SPORTS & PASTIMES

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 64, Issue 243, 25 July 1944, Page 5

SPORTS & PASTIMES

RUGBY FOOTBALL MATCHES WITH S. CANTERBURY, SENIOR AND THIRD GRADE, i Final arrangements for tlie visit of i the senior and third grade representai tice teams to Timaru next Saturday ; were made by the Management Comi mittee of the Ashburton Rugby Union i last evening, the president (Mr A. D. . Thomson) presiding. , The teams are: i . Ashburton. Seniors—S. F. Easton (A.F.), J. A. Thurston (A.F.), C. Bradley (Tech. ! A), T. G. Murphy (A.F.), I. 'Behrns . (R.) captain, J. Fogden (A.F.), B. . Scott (R.), C. and W. Moore (R.), R, Tonks (Tech. A), B. Doig (R.), vicecaptain, M. M. Smith (A.F.), L. Ryde (Tech. A), K. Shearer (M.), F. Noble I (A.F.). Emergencies: Backs, W. Slaven (Tech. A), D. Sheate (R.); *■ forwards, W. Peach (Tech. A), A. Alexander (R.). Third Grade —I. McGregor (Tech.), Thomas (O.B.), F. Whyte (T. 0.8.), D. Whiting (High School), J. McPherson (T. 0.8.), J. Hurley B. McDougall (T. 0.8.), Ashworth (M.),, T. White (O.B.), J. Betts (O.B), J. Kelly (High School), C. Davidson (O.B.), H. McGregor (O.B.), B. Barrett (T. 0.8.), K. Meade (R.), J. Dwyer (T. 0.8.), Souness (M.), Barrie (O.B.), Aldridge (M.). The senior team will be managed by Mr F. Kennedy, the third grade by Messrs H. Cornwall and A. C. Robinson. South Canterbury. Seniors—P. Haselburg, A. Edwards, H. Hobbs,' E. Hornbrook, N. Ivey (capt.), S. Morton, P. Fitzgerald, H. Campbell, W? Edgeler, W. Pratt, R. Meynell, W. Morrison, S. McWhirter, P. Norton, J. Goddard. Emergencies: Forwards, H. Smallridge, G. McClelland; backs, R. Prattley, A. Moore. Third Grade —D. Allan, B. Hawkey, N. Taylor, R. Hansen, R. Morris, S. Cross, B. O’Leary, R. Laws, K. Baird, »J. Lewis, M. Joyce, H. Wederell, P. Sullivan, J. Scott, J. Stewart. Emergencies: Forwards, L. Walker, E. Bloomfield; backs, K. McLaren, N. Cross. TOWN v. COUNTRY.

A match town v. country will replace the senior competition match at Ashburton on Saturday. Mr S. Connolly will manage the town team and Messrs R. Cornelius and R. Lilley will manage the country team. The teams Town.—G. Soal (Tech. B), Taylor (A.F.), M. Chilton (Tech. A), Robertson (A.F.), G. Moore (Tech. A), A. Sutton (Tech. B), Muir (A.F.), M. Dwyer (Tech. A), Brien (A.F.), D. Childs (Tech. B), N. Withell (Tech. B), E. Omundsen (A.F.), T. Tonks (Tech. B), F. Hill (Tech. B), J. Smith (Tech. A). Emergencies: Backs, Baynes (Tech. A), L. Cornwall (Tech. A). Forwards: K. Smith (Tech. B), Lynch (A.F.). Country.—Holmes, Hyland, L. and K. Taylor, Cretney, Watson, J. Cromie, Watson, P. and K. O’Reilly, S. Williams, F. and W. Middleton, R. Plunett, C. Cromie. Emergencies: E. Needham, 'J. Gardiner, J. Hurst, and C. Body. The draw for the junior games is:— Third Grade. Raltaia v. High School (Mr R. Bryce); Methven ( v. Old Boys (Mr C. Wellman); Technical School v. Technical Old Boydf (Mr D. Wood). Fourth Grade— High School v. nical School (Mr. K. Doig).