JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, 22 June 1911, Page 12

JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES.

SECOND GRADE. The meeting of the two undefeated teams in. the second grade championship—College Rifles and Ponsonby—caused great excitement among Rugger enthusiasts, the match being played as a “curtain raiser” to the Univer-sity-Marist Bros. game. Those who were out at the Park early were rewarded with a bright and spectacular exhibition, in which honours went to College Rifles, who played in a manner that would do credit to any senior team, the final scores being College Rifles 19, Ponsonby 12. For the winners tries were obtained by Weston (2), Campbell, Walker, and Nesbitt, two of which were converted by Ifwerson, while for Ponsonby Swain and Cross scored tries, while Cross kicked two penalty goal's. University beat Marist Brothers by 17 points to nil. Parnell beat Newton by 13 points to 3. THIRD GRADE. Marist Brothers beat College Rifles by 8 points to 3. Parnell beat Engineers by 41 points to 3. Laidlaw Leeds beat No. 2 Natives by 11 points to nil. City beat Garrison Artillery by 6 points to 3. FOURTH GRADE. Grafton won from Ponsonby B by default.

Rovers defaulted to Marist Bros. City, beat Ponsonby ’by 12 points to nil. Parnell won by default from Newton. FIFTH GRADE. Ponsonby A beat City by 28 points to nil. A City player was ordered off for using bad language. Newton B beat Marist Brothers by 12 points to nil. Newton A beat Grafton by 11 points to 3. Ponsonby B beat Newton C by 17 points to 5.