linwood v. Albion v. Halswell; Sydenham v. High School Old Boys; Christchurch v. ’VurKaiapoi v. Linwood; Albion v. High < School Old Boys; Sydenham v. 'Varsity; 'Christchurch v. Technical Old Boys; Halswell v. West Old Boys; Old Collegians v. Suinner; Merivale v. KicearKaiapoi v. Christchurch; Halswell v. Sumner: Old Collegians v. Ricearton; Merivale v. Linwood; High School Okl Boys v. West Old Boys: Albion v. 'Varsity; Sydenham v. Technical Old Boys. Kaiapoi v. Merivale; West Old Boys v. 'Varsity; Albion v. Technical Old Boys; Sydenham v. Christchurch; High School Old Boys v. Sumner: Halswell v. Ricearton; Old Collegians v. Linwood. Kaiapoi v. Sydenham; High School Old Boys v. Ricearton; Halswell v. Linwood; Old Collegians v. Merivale; Sumner v. 'Varsity: West Old Boys v. Technical Old Boys: Albion v. Christchurch. Kaiapoi v. Old Collegians; Sumner v. Technical Old Boys; West Old Boys v. Christchurch; Albion v. Sydenham; 'Varsity v. Ricearton; High School Old Boys v. Linwood; Halswell v. RicearKaiapoi v. Albion; 'Varsity v. Linwood; High School Old Boys v. Merivale; Halswell v. Old Collegians; Riccarton v. Technical Old Boys; Sumner v. Christchurch; West Old Boys v. Sydenham. j Kaiapoi v. Halswell; Ricearton v. i Christchurch; Sumner - v. Sydenham; ! West Old Boys v. Albion; Technical Old j Boys v. Linwood; ’Varsity v. Merivale; 1 High School Old Boys v. Old Collegians. Kaiapoi v. West Old Roys; Technical Old Boys v. Merivale: ’Varsity v. Old Collegians: High School Old Boys v. Halswell: Lin woo'd v. Christchurch; Riccarton v. Sydenham; Sumner v. Albion. THIRD GRADE (A SECTION). Halswell v. Linwood: Ricearton v. Old Collegians A: West. Old Boys v. Rapaki: Christchurch A v. ’Varsity A; North Canterbury v, Albion A; High School Old Boys A v. Merivalc. Halswell v. ’Varsity A; Merivale v. West Old Boys; Albion A v. Ricearton; Linwood v. High School Old Boys A; Rapaki v. North, Canterbury; Old Collegians A v. Christchurch A. Halswell v. Old Collegians A: Linwood v. North Canterbury: Rapaki v. Christchurch A: High School Old Boys A v. West Old Boys: Merivale v. Ricearton; Albion A v. ’Varsity A. Halswell v. Albion A: High School Old Boys A v. Ricearton: Merivale v. ’Varsity A; West Old Boys v. North Canterbury; Linwood v. Christchurch A ; Rapaki v. Old Collegians A. Halswell v. High School Old Boys A; Christchurch A v. Albion A: North Canterbury v. Merivale: ’Varsity A v. Old Collegians A; Ricearton v. Rapaki; West Old Boys v. .Linwood. Halswell v. West Old Boys; ’Varsity A v. Rapaki: Ricearton v. Linwood; Old Collegians A v. Albion A; Christchurch A v. Merivale; North Canterbury v. High School Old Boys A. Halswell v. North Canterbury: Old Collegians A v. Merivale; Christchurch ] A v. High School Old Boys A; Albion \ A v. Rapaki; ’Varsity' A v. Linwood: S Ricearton v. West Old Boys. Halswell v. Ricearton; Albion A v. i Linwood; Varsity A v. West Old Boys; Rapaki v. Merivale: Old Collegians A v. High School Old Boys A; Christchurch A v. North Canterbury. Halswell v. Rapaki: West Old Boys v. Christchurch A: Linwood v. Old Collegians A; North Canterbury v. Ricearton; High School Old Boys A v. ’Varsity A; Merivale v. Albion A. Halswell v. Merivale; North Canterbury v. ’Varsity A: High School Old Boys v. Albion A: Ricearton v. Christchurch A: West Old Boys v. Old Collegians A; Linwood v. Rapaki. Halswell v. Christchurch A: Rapaki v. High School Old Boys A; Old Collegians A v. North Canterbury; Merivale v. Linwood; Albion. A v. West Old Boys; 'Varsity A v. Ricearton. , THIRD GRADE (B SECTION). Kaiapoi v. Aranui; Albion B v. ’Varsity R; High School Old Boys B v. Sydenham; St Andrew’s Old Boys v. <'-hrlstchurch C: (Christchurch B v. New Brighton: old Collegians a bye. Kaiapoi v. High School Old Boys B; St Andrew’s Old Boys v. New Brighton; Christchurch R v. Aranui; Old Collegians v. ‘Varsity B: Albion B v. Sydenham; Christchurch C a live. Kaiapoi v. Christchurch B; Old Collegians v. Sydenham; Albion B v. J-ligh School Old Boys B: Christchurch C v. ’Varsity B; St Andrew’s Old Boys v. Aranui: New Brighton a bye. Kaiapoi v. Albion B; Christchurch C v. Sydenham; St Andrew's Old Boys v. Christchurch R; Varsity B v. New Brighton: Old Collegians v. High School Old Boys R: Aranui a. bye. Kaiapoi v. St Andrew’s Old Boys; ’Varsity B v. Aranui: Old Collegians v. Albion B: New Brighton v. Sydenham: Christchurch C v. High School Old Boys B; Christchurch B a bye. Kaiapoi v. Old Collegians; New Brighton v. High School Old Boys B; Christchurch C v. Albion B; Sydenham v. Aranui; ’Varsity B v. Christchurch B; St Andrew’s Old Boys a bye. Aranui v. High School Old Boys B; New Brighton v. Albion B; Christchurch C v. Old Collegians; Sydenham v. Christchurch B; 'Varsity B v. St Andrew's Old Boys; Kaiapoi a bye. Kaiapoi v. Christchurch C; Aranui v. Albion B: New Brighton v. Old Collegians: High School Old Bovs B v. Christchurch B: Sydenham v. St Andrew's Old Boys: ’Varsity B a bye. Kaiapoi v. ’Varsity B; High School Old Boys B v. St Andrew's old Boys; New Brighton v. Christchurch Christchurch B v. Albion B; Aranui v. Old Collegians; Sydenham a bye. Kaiapoi v. New Brighton: Christchurch B v. Old Collegians; Sydenham '• Varsity B: Albion B v. St Andrew’s Old Boys: Aranui v. Christchurch C; High School <’ld Boys B a bye. Kaiapoi v. Sydenham: Christchurch B v. Christchurch C: Aranui v. New Brighton; St Andrew’s Old Bovs v. Old Collegians; High School Old Boys B v. 'Varsity B; Albion B a bye. AGE LTMIT COMPETITION. (Under Twenty Tears.) High School Old Boys A v. St Bede's College: Boys’ High School v. St Andrew's College; 'Varsity v. Techni«al Old Boys; High School Old Bovs B v. Merivale. High School Old Boys A -v. High School Old Roys B: 'Varsity v. Merivale; Technical Old Boys v. St Andrew's College; Boys’ High School v. St Bedes College. High School Old Boys A v. Bovs’ Tligh School: Technical Old Boys v. St Bede's College; St Andrew's College v. Merivale; 'Varsity, v. High School Old Boys R. High School Old Boys A v. ’VarsitySt Andrew's College v . High School Old Boys R; Merivale v. St Bede’s College; Technical Old Boys v. Boys’ High School. High School Old Roys A v. Technical Old Roys: Merivale v. Boys' High School: St Bede's College v. High School old Boys B; St Andrew's College v. 'Varsity. High School Old Boys A v. St. Andrew's College: St Rede's College v. 'varsity: High School old Bovs B v. Boys' High School; Merivale v. Technical Old Boys. High School Old Roys A v. Merivale; High School Old Boys R v. Technical Old Boys: Boys' High School v. Varsity; St Bede's College v. st Andrew's (Under Nineteen Tears.) Merivale v. Sydenham: West Old Boys v. Varsity: Boys' High School v. Belfast: Technical Old Boys v. Christchurch: Albion v. High School Old Bovs. Merivale v. Boys' High School: Technical Old Boys v. High School Old Boys; Albion v. Sydenham: Christchurch v! 'Varsity: West Old Boys v. Belfast. Merivale v. Albion: (Christchurch v. Belfast: West Old Boys v. Boys' High School: 'Varsity v. High School Old Boys: Technical Old Boys v. Sydenham. Merivale v . West Old Boys:' Varsity v. Sydenham; Technical Old Boys v. Albion: High School Old Boys v. Belfast: Christchurch v. Roys' High School. Merivale v. Technical Old Boys: High School Old Boys v. Boys’ High School; Christchurch v. West Old Boys; Belfast v. Sydenham: ’Varsity v. Albion. Merivale v. Christchurch: Belfast ax Albion: 'Varsity v. Technical Old Boys: Sydenham v. Boys’ High School: High School Old Boys v. West Old Boys. Merivale v. 'Varsity: Sydenham v. West .Old Boys; High School Old Boys v. (Christchurch; Boys’ High School v. Albion; Belfast v. Technical Old Boys. Merivale v. High School Old Roys: Boys’ High School v. Technical Old Boys; Belfast ax 'Varsity; Albion v. West Old .Boys; Sydenham v. Christchurch. Merivale ax Belfast: Albion ax Christchurch: Sydenham ax High School Old Beys; West Old Roys ax Technical Old BoyS; Bo? s' High School ax 'Varsity. (Under Eighteen Tears.) Christchurch ax Linwood; Belfast ax MeriA-ale: Technical Old Boys v. New ■ Brighton: High School Old Boys a bye. j Christchurch a-. Belfast; Technical I Old Boys ax Linwood; High School -Old I Boys ax MeriA-ale; New Brighton a bye. ; Christchurch ax Technical Old Boys; High School Old Boys ax Belfast; New | Brighton ax Merivale; Linwood a bye. Christchurch ax High School Old Boys; 1 New Brighton ax Belfast; Merivale v. Linwood, Technical Old Boys a bye. ' Linwood ax Belfast; New Brighton ax High School Old Boys; Merivale ax Technical Old Boys: Christchurch a bye. | Christchurch ax New Brighton: Lfn- ! wood AX Old Boys; Belfast v. Technical : Old Boys; Merivale a bye. J Christchurch v. MeriA-ale; Linwood v.

! New Brighton; Technical Old Boys v. . High School Old Boys; Belfast a bye. (Under Seventeen Years.) | Technical Old Boys A ax Sydenham; Albion B ax West Old Boys; Linwood. v. j Technical Old Boys B; Albion A ax Kaiapoi; North Canterbury ax New Brighton: Merfvale a bye. Technical Old Boys A ax Linwood; Albion A ax New Brighton: North Canterbury v. Sydenham; MeriA-ale a-. West Old Boys: Albion B a-. Technical Old Boys B: Kaiapoi a. bye. Technical Old Boys A ax North Canterbury: Merivale v. Technical Old Boys B: Albion B ax Linwood; Kaiapoi ax West Old Boys; Albion A a-. Sydenham; New Brighton a bye. Technical Old Boys A a*. Albion B; Kaiapoi ax Technical Old Boys B; Albion A v. North Canterbury: West Old Boys ax New Bright oh; Merivale ax Linwood; Sydenham a bye. Technical Owl Boys A a-. Albion A; "West Old Boys' ax Sydenham; MeriA-ale ax Albion B: New* Brighton ax Technical Old Boys B; Kaiapoi ax Linwood; North Canterbury a bye. Technical Old Boys A ax MeriA-ale; New Brighton v. Litrwood; Kaiapoi a-. Albion B; Technical Old Boys B v. Sydenham: West Old Boys ax North j Canterbury: Albion A a bye. Sydenham a-. Linwood: New Brighton v. Albion B: Kaiapoi ax Merivale; Technical B ax North Canterbury: West Old Boys ax Albion A; Technical Old Boys A a bye. Technical Old Boys A ax- Kaiapoi; Sydenham \x Albion B; New Brighton y. MeriA-ale; Linwood ax North Canterbury; Technical B v. Albion A; West Old Boys a bye. Technical Old Boys A ax West Old Boys; Linwood ax A-lbion A: New Brighton ax Kaiapoi: North Canterbury ax Albion R; Sydenham a-. Merivale; Technical Old Roys B a bye. Technical Old Boys' A v. New Brighton: North Canterbury ax Merivale; Technical Old Boys B vx West Old Boys; Albion B ax Albion A; Sydenham ax Kaiapoi; Linwood a bye. Technical Old Boys A v. Technical Old Boys B; North Canterbury ax Kaiapoi: Sydenham a-. New Brighton; Albion A ax Merivale: J.inwood v. West Old Boys; Albion R a bye. (Under Fifteen and a half Years.) ■Technical A v. Merivale; Technical C v- Sydenham; Linwood v. Technical B. Technical A ax Technical C; Linwood v - ‘ Up , riva,B : Technical B v. Sydenham. Technical A v. Linwood; Technical U v - f^echnion 1 C: Sydenham \x Merivale. Technical A v. Technical B; Sydenham rU I, Y' v V° f3 ’’ Merivale v. Technical C. technical A v. Sydenham; MeriA-ale v. Technical E, Technical C v. Linwood. CLUBS PRACTICE AT ASHBURTON. The footballers of Ashburton commenced their training for the Union's competitions, which begin next week- on Saturday, when all the town clubs held practice games at the various grounds. In all cases there were good attendances and the players displayed considerable keenness, which augurs well for the coming season Avhen club football is confidently expected to be well up to the usual standard. A junior team from the newly formed Hampstead Club went to Rakaia for a friendly match. which. was Avon by Rakaia, the score being 31 points to 6. Some Hampstead fourth grade players went to the High School and two teams picked from those present played a game. RUGBY SEASON OPENS AT WELLINGTON. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, April 11. The Rugby season opened on Saturday, though championship fixtures will not be commenced until a later date. Athletic and Berliampore played a drawn game, 6 points each; Wellington

8 beat Mari At 3; ’Varsity 13 beat Old Boyff S; Oriental had an easy win over J-Tutt by 2 8 to nil. Pc.one and Pom-ke, okl rivals, met in a Tom Cross benefit match. There were four thousand spectators. Petone placed a strong team in the field, including the three Nieholls. Poneke led in the first spell (i-0. in the second, assisted by the wind, up a good score. A remarkably good exposition of football was given by Mark Nieholls, who kicked a. goal from a mark, converted two tries, scored by others and himself scored two tries, of which he converted one. making fifteen points out of a total of twenty-one. YORKSHIRE ARE ENGLISH COUNTY CHAMPIONS. By Telegraph—Preas Assn.—Copyright. Reuter's Telegrams. LONDON, April 10. Tn the County Rugby championship Final. Yorkshire beat Hampshire by 15 to 14. LEAGUE MATCHES ON THE COAST. (Special to the “ Star. ,r ) : GREY MOUTIf. April 11. Following were the League football results: Blackball Seniors drew with Marist Seniors, 5 all; Blackball Juniors IS, Marist 3; Runanga Seniors 21, Grey 3. Fourth Grade—Grey 6, Marist 3; Grey Juniors 14, Runanga 3: Rovers forfeited to Nelson Creek; Brunner a bye. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. SAINT MIRREN BEATS CELTIC IN THE SCOTTISH FINAL. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams. (Received April 11, 5.5. p.m.) LONDON, April 10. . Tn the Scottish Association Cup final, | Saint Mirren beat Celtic by 2 to nil.