RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 199, 22 August 1919, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

ATJCKLANT) V. TARANAKI. ■ AT EDEX PARK TO-MORROW. At Eden Park to-morrow afternoon the rep. match Auckland v. Taranaki ■will be played. There is little necessity for a Taranaki team to be introduced tv> Auckland football enthusiasts, for the boys of the black an-, arntier were slways Auckland's keenest rivals in the football field in the days when this city carried the responsibility of defending the Ranfurly Shield." P.nce ISSO. when Taranaki earned the distinction of being the first Xew Zealand province to beat Seddon and Stoddart's English textm. the province has remained in the forefront of Xew Zealand football, regularly fighting out the honours with tee big centres. It was ever the Taranaki tram which gave Auckland the closest games for the Ranfurly Shield tind eventually, in Taranaki took the Shield, beating Auckland, at Potter'f Paddock, by 11 points to S. The only later rep. match between Auckland anc Taranaki was played at Xew Plymoutl in 1314. when Auckland won by 13 tc S. After that the war supervened, anc this will be the first meeting of the pro -vinees for five years. The team whicl arrived in Auckland to-day from Xcvi Plymouth is reported to be strongei

than the one which was narrowly beaten by Wellington some weeks ago. It is composed in the main of young players, fast and nippy, with a leavening of old hands. Their manager is satisfied that , however fast the pace is made they will t keep with it. and whatever way the win goes his proteges will play a game worthy of the traditions of the province. To date Auckland and Taranaki have played 29 matches* of which Auckland has won IS. Taranaki eight, and three ! have been drawn. j A a curtain-raiser to the big frame, J a match will be played between Auk- 1 land fintnnat School and New Plymouth High School, two college teams that may be relied on to make a fast, ottractive game. An innovation at the Park will be the use of a scoring board, facing the grandstands, co that patrons may see the state of the game at a glance at any stage. Mr. Coltrrran will referee the curtainraiser, and "Mr. W. J. Meredith will control the rep. match. The teams are: — TARAXAKL Full-back: H. Oliver. _ Tlree-quarters: F. McKenna, X. Kivell, ~P. Hickey. Five-eighths: R-' Coutts. S. Cameron (Cantain). Half: F. Atkins. Wing: V. Tate. Forwards: P. Xorgate, D. Burke, "YV. McCook, H. Masters. R. Carlson, Bishop King. Emergencies: C. Stewart, T. Winters. AUCKLAND. Full-back: J. L-. Prussing. _ /-. vrr„Ml=-t- "NT Clrier-

Three-quarters: C. "Woolley, is. cmerson, V. "Wilson. Rve-ei_liths-- "vv". Lazccm., C. Badeley. Half: F. Ross. Rover: Sutherland. Forwards: Berwick. McCullough, __omas, B___£ton. Turner, T. Johnson, Fletcher.