WELLINGTON RESULTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 107, 9 May 1933, Page 7

WELLINGTON RESULTS

EASTBOURNE AND PONEKE. Spectators at Athletic Park on Saturday afternoon witnessed one of the most exciting club matches that has been played on the ground, Eastbourne defeating Poneke, last year’s champions, by 23 points to 20 in the dying stages of a fast and exhilarating display. The day’s play provided further indications that this year’s senior A competition is going to be exceedingly hard-fought, and with only two series played Eastbourne and Wellington ol lego Old Boys remain the only beaten sides. Once again, nl scoring was very even, 10 pa ing the biggest winning margin first division. An element of surprise attached to each of the matches, although, on present indications, scarcely any result can be really unexpected. At Newtown Park Old Boys, mainly because of their

strength forward, defeated Wellington, who had an easy win the previous week. Wellington were compelled to play throughout the second spell without McLean, who retired injured. At Petone the home team succeeded against Hutt in a hard game in which better place-kicking by the losers might have won them the game. Strengthened [by the inclusion of Heazlewood at fullIbaek, Athletic gained a ten-point victor) over Marist at Prince of Wales Park. An outstanding individual performance was put up by F. Fuller, who scored 20 of Eastbourne’s points against Poneke, scoring three tries, converting four, and kicking a penalty goal. Most of the games in the second division were also evenly contested, although St. Patrick’s College Old Boys I had an easy win against Upper Hutt lat Maidstone Park. University ana Oriental drew, and Johnsonville ami Melrose-Selwyn defeated Miramar and Berhamporo respectively.