RUGBY FOOTBALL

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 215, 9 September 1921, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hi AUCKLAND V. TARASAKI. AT EDEX PARK TO-MORROW. The firet meeting of the season between Auckland and Taranaki rep. teame will take place to-morrow, at Eden Park. In view of the fluctuations in form displayed by Taranaki, Wellington, and Auckland ajrainet the Springboks, against whom Taranaki recorded a draw, while the other two provinces suffered defeat, following which Wellington beat Taranaki, and Auckland beat Wellington, these results have given a fillip to interest in to-morrow'e ' game, and both teams are confident of victory. The Auckland team is practically the same as that which defeated Wellington, the only change feeing that Muir, who sprained an ankle early in laet week's game, is rep'aced at full-back by Findlay, of the Grafton Club. The teams are:— Auckland.—Findlay, Grierson, Lucae, Williams, V. Badeley, C. Badeley, Earl, (Milliken, McCullough, Tresize, McLean, Mclnnee, MeGinley, Nicholas, Arnold. "Reserves: Knight, Hughes, Smith, Helander. Taranaki.—Luek, Hickey Hooker, (captain), Wilkinson, S. Cameron, Coutts, Berg, Malone, Whittington, Campbell, Allen, Hunt, Birchall, Fryday, McCullough. Reserves, Ander- . son, CRourke. ! The game will be preceded by a school rep. match, Auckland v. Whangarei, at 1 p.m., and a match Referees v. Juniors at 2 p.m. The refereee , team ie:—W. J. Thompson, Shaw, H. Cliffe, M. Kronfcld. F. Paul, W. Lamb, L. Kronfeld, G Peace, Marshall, Rasmuesen, Sutherland i Moore, J. Wells. McKay, Bray. Emerigencies: Hall, Greig, Stubbing. Saundere Moffitt. Cumminps, Wakefield. Hog'bcn, . A. Tilby, M. Lenihan. The following have been eelected to represent the Auckland Primary Schools: —Full-back, Commons (Ver- • mont Street); three-quarters, Burke , (Richmond Road)' Clarke (Point Chevalier), Pickering (Newton East); fiveeightbe, Calligan (Vermont Street), j Hayter (Neleon Street); half-back, Wilson (Newton East); rover, Loveprove (Maungawhau); forwards, Francis (Ponsonby), Forsyth (Avondale), Corfon I (Parnell). Rogers (Maungawhau), Hardj ley (Bayfie'd), Roee (Edendale), Brown j (Vermont Street). Reserves: Forwards, ' Aehby (Mount Eden), Singh (Point Chevalier); backe, Newdick (Richmond Road), Stotter (Nelson Street). Members of the team will assemble at New- : ton East School this afternoon to meet the visitors and receive final instructions i from the manager. Players are expected to be on the ground at the rear of the grandstand to-morrow at 12.30 p.m. ATXSKLAMD TUNIOBS. The Junior team to play the Referees is:— Mel'op (full back), Telfe;-, Hobiuson, Hodge, Pooler, Don, Noakes. Boardman. Gear, Arthur, Lincoln, Farren, Mcßue, Shorland, Bridgens, Burns, Moresby. SACRED HEART COLLEGE. Tie annual football match Old Boys v. Present Boys of the Sacred 'Heart College •will be held at the College to-morrow afternoon, at nalf-paet two sharp. An invitation is extended to old boys, friends, and supporters of the College. The Old Boys team will be chosen from tne following: — J Martin, T. B. O'Connor, K. Beehan, M. Flytfn, D Goldwater. E. Burns, E. Finnegan. R. Pilling, J. Coleman. F. Foley. J. Molloy, J. Russell. E. Parkinson, M. Franklin,' V. Edwards. D. Keane, V. Cooke, J. Stewart. THE RAiNFURLY SHIEUD. WELLINGTON V. SOUTHLAND. (By Telegraph—'Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The Wellington team to play Southland on Saturday for the Ranfurly Shield has ibeen chosen as under:—.Siddells, Jackson, E. Ryan. B. Algar, Markham. M. Nicliolla, H. E. NlchoUs, 'E. King. J. Shearer, Parker. ' ißrace, W. Ryan, Hanson, S. Shearer, Stauden. The Southland team is: I. Brown, Diack, •Gllmonr. Lynch, Lepgell. Hazlefrt, St. George, 'Bell, (Brett, Whyte, Strang, Cock-rof-t, McKenzie, H. Brown, Miller.