THE ALL BLACKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 175, 26 July 1929, Page 16

THE ALL BLACKS.

NEPIA FIT AGAIN.

SYDNEY, July 25.

The All Blacks had ft heart-to-heart talk after losing the second>T,est match, at Brisbane and resolved to do their very best to win the third Test match at Sydney. Nepia has recovered from his attack of influenza and will be included in the team. Porter is to come to Sydney by aeroplane from Brisbane to-day. The other members of tie team will arrive by tram to-morrow.

HAURAKI PLAINS REPS.

NGATEA, Thursday. The Hauraki Plates team to play Waihi on Saturday is as follows:— Hedley McPherson, Costello, Graham Wriirh? \i»V shall, N. Marshall, MadKwick 'pishPr" Beasley, Blacklaws, Gill, ffi w Clark McCollum. Reserves: Birkenhoad ' Catlin' Burt, HUI, MeCowatt, Hnnterf '

JUNIOR COMPETITIONS. The following are the positions at the find of the first round of the teams in the lower junior grades o£ the A.K.U. competitions :—

THIRD INTERMEDIATE—A SECTIOX, Club. P. \V. D. L. Pts, Ponsonby .. .10 10 — — 20 Suburbs 10 8 1 1 17

Manukau .. 11 College Rifles 10 Grnfton 10

North Shore. Kdcn City Y.M.C.A. .. Northcote B

11 0 11 10 10

Grammar A 11 1 — 10 2 Takapuna .. 11 — 1 10 1 Games to lie played : Eden v. Y.M.C.A.. Ponsonby v. Suburbs, Eden V. College Kilics! Graf ton v. Xorthcote B.

THIRD INTERMEDIATE—B SECTIOX. Club. P. W. D. L. Pts, Marist .... 0 0 — — IS Otahuhu ..9 7 1 1 IS Parnell ... 9 0 — 3 12 Manurewa. .30 5 — 5 10 Tech 0.8. .. 10 ~> — i> 10 Training Col. 10 ."> — 5 30 Kingslahd * 0 4 — r> S Public Works S -I — 4 S Grammar B 9 V> — (J 6 Xorthcote A 0 1 — S 2 University .10 — 1 9 1

Games to be played : Marist v. Public Works, Klngsland v. Parnell, Otahuhu v. Public Works, Grammar B v. Xorthcote A.

FOURTH GRADE—A SECTIOX. Club. P. W. D. L. Pts. Otahuhu ~9 8 1 — 17 Grammar 0 Sir, — —ir, Eden S 7 1 — 1?, Dil worth .. 10 (i — 4 12 Marist il <; — :t Jo Manukau B . f> 4. — 5 jj Ponsonby .. S :i r> (j Kingsland .. 10 t — s 4 Suburbs S L' <; 4 Xortbcote S 1 7 •> North Shore 10 1 — 0 2 _ Games to be played : Marist v. Ponsonby .Suburbs v. Ponsonby, Suburbs v. Northcor'e Grammar v. Eden, Otahuhu v. Xorthcute r-tlen v. Manukau B. FOURTH GRADE—B SECTIOX. Club. P. W. D. IL. i»ts. Manukau A 9 S 1 17 Tech. 0.8. . S 7 1 _ lr, Grafton .. S 7 — ] 14 Papatoetoc . 9 ("> 3 y> Marathon ..0 5 4 jjj Penrose !) 4 — 5 g Newton .... 9 2 7 4 Panmurc ..0 2 7 4 Y.M.C.A. .. 0 2 — . 7 4 Parnell ... 9 — 9 0 Game to play: Technical Old Boys v Grafton. FIFTH GRADE. Club. l>. \V. D. L. p ts . Ellerslie ..9 S — 1 1C Manukau S 7 — 1 14. Marists ... 9 0 2 1 14 Ponsonby .. 8 G 1 l 1:; Otahuhu ... 9 4 2 ;: 10 Suburbs ... 9 4 — 5 s Grafton 9 2 1 0 5 Tech. 0.8. .. 0 2 — 7 4 Marathon ..9 1 s 2 Game to be played: Manukau v. Ponsonby. SEVENTH GRADE B. Club. P. W. D. L. Pts. Eden S G 1 1 13 Marist 9 e 1 2 18 North Shore Sol 2 11 Ponsonby ..9 5 1 3 11 Suburbs .... 9 o — 4 10 Otahuhu .... 9 4 1 4 0 Manukau ...7 1 2 4 4 Northcote ..7 1 1 5 3 Panmure ... 8 1 1 6 3 St. Helier's . S 1 — 7 2 Games to be played : Eden v. St. Heller's, Xorthcote v. Panmure, Manukau v. North Shore, Manukau v. Northcote.

N.Z.R.U. CHAIRMAN

OPERATION ON ME. S. .DEAN.

SYDNEY, July To

Mr. S. Dean, chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union, was operated upon by an eminent surgeon in Sydney on Tuesday. His condition is satisfactory, but he will not be ablo to see visitors until the end of the week. /

RATANA CUP GAME,

(From Our Own Correspondent.) TE KUITI, Thursday

A very large number of natives from all parts of the King Country joined with other Rugby football enthusiasts to-day tu witness the contest for the Ratana Cup between Maniapoto (holders) and Hauraki (challengers). The teams—Hauraki (all green) and Maniapoto (all white) —looked to be evenly matched in weight as they took the field. From the kick-off to the last whistle the game was splendidly contested, being fast and open and full of spectacular interest. The green forwards showed better combination, but the Maniapoto rearguard displayed the greater skill, which was responsible for their successful defence of the trophy. From a combined forward rush Roynll secured, found the white full-back out of position, and scored. Hauraki 5, Maniapoto 0. The drop-out was followed by .1 fine passing movement, in which all the Maniapoto backs participated. The attack resulted in Kino running in at the corner. The kick failed. Hauraki 5, Maniapoto 3. The green forwards made repeated attacks, but were driven back by judicious line kicking by the white backs. Then Ratn secured at midfield, and gave the dfimmy to the green backs before handing to W. Jonos, -who scored. Maata missed by inches.

A few minutes later, .Tackson secured from behind the scrum in the green twentyfive, and touched down. Rino goaled. Maniapoto' 11, Hauraki 5. Later, from a Maniapoto forward rush, Kiingi crossed. Weo's kicked failed. Hauraki 14, Maniapoto 5. For Maniapoto, W. Jones, J. Rata and A. Jackson among the backs, and Kiingi, Tane and Timoti in the forwards, were most outstanding. Price, Tohu, Beasley and Cooney (forwards), and Mcßae, Ake and Rore (backs), were most conspicuous for Hauraki.