RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 94, 20 April 1923, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

GALA AT EDEN PARK. FINAL ritACTICK MATCHES. The Itueby clubs will lie occupied tomorrow afternoon, weather permitting, -\vitli linal prepiirations for the openine of tlio Reason nc.xt Saturday. In Koine instances inter-flub mfttohee have been arrongea, while iretierally the clubs will hold practice matches to try out tlio candidates for the various grades of loams. The most interesting event of the afternoon will be the Eden Club's en la. to bo held at Eden Park, where a programme of seven n-slde names In all priides. Koal-ltlfkiilK onil drop-kirk competitions, nnil a match between Ihe Crafton seniors and last year's junior reps, will be put on. Amolipst t-he practice match arrangements for tin- showground, another came has been iiH-luded for the Gordon Club, on No. :! ground, from 2 p.m. to 2.4r> p.m. The following, will represent V.M.C.A. v. St David's on Saturday:—Webb, MeLeodI.ewis. l'iessi. Crespin. Orcshnm. Revvoti, Maint'ay. Wilsou. MeKenzio. liilham. Woodhouse Mcnlanrt, Rieleslii. Arthur. Gibson. In the match Y.M.r.A. v. Kohimnr.ima. the following have been selected:—Cunnell. W Taylor, .1011. Kills. Mcfnllongh. McDowell." Tliorp. Ranpiulll. Davidson. White. Griffiths. Mrlntyre. Acar. Sllson. Gilchrist. • The Auckland University College Football Chili will lie holding practice matches on No. 2 (.'round at the Domain at 2 p.m. A match has been arranged for the juniors, and at :i p.m. an A and B match will be Dliiveil The plavors for the A and 15 match will he:—Towers. MeCullonch. l'ntereon. Inirlis Keecat! Keene. Hrpiidel. Brooker. Shove Oood. Astiey. Wylie. Miller. Kales. Kwen. Clayton. Hopkins. Foster. Mellsop, Hamilton. Arkle. Macken. Dr. Tark. Wiseman. Brinsilen. Sinclair. Entrican. Lake. Hone Kelly. Cray. Stewart, and Williams. The following- North Shore team will play Rwnilßon:—fi. raitrv. F.lly. .T. I.cc. Firth. Moni'tnln. It<ills. ('oldsworthv. T.iuton. Taylor V Cirnlinm. Olsen, 1.. Johnson. 1). Johiiston I{. Edwards. Xt. Grant, t'hivers. Itae. McAnally. Train leaves Auckland 1.20 p.m. for Swanson. 1 GEAFTON SENIORS V. 1922 JUNIOR REPS. The .CollowinjJ .Timlor Hep. players are ye nnested to attend 'Eden Park to-morrow for above same, at 2..r> p.m.:—Wakey. M' , - Annallv (Millar, -f'harter. Hatty. navies. Gould. 'Train. McMillan. Keary. Dare, GriWilP. Slncliir. Peebles. P.risbane. Austin. Eoone. REINSTATEMENT OF PLAYERS. (By Telegraph. — Vre«s A?socint'on.l WKI.I.INCTO.v. this day. An attempt was made at a meetins "f the New Zealand KitfTby I'lilou to have the date for ronsiderim the reinstatement of League players extended to .lime 30. but the neceatiary three-fourths majority was lint (sec-hred. The matter will come i:p at tlie annual meet ins on 'May •".