INTER-ISLAND LEAGUE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 191, 14 August 1935, Page 18

INTER-ISLAND LEAGUE.

SOUTHS ARRIVE TO-MORROW.

CONFIDENCE OF ■ VISITORS. The South Island Rugby League teani which is to meet the North Island ill the annual match for the Courtney Silver football trophy will arrive in Auckland to-morrow morning by the 9.30 express from Wellington and will be quartered at the Metropolitan Hotel. Although Northern eupporters will rest confidence in the all-round experience of the North Island side, captained by A. E. Cooke, who will be seen as centre threequarter, the visiting combination is coming to Auckland after very careful selection and preparation backed by the greatest confidence of the South Island public. The average weight of the backs is 11.10. Their average age is 23% years, though excepting the captain, J. E. A. Amos, who is 28, the rearguard averages 21% years. Their average height is sft Bin. The average weight of the forwards, who average sft 9in in height (three beinjj sixfooters), is 14.6. The average age ot the pack is nearly 27, Calder being the oldest member of the side and 29 years of age. It appears that the Southerners have everything in their favour and if they have the speed and tactical knowledge will be hard to beat.

Selector and coach A. T. McClymont had the majority of the North Island side together last evening and reports that after the final workout to-morrow the team should be in perfect condition and capable of a good understanding in action on Saturday.

The A and B trial thirteens for the curtain-raiser are also in keen training.

JUNIOR MANAGEMENT. PAPAKURA'S SENIOR B KNOCKOUT. At the meeting of the junior management committee of the Auckland Rugby League last evening, Mr. D. Wilkie presiding, it was pointed out that Papakura had won the senior B grade knockout competition with 51 points for and 8 against, with Otahuhu (84 —22) two grade pointe less second. Point Chevalier, Green Lane and Waiuku followed. The committee congratulated Papakura on its success. The chairman mentioned that the senior B teams were incorporated with the senior reserve teams for the Stallard Cup knockout competition. Attention was drawn to the fact that on Saturday in the Roope Rooster preliminary series of matches Otahuhu had played two Point Chevalier players and iad thereby seriously prejudiced the Point Chevalier Club in its grade fixture. Otahuhu was to be advised that the players could not be retained without transfer. Arising from the senior B match between Green Lane and Point Chevalier, the former club entered a protest against short time being played when it had a chance to score. A club official said he thought the referee made an honest mistake owing to difficulty with his watch. The protest was referred to the Referees' Association for report. The Mount Albert Club apologised for playing three men out of order in its fifth grade match with Papakura. The match was awarded to Papakura.

Formalities were arranged in connection with the entry of the Mangere Club into the second grade from senior B statue.

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

MAORIS AT NEWCASTLE. NEPIA HAS TWO BROKEN RIBS. SYDNEY, Auguet 13. The Maori Rugby team to play against Newcastle to-morrow will comprise: Hemi, Phillips, Ngaio, McDonald, Chase, H. Harrison, Mellish, Mataira, Whin, Cooper, Smith, Whitley, G. Harrison, Rogers and Broderick. The reserves will be Reedy and Kawe. The X-ray examination of Nepia's injury disclosed that he has two broken ribs. In the event of the Maoris being unable to sail by the Marama on Thursday arrangements will be made for another match between them and a fresh New South Wales team on Saturday. MATCH AGAINST AUCKLAND. TO BE PLAYED SATURDAY- WEEK. The match between the Maori Rugby team and Auckland, set down for next Saturday at Eden Park, will not be played owing to the Maoris being held up in Australia by the shipping trouble. The game, however, will be played on Saturday week, after the Maoris' game at Wellington, where they will disembark from the Marama instead of at Auckland from the Wanganella.

The Auckland Union will proceed with ite competitions next Saturday.

A Press Association message from Wellington says the following cablegram lias been received by the New Zealand Rugby Union from the New South Wales Rugby Union: —"Warmly congratulate you on sending us such worthy Maori representatives, who, in every way, upheld the highest traditions of Maori and New Zealand football."

MORE SHIELD CHALLENGES.

FIVE UNIONS AFTER CANTERBURY. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHUKCH, this day. The Canterbury Rugby Football Union has accepted the two Ranfurly Shield challenges so far officially received. These are from the West Coast and Wairarapa Unions, and the matches will be played ou September 7 and August 24 respectively. The Ashburton, Otago and Southland Unions also have decided to forward challenges. The Canterbury-Southland usual representative match will be played on August 31. AND NOW, WELLINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. The Wellington Rugby Union last night decided to issue a special challenge to Canterbury for a Rnnfurly Shield match, to be played at Christchurch ou September 11. . Canterbury plays Wellington next Saturday in the ordinary course of its interprovincial programme, but although there is provision for playing challenges away from the holder's ground the shield is not at stake this week.

JUNIOR MANAGEMENT.

PARNELL TO VISIT THAMES,

At last evening's meeting of the junior management board of the Auckland Rugby Union attention was drawn to the rule which requires clubs to supply results of \ matches not later than the Friday after ' each match. It was decided to point out that failure to fulfil this task might mean t iorfeiture of any pointe gained. The Parnell intermediate grade team ' c tras granted permission to travel to . Thames to play the Thames junior reprc- . sentatives on Saturday week. Parnell's I match with Grafton on that date will . be cancelled or played at a later date if I necessary. It was decided to play four rounds in "■j the junior C grade competition. I The deferred match between the Tech- [ i nical and Takapuna sixth grade teams will L I be played on September 14. The Eden t Club wrote agreeing that double pointe , be counted for their match agaiusi ( Northcote. ; The Grammar Old Boys' fourth grade team was granted permission to travel to Thames on August 24. Ground officials for Saturday:—Domain, Messrs. E. C. Addison, E. Matthews; Onehunga, Mr. K. Ansell; Swanson, Mr. A. H. Robertson; Victoria Park, Mr. P. Sheahan; Stadium, Mr. L. Kelly; Western Springs, Mr. S. Kelly; Point Chevalier, Mr. R. Humphries; Gribble-Hirst Park, Mr. H. A. Starck; Howick, Mr. L. White: Panmure, Mr. E. M. Harwood; Takapuna, Mr. E. Jensen. PRIMARY SCHOOLS. INTER-GROUP CONTESTS. Draw for the A.P.S.R.U. competitions : — Seniors. Ow:iiraka v. Takapuna, Outer Domain, 3.30 p.m., Mr. L. J. Meek: Northcote v. Maungawhau, Outer Domain, 3.4r> p.m., Mr. A. Wilson. Intermediates. —Remtiera v. Devonport. Inner Domain, 3.30, Mr. R. Blennerhnssett Juniors. —XorthrntP v. Ellcrslie, Inner ' Domain. 3.45 p.m.. Mr. Watson ; Takapunn v. Point Chevalier, Inner Domain, 3.30 p.m., Mr. Matheson. CAUXTUS &HIELD. On Saturday last Eden Park Group 3 I beat Show Grounds Group 0. This was a ■strenuous game in which the heavier Eden ; forwards played with the better comhlna- > tion, McLaren being outstanding, though I it fell to Murphy on the wing to score' the only try. For Show Grounds Fielder, Baxter and Scott played well. j Edeu Park Group now meets Western Suburbs in the flnul for the shield next Saturday at Eden Park. ; COUNTRY REPS. CAMBRIDGE V. MORRINSVILLE. Rugby team to represent Cambridge tigaiiiHt Morrinsville on Snturday for the , Finlay Cup.—Full-back, K. Reid; three-1 quarters, 11. Penke, T. Mills. W. Wilson; I five-eighths, R. Hulme, Wehi Peihana ; half, W. Stewart; forwards, Ilarbutt. R. Bryant,' R. Kldd, P. Beer, E. Hall, M. Hewitt, A.« Miller, 11. Burns. Reserves : J. Kelly, R. Easter, F. Coulter and W. Blackett. WAIPA FIFTEENS. Teams to represent Waipa In two Rugby representative matches next Saturday :— V. Hamilton A, at Te Awamutu.—G. Woodroofe. E. Hell, W. Tombs, W. Bell, L. Young, M. Bell, E. Adams, J. Ilanna, W. t Oakes, E. Holmes, C. Meredith, L. Thomas, i ,T. Turney, A. Thomson, R. Spence. C. Craig, D. McAlpine, H. Grant. I V. Hamilton B. at Hamilton.—B. Quln, |K. Wilson, 11. Miller, W. M. McKlnlay, K. Jackson, G. Mate, A. Jackson, P. Ulrich, A. Sutherland, Howarfh, Scriven, T. Short, J. Campbell, Clarke, W. Craig, M. Grace, J. Dalton. W. Xicoll, McConkey. PAEROA V. TRAINING COLLEGE. '. Team to represent Paeroa against the ; Auckland Training College Rugby team at Paeroa on Saturday next :—Veddar, L. Fisher, Swann, Findlay, Fulton, Masters, I Moore, Fitzgerald, Neil, Robinson, Suther- i land, Handley. Kerr, Car rick, Clarkiu. ' Reserves: Lloyd, Pivott, Carmody, I'ower, j Manning, Walls. i VANCOUVER CUP. • ( THAMES VALLEY SCHOOL REPS. j The Thames Valley Primary Schools' ] team to defend the Vancouver Cup against j the South Auckland Primary Schools Union's challenge at Pnero.i on Saturday next, also to take part in the annual competition for the Northern Roller Mills Shield during the August holidays, is : —Laurence ' (Hauraki Plains), Robertson (Waihi).Jl Hurunui (Paeroa), Robinson (Paeroa), ] Mikkleson (Te Aro-ha), Wight (Te Aroha), i Duncan (Paeroa), button (Te Aroha), ( Pakinga (Paeroa). Smith (Waihi). Court- I ney (Haurnki Plains), Hunt (Hliuraki f Plains). May (Te Aroha), Spence Arolin), MncKenzie (Paeroa). Gibbons (Te I Aroha), Gerrand (Paeroa),. Sanderson a (Paeroa), Woofe (Thames). <C