RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 177, 26 July 1907, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

AUCKLAND V. THAMES.

The Auckland and. Thames teams wiU meet at Alexandra Park to-morrow afternoon. Following are the teams: — Auckland: Full-back, Miller; threequarters, Wilson, Twlname, and Murray; five-eighths, Magee and K. Wynyard; half, Kiernan; wing forward, W. Tyler; forwards, Dnnning. MacCormick, Trevarthen, Maguire (Grafton). Kinder; Hall, McDoaald: emergencies—backs. Hogan, Redwood, forwards, Williams and Poule. Thames: Full-back, A. Newdict: tnreequarters, Choate, Kitchlng and Keating; five-eighths, Snowling: half-back, AHoughton; wing forwards. S. Baker and McCollnm: forwards, J. Smith, McKeown, Clarke, Dunlop, Dengate, H. Hayward, And Antridge; emergencies, Floyd and Crawford. The match will be preceded by a game between the Auckland and Thames public school representatives. Brakes will leave the Imperial Hotel at 2 p.m. - OTHER MATCHES. A match will be played on the No. 3 ground between University and a combined team, following being the teams: — University: Howarth, Poananga, Sisam, A. Gray, Campbell, Moore, Dobson, Pickmere, McClune, Woodward, Paterson, Hunt, Levien. Bamford. Walton, Metcalfs. Combined team: Blakey (2), Blake. Stewart, Nutter, Sims, Farrant (2), Walker, Comes, Sellars. Dean, Mears, Burns, Heignway, Walsh. St. Peter's (v. Mount Eden): James, Brett (2), Dawson. Boryer, Selkirk, Elvidge. Bright, Corney, Wilson, Bannatyne, Cullamore, Garland, Durham, Rotherham. St. Benedict's (v. St. Patrick's, outer Domain): Slade (2), Sheehan (2), Treacy, Buckler (2). Owens (2), Mahoney, Petty, Mason. Buckley, Foreman, Sweeney, Lawson, Hendry. P. Hayman and Co. (v. Briscoe and Coat North Shore): F. Howard, E. Eyre, TV. T. Wynyard. V. Coleman. H. Wynyard, B. Hobson. H. G. Chevis, W. M. Chappell, H. D. Caro, A. Isbister, R. G. Culpan. R. Cronin, W. Connelly. J. .Tarrett, P. Band; emergencies, R. Smith. W. Berry, G. Sale. Northcote (v. Pukekohe, at Pukekohe): Boyd (2), Jackson (2), Tremain, Angus. Parrisb. Seaser, Willis. O. Miller. Goodall, Keyes. Tyer, Warner. Goodison. Birkenhead (v. St James - ): Hall. Macky, Pooley, Poole, Moller. Brooks. Hall. Jones, Keyes. Hyde, Plett, Riddle, Parker. Clow, Pooley. Day. Low, Osmond Melville.

THE TARANAKI CHAMPIONSHIP.

(By Telegraph. —Own Correspondent.) HAWERA, Thursday. The senior football championship of Taranaki was contested at Patea to-day between Stratford and Patea, the former winning by 3 points to nil.

HAWKE'S BAT CHALLENGE MATCH.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. At a mepting of the M.-masremput Committee of rhe New Zealand Rugby Union this evening a letter was read from the Wagnaonl Rugby Union asking that its match with Auckland tie approved as an ordinary challenge match for the Rnnfurly Shleld. This was acceded to. The question of the Auckland-Hawke's Bay match at Auckland on August 10 being declared a special challenge match again came up for consideration. The committee hare now decided that the match is to lip a special challenge, the Hawke's Bay Union being allowed transit expenses fnr a reasonable number of players from Napier to Auckland and back. It was decided to "ask the South Canterbury r'nion for further information aoout a player who was disqualified till the end of 1008 for being drunk on the field of play, it being thought that the sentence was too lenipn*. Consideration of an appeal by the Gore Pioneer Club against disqualification hy the Southland Union was deferred for further information.