RUGBY FOOTBALL.
TO-MORROW'S REP. MATCH. GAME AGAINST NORTH AUCKLAND. THE SELECTED TEAMS. Against Xorfli Auckland at Eden Park to-morrow afternoon, t lio Auckland Rugby rc'i'ioscntat i ves will be, given h not her canter, and it is anticipated that a lively ginne will result. Several adjustments have been made ill tlm Auckland fifteen, which will be considerably strengthened by the inclusion of L. Honk, anil the backs arc expected to give a much brighter account of themselves than against the Waiatahs. The visiting side contains a number of first.-class players, including three of the Maori All Blacks who toured England and France in 192t>-'27, and other Maori players who participated in the recent Prince of Wales C'up competition, won by the northern Maoris. The Xorth Auckland team is at the Albert Hotel. Tlio teams nro as follow: — AUCKLAND. Full-back.—L. I'newai. Three-quarters.— A. Falwasser, L. R. Hook. TV ('. Minns. Five-eighths.—N. .Tonkin, J. Jeffries. Half-hack. — P. Carter. Knver.—M. Linton. Forwanls.—A. Finlayson. B. Palmer, L. Knight. N. Wanoa, A. Knight, W. Batty, I. f'ntbenrt. Kesiervcs. — Backs : R. Hook. .T. Stuart. Forwards: I'. Anderson, B. Fletcher. NORTH AUCKLAND. Full-back. —Kerr. Three-quarters. — Waterman, Britland LI if. Five-eighths.—Mntene, Ryan. Half-back.— Shortland. Hover. —Wells. Forwards.—Wilkinson. Gould, W. Kika A. M. Yates, Watson, M. Rika, C. Child. Reserves.—Bucks : Wilklns. Forwards . WlMMnson. Morrissey. In addition to the reprcrentntivc fixture, the Pollard Cup competition will games in the lower grades. Teams:— SUBURBS. Seniors.—Gre3\ Thom, Turner, Henshall, McGowan, Sl.v, McLeod, Sly, Forsyth, Creensmith. Kudgrove, Hardinan, Ross, Mercier, Brown, Dodge, Grcensmith. UNIVERSITY. Seniors.—Miller, Simmers, Lowe, Kaa, Hurrop, Foreman, Brooker. McNaughton, Forder, Robinson. Babbage, McKay, Stotter, King, Lumb, Malcolmsen, Bell. MANUKAU ROVERS. Seniors.—Rata, Tnylor, Boyers, Laird, Housham, Young, folding. Ferguson, Pepper, Beasley, Sturmey, Abrahams. Dykes, Brlmbley (2), Simmons, Lipscombe, Lennehan. Fourth Grade, —Ingtls, Hunter, Hughway, Cavanagh, Ganger, Threlssell, Langton, Furlong. Ansel, Jury. King, Murdock. Simmons, Collins, Thomas, Stone, Hatfield. GRAMMAR OLD BOYS. Seniors.—Schnauer, Williams, Olsen. Wilson, Garlick, Tapper. Singleton, Buckley, Cashniore, Weir, Rae, I'otter, Steere, Short, Bryson, Hamilton. Skelton, Johnston. Sexton. Batty, Powell. Third Grade ' Intermediate.—Walton. Main. Barker, Pntrtrson, Warren, Garner. Wyberg, Whllley. Obren, Singleton, Wilson. Graham (2), King, Bishop, Insklp, Basset.t, Itnwle, Johnson. Fourth Grade. — Fisher, Tilly, Stubbs (2). Evans, French, Allen. Macey. Laird. Cnto. Cairns, Bean. Ramsay. Nicholson, Mueller, Clarke, Dando, Allan, Tattison. KOIIIMARAMA. Third Grnde B Open.—Davies. Paul. Paisley, Clark, Watene (2), Hirn, Colllnge, Waata, Dixon. Marit, Parry, Young, Nathan (2), Heremaea, Remaka. KINGS LAND. Third Grade Open.—Way, Kayes, Sims, Carrlngton, Clarke, Woods, Manning, Eagleton. Reader, Wordsworth, Clark, Einmerton, Parkes, Brown, Windsor, Lang. (Meet lorry top of S.vmonds Street, 2 p.m.) Fourth Grnde. —Boreham (2), Kennedy, Harvey, Hookway (2), Selman, Smith, Johnson, Cameron. Brndsliow, Dick, Mnnlftg, Crookall, Blekerton, Ford, Peterson, Way. EDEN. Third Grade Intermediate.—Wbyman, MacGregor, Ellis, Kearney, Hawke (2), Hammond, East, Sutton, Andrews, Green, Ilridge, Brldgens, Llddlc, Scoon, Milne, Read, Hnyes. Fourth Grade. —• Spooner, Jones (2), Rogers, Sharp. Mathleson, Warner. Starck, Wilson f.T), Brown, Rlgg, DJckson, Kirk, Snnds, Ciyss, Greenwood. GRAFTON. Third Grnde Open.—Catterall, Land, Miller, Llttlejohn, Fraser. Hughes, Morpeth Dean, Otto, Barlow, McKee, Myhre, Head, Pierce, Cox. Meet at Symonds St., 1.4.1 p.m. Third Grnde Intermediate.—Scott, Thorburn, Harrison, Brown, Lawrenson, Grey, Whitchurch, McKee, Llttlejohn, Glenn, Arden (2). Lendrum, Turner, Blakey. Fourth Grade.—L'rwin. Stewart, Grace, Bnrrler, Townson, Farrant, Knight, • <«rahame, Reld, Brlggs, Buck, Robinson, Williams, Slater, Robinson. BLUE STAR. Fourth Grade.—Lapper, Gager, Jensen (2), Worboys, Buchanan, Melntyre, Alc-Miu-tenson (2). Stockin, Nicholson, Hoskings, Weaver, Dixon (2), Lansen. ELLERSLIE. Fourth Grade.—Slattery (2), Wells (2), Moore, Murphy, Ellery, Boyce, Conway, Thorpe, Beet, Prince. Watts. Kelly, Brady, Otto, Bettany, Blackburn, Tucker, Tooman, PENROSE. Fourth Grade.—Fulljames, Sullivan, Millignn, Allison (2j, liellesoe, Pilkington, Burgess (2), Wright (2), Smith, Munro, Dickens, Fisher, Dickie, Williamson.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 206, 31 August 1928, Page 12
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