FOOTBALL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 55, Issue 270, 28 August 1935, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

ALL BLACKS “ALL WELL.”

DUE IN LONDON ON MONDAY

WELLINGTON, August 27

The All Blacks, who are travelling to England by the Rangitiki, are due in Loudon next Monday. A wireless message was received by the New Zealand Rugby Union to-day from Mr V. R. Meredith, the team’s manager, reporting “All well.’’

MATCH AT MAYFIELD. ,

The annual football match between the Mayfield Club juniors and the married men, for the Ford Cup, resulted in a win for the juniors by 13 points to 6. I. Anderson, H. Anderson and J. Edmond scored for the juniors, and I. Anderson converted two of the tries. D. Elms and R. Gallagher were the scorers for the married men. Mr A. H. Guiney was referee. AUSTRALIAN LEAGUE TOUR. THE TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND.

SYDNEY, August 27

The following Rugby League team has been chosen to tour New Zealand: Full-backs, J. Whittle (Queensland) and L. Ward (New South Wales); three-quarters, R. Hines (N.'S.W.), H. Robinson (Queensland), It. McKinnon (N.S.W.), W. Mahon (Queensland), D. Brown (N.S'.W.); five-eighth, D. Hey (Queensland); half-backs, F. Gilbert (Queensland), V. Thicknesse (N.S.W.); forwards, M. Shields, P. Fairall, and F. Curran (all N.S.W.), H. Bichell (Queensland), It. Stehr, J. Gibbs, S. Pearce, E. Lewis, and W. Prigg (all N S.W.)> and E. Collins (Queensland). The Board of Control to-night decided that financial arrangements with New Zealand should be on a 50-50 basis. The team will leave Sydney by the Monterey on September 18, and will return on October 10. The captain is D. Brown and the vice-captain is V. Hey. The itinerary is as follows:—September 21, v. Auckland, at Auckland; September 25, v. a combined team at Wellington ; September 28, v. New Zealand, at Auckland; October 2, a match at Auckland or in the vicinity; October 5, v. New Zealand, at Auckland; October 9, a match at Auckland or in the vicinity.