RUGBY.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 220, 16 September 1919, Page 8

RUGBY.

The Auckland reps, will have their biggest game of the season to-morrow, when they play Wellington, at Wellington, for the Ranfurly Shield. Whatever the outcome, the game should be a good one, for the Wellingtonians, by all accounts, have been, playing attractive football this season, and they have a great team of backs, while Auckland will be represented by a team which carries the fullest confidence of local enthusiasts. Auckland's back division will, unfortunately, have to be re-arranged somewhat, on account of Laxon having been injured in the Taranaki game. This will probably mean that the three-quarter line of Wilson, Orierson and Woolley, to which followers of the game here have pinned their faith, will have to be broken, ami Orierson played as outside live-eighth. The full-back will probably be Heath, of Waihi. anel Rums may go into the three-quarter line.

The Taranaki team which played Auckland em Saturday took a leaf frcm the Auckland book in the matter of playing the open game, and gave v much improved display on that of their showing in tlie lirut match. During the game \V. Luxon bad his collarbone broken, and will be unable to play in the Wellington and North Island matches. Thomas got a knock on one of liis -.inkles, but is

expected to be right for the Wellington game to-morrow. Woolley got a knock which dazed him momentarily, but he was soon all right again. | COLLEGES V. UNDER 20 REPS. Arrangements have- been almost completed to have the annual match between [ the' secondary schools' rep. team and under 20 reps, at Eden Park on Saturday. | MARLBOROUGH V. WEST COAST. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) G'KFVMOCTII. Monday.

What .promised to be a splendid game of representative football between Marlboriiii'.'li and the West Coast was spoilt by v heavy downpour, which commenced just after ].lay started and continued throughout the game. A draw was the result, both sides scoring n try. which was not converted. Steel s -ed for the Coast, running the full length of the field anel outpacing the visitors. Fuller scored for Marlborough. PLAYER'S LEO BROKEN. ClllUSTCliritril. Monday. The niiium! match between the Wellington and Christehurch Cost and Telegraphs stalT.s was .played Ibis afternoon. After an interesting game. Wellington won by 10 points to ci. One of the Wellington men. Chesternjan, In kicking the ball rami' into collision with a Christehurch player and broke bis leg below the knee.

NEW ZEALAND UNION. WICLIJXGTOX, Monday. Tbe Management Committee of the New Zealand llugby I'uion to-night appointed Captain .(on*--, to the vaoancv on The Ucfcr.es' Apix.ln'tnicnt Bonn! caused by the resignation of Mr. 18. A. Marrfs. Messrs. B. YV.ylie, G. 11. Dixon, and A. Laurenson forwarded their resignations as trustees <>r the New- Zealand Kuirby I'uion. Messrs. Slade. Cool;, and Howe were appointed to fill the vacancies. The Manawatu l'lilou notified that It had disqualified Tor life two players, one for Ntriklnff a referee ami usinjr obscene lanKua«e. nml the other for returning to the flcbl after bclim ordered on* for knocking a player unconscious. The disqualifications were approved.