RUGBY FOOTBALL

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20786, 22 April 1939, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

STAG TROPHY COMPETITION OPENING ON MAY 6 The Stag Trophy Rugby competition in the Waikato will open on Saturday, May 6, according to a decision reached at a meeting of the Central committee last evening. It was reported that this year there would be ten teams in the competition and an excellent seasons play was anticipated. There will be four teams from Hamilton (City, Old Boys, Technical Old Bovs and Frankton), two from Cam-bridge (United and Hautapu). two from Te Awamutu (Te Awarnutu and Rovers), one from Taupiri and one from Putaruru. Both the Cambridge and Te Awamutu Sub-unions requested that they should be allowed to play their f matches against their home teams - next Saturday, April 29, Instead of later in the season, when they are drawn and the requests were granted in both instants. PRACTICEB IN HAMILTON There was a real touch of winter when Rugby football practices were conducted in Hamilton this afternoon in cold weather on wet grounds. In the majority of cases the members of the various teams indulged in organised training and tactics but in other instances full-dress games were arranged. It was apparent that there is even more keenness among the players and spectators owing to the vi6it of the Springboks last season and with the ‘ players already making an earnest attempt to be fit the opening of the season on Saturday week is being eagerly awaited. WAtPA UNION I DRAW FOR FIRST ROtFTD (Special to Times) TE AWAMUTTJ, Friday . The draw for matches In the flrst round of the Waipa Rugby Union’s com- . petition is as follows: \ 'Juniors.—April 29: Plrongla v. Ohaupo, : Rovers v. Old Boy**, Te Awamutu a bye. May 6. Pirongia v. Rovers, Te Awamutu v. Old Boys, Ohaupo a bye. M-ay 13. ’ Pirongia v. Te Awamutu. Ohaupo v. Rovers, Oil Boys a bye. May 27: Pirongia v. Old Boys, Ohaupo v. Te Awamutu. Rovers a bye. June 3 Ohaupo v. Old Boys, Rovers v. Te Awamutu, Pirongia a • bye. Third Grade.—April 29: Ohaupo v. High f.chool. Rovers v. Te Awamutu. Old Boys a bye. .May 6: Ohaupo v. Rovers, Old Boys v. Te Awamutu. High School a , bye. May 13: Old Boys v. Ohaupo, High School v. Rovers, Te Awamutu a bye. May 27: Te Awamutu v. Ohaupo, High School . v. Old Boye, Rovers a bye. June 3: High ‘ School v. Te Awatnutu, Rovers v. Old Boys, Ohaupo a bye. Fourth Grade.—April 29: High School B v. High School A, Te Awamutu v. OKI Boys. May 6. High School B v. Te A-wa t niutu. High School A v. Old Boys. May 13: High School B v. Old Boys, High ■ School A v. Te Awamutu. ' Grounds for April 2 9 w-ere fixed as - follows:—Juniors Pirongia v. Ohaupo, at • Pirongia; Rovers v. Old Boys, No. 2 Al- • bort Park. Third Grade: Ohaupo v. High -rhool, a: Ohaupo. Rovers v. Te Awamutu, • No. 2 Albert Park. Fourth Grade: High • School B v. High School A. at School grounds; Te Awamutu v. Old Buys, No. 3