MARIST BROTHERS’ SCHOOL, AUCKLAND.

New Zealand Tablet, 27 November 1919, Page 35

MARIST BROTHERS’ SCHOOL, AUCKLAND.

A banquet was tendered to the A and B tnamc k* +n IltuiT gi n ade ß iM e ß”o.B f last over* fifTb lUglt , wecb (writes a correspondent). There"were Bayfield, and Newton East Scliools Rev Brn+Ti Association, congratulated the boys on their win wcoster (Rugby Union) advised the boys to stick to +l^ S r Mr me w aid t 0 Play f ° r the Old Boys of theii°own ■ R r: r MI • Jayson, secretary of the Primary Schools’ on the Lld\iuTal P so mentd the 1 team not only on its skill on the field, but also on its conduct. The Vermont Street &.vSr on gJ S e F r ,?. resent VeS ere 1 • * * O- Flynn said he was naturally proud that his son was captain of such a team. Fie had seen the boys neoo i-t ° r tb ree games and was much struck by the busipi imenta the Ss pby.’ Mr °° m ' and b not f t o f J*,**®-*. lads’^pl^Xby a ' d , not t° d ' vldo forces. Brother Calixtus thanked the speakei s for their kind words. The team had done well ; Only year of last year’s A l a ™ was playing in the team this . year I hey had played 12 matches and lost none scoring 24 points to 21. This was the third successive > car they had won the A grade. They plaved the pick of six schools in the North Auckland “ district and won r, y 14 1 points to nil. The team also supplied the • ted°lv fl th' eilltS +° f thl i year ’ s representative team, admitschools 6 TWp team that had 6Ver represented Auckland schools. Theie was no seven-a-side this year, but Mr Hie'teln a TI kindly donated 17 handsome medals to ; to W Plvn! 16 S d me ?i al for r e best P layer "-as awarded to V . Flynn an p another to L Brown for his splendid forward The JR i Porebail won the medal for the best “of the D C Ol f n tll6 t l Urd year in succession are holders of the D.C.L. Cup, and are to get a set of cans : from the Rugby Union. The B team did well, coming of ,1 1 d 111 the , C 1 grade. The fifth grade, composed mainly of last year s champions, won the grade, and are to get ' caps from the Rugby Union. The function ended with cheers for the school, the Rugby Union, and all supporters especially Messrs. D. Flynn and Gourley, who collected the S medal b °'!i S + f i° r f bHp ’ and Mr-. Donald, who donated the medals, and the ladies who so kindly helped ■- i The annual road race of the Vermont Street boys was run last week. There was a record entry. • The senior was won by A. McMahon from scratch. The junior was won by W. Moore. Peter McMahon fastest time in the junior. 0