THE BRITISH TEAM.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 196, 20 August 1930, Page 17

THE BRITISH TEAM.

WELCOME W SYDNEY.

SYDNEY, August 10.

The members of the British Rugby team arrived at Sydney by the. Maunganui this morning and were met by the local Rugby Union officials. The manager of the team, Mr. J. Baxter, told interviewers they had had a wonderful tour in New Zealand and said it had been well organised. Remarkably large crowds had witnessed the matches. Many of the players were perturbed at the sinking of the Tahiti, as they had posted all- sorts of things by her.

Some former Waratahs greeted the British players on board the Maunganui, making the occasion a happy reunion.

Later the visitors were accorded a reception at the Hotel Australia. Sir Henry Braddon facetiously advised them to take no notice of idle talk of depression, taxation and unbalanced Budgets, which was designed to lure visitors into a false sense of security. "We may be short of money," he said, "but we are not short of wind." PEACE CUP. MORRINSVILLE TEAM. The following is the Morrinsvillc Rugby team to play Hamilton for the Peace Clip at Hamilton on Saturday:—W. Cameron, L. Woodley, M. Anderson, K. Campbell, A. Robson, K. Mcßae, E. O'Brien, L. Marshall, .T. Lceson, C. Brown, C. Cameron, A. ■Robinson, A. Cameron, C. Roach, F. Jack. Reserves: J. Harnett, F. Kennedy. MOUNT ALBERT V. OLD BOYS. MATCH TO-MORROW.' The annual match between the Mount Albert Grammar School fifteen and the Old Boys' team will be played at the school grounds, at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon as a feature of the annual old boys' reunion. The following team will represent the Old Boys:—Gardiner, iShea, King, Salmon, Hook, Jenkin, Palmer.'W. Potter, Johnson, Forsyth, Clark, R. Potter, Mars, Bail don. MANUKAU REP. TEAM. . Following is the team to represent Manukau against Franklin at Tuakau on Saturday:—Pope, Brooks, Stephens, Ross, Cossey, Cossey, Bell, Taylor, Truby, A. Munro, Morrow, Alexander, Spragg, Gardiner, Thorp. Reserves: Warden, N. Munro. OPOTIKI UNION'S MEETING. The O.M.P. was declared the winner of both the senior and <junior competitions at a meeting of the management committee of the Opotiki Rugby Union on Monday night. City and Q.M.P. will play the first round of the knock-out competition for the Kerridge Cup on Saturday. Opotiki will play Apanui at To Kaha for the first round of the Parata Cup on August 30.