COLLEGE RUGBY.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 846, 21 August 1933, Page 10

COLLEGE RUGBY.

Christ’s College Draw With Nelson. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, August 20. The annual quadrangular Rugby tournament between the first fifteens of VVanganui, Wellington, Christ’s and Nelson Colleges began on Saturday afternoon, when Wellington defeated Wanganui by 28 points to 5 and Christ’s College drew with Nelson, 11 each. The latter game, which was played before a crowd of over 4000, including Lord and Lady Bledisloe, was a magnificent exhibition and will be long remembered as one of the. most brilliant contests in the history of inter-collegiate Rugby. a terrific pace was set at the kick-off and maintained throughout. Christ's College, who were playing into the sun in the first spell, scored early, Alexander kicking a penalty goal. Nelson retaliated spiritedly. Har'pur picked up while travelling at speed and went over in a corner. The whole of the Nelson backs combined in a spectacular passing movement which took play to Christ’s College line, where Boyd-Wilson scared. Nelson kept up the attack and were successful when Karsten made an opening for Cook, who beat two opponents in the race for touch-down. Another magnificent movement by the Nelson backs ended in Grindle scoring. Overton converted and half-time was called with Nelson leading by five points. In the second spell both teams continued to show splendid form. The score was equalised in the dying stages when Hay picked up from a scrum suid jinked his way across. Christ’s College having been longer out of the final than Nelson will, under the rules of the tourney, play-off with Wellington on Monday. St Bede’s (Christchurch) were defeated by 6 points to 3 by St Patrick’s (Wellington) in the second game of the triangular tourney between St Bede's, St Patrick’s and St Patrick’s (Silver stream). St Patrick’s scored first, the ball going out from a ruck to Himmins, who crossed. Hatchard failed to convert. A penalty by White on the Blue twenty-five equalised the score, -which remained 3-all at half-time. During the sec >nd session St Patrick’s forwards took charge and Elliott, securing from a ruck, forced his way through fpr the deciding three points.. In Other Places. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, August 20. Wellington College Old Boys won the senior Rugby championship on Saturday. defeating Poneke by 14 to nil. Other results were: First division— Marist 9. Wellington 7; Hutt 32, Athletic 6: Eastbourn* 31, Oriental 14: St Patrick’s College Old Boys 6, Petone 5Second division—Poneke 13, University S: Berhampore 14, Melrose-Sel\vy» !': Johnsonville 20, Hutt 6: .Miramar IS, Upper Hutt 9: Onslow 1(1, Petone 6. GUEYMOUTH, August 19. A crowd of 4000 witnessed a dour forward struggle, when W.est Coast retained the Seddon Shield in a challenge from Puller by 7 points to Both sets of backs lacked penetrative thrust, the game developing into a forward tussle. Play at times was exciting. West Coast opened their score with a field goal by Fong fifteen minutes after Play opened. Hill scored for Fuller late in the game and Soandrett scored for West Coast. O'AMARU, August 19. In the return match between Town nnd Country, played at Duntroon this afternoon. Town bad a narrow call, winning by 10 points to 9. The “ wooden-spooners," Maheno, in the Shield competition, defeated the shield winners (Excelsior), 11-8, in the Molltson Cup competition, and this afternoon defeated Athletic. 9-3. thus winning the Mollison Cup Tor the knock-out competition. DUNEDIN, August 20. Varsity A 16, Southern 6 (Ainge Shield): Metropolitan 11. Eastern Districts 3. Win for Wallabies. CAPE TOWN, August 19. At Port Elisabeth, t-he Wallabies, the Australian touring Rugby football team, beat Eastern Provinces by IS points to S. There was a record crowd of 12,000 spectators, the ninth record since the commencement of the tour. Louden played magnificently.