RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 229, 27 September 1935, Page 12

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

CLUB COMPETITIONS. TO-MORROW'S ATTRACTIONS. GRAFTON V. TECHNICAL OLD BOYS. The Auckland Rugby Union's senior grade championship will l>c resumed to-morrow, after an interval oi' live weeks 011 account of representative matches. There • has been no let-up in club training, however, and fast and open exhibitions should be the order of the day. The grounds will bo on the hard side, but while players will notice a difference when they are brought down the conditions should tend, if anything, to speed up the play. The next two or three matches will be of great importance, and players may be expected to give of their best. The main game of the day at Eden Park will bo the meeting of the two leading teams. Grafton and Technical Old Boys. This should be a keenly and evenly contested game. Technical have been playing at the top of their form in recent matches, and they will he out to add fresh laurels to their list after their success in winning I the Jubilee Cup competition. Grafton can also be expected to be going great guns ' throughout, but they are likely to find their opponents tough nuts to crack. The curtain-raiser will be provided by Marist and l'onsonby, and another fine clash should result. Marist have the better set of forwards, but speed among the backs may possibly carry Ponsonby to victory. Out at Waikaraka Park, Onehunga, Manukau will pit their strength against College Rilleri, and for this game, which should also be interesting, Manukau are the favourites. The attraction at the Show Grounds will bo the meeting of University and Otahuhu. This game should be productive of some fast and open play, with the backs handling scientifically and the sides teaming well. It is quite 011 the cards that it will prove the best match of the day, as both sides will be going all out to win as they arc each within striking distance of the cl ampionship. Following are the teams: — UNIVERSITY. Seniors. —Grant, Miles, Lewis, Kirklaml, Hesketli, Miilvihlll, Inglts, Danlch, Thomas, .Tansen, Gibson, Armltage, Morgan, Sherwood. Drake. Carnachan. Bergham, Comes, Melliurst, Hooper. McCarthy. Senior K.—Hamilton, Dixon. Cliater, McVeagh, Green. Brenst.rum, Watt, Kae. Wood, Enevcldser MeCllcsney, Douglas, Law, Smith, Orsullch, Gnscoignc. MA It I ST. Senior Grade.— M. Elliot, .T. Smith, K. Logan, P. Bell-Booth, l'etrie. L. Curtayne, A. I'orteous. A. Toye, M. McHugh, D. Fitzpatrick, Sheehan, C. Fowler, D. Bailey. K. Julian, D. Sullivan. S. Speight, Jones, D. Tilley, A. McDonald. COLLEGE RIFLES. Senior Grade. —Kirk, Pedrottl, Wales, Tilly. Gritliths, Martin. Venr, Abbott, Albrccht, McMaster, Adams, Batty, Tatterslield. Laery, Stewart, McDonald, Barker, Trewby, Bunting, Hurt, Murray. GRAFTON. Seniors.—l'aton, Currey. Stuart. Dick. Neale. Killeen, Bunliug, Roddick. Fergusson. Inglis, Mills, Kelk. Ilardle, Anderson, Benjamin, Davis, Whitehead, Rogers, Lillcy, Bradley. NOItTH SHORE. Senior Grade B.—Malliicson, Waters, Maxwell, Martin, Eagles, Salnty, Klnlayson, Brinsden, Baker, Cunningham, Ralney, Du Temple, Ketter, Sldford, Masse ( v (U). C'astaine, Burgess, Fisher, Ilinton, McNeil. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE TOURNEY. The first tournament in an annual competition for scven-u-side Itugby football teams among divisions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade will he held on No. 1 ground. Outer Domain, to-morrow, starting at three o'clock. A trophy has been presented by the sons of the late DivisionalSuperintendent W. J. Elliott, organiser of the tirst cadet division In Auckland. In memory of their father. MATCH BETWEEN ENGINEERS. The following team has been chosen to represent the Auckland I'ost and Telegraph Engineers to play the Wellington I'ost and Telegraph Engineers at Athletic I'arlt, Wellington, to-morrow :—Backs: It. Miles. N. I Ansley, It. I'orteous, K. Scott, W. Ford. I>. Keane, 1,. Vercoe. Forwards: W. Bennett, N. Molr, M. Peterson. J. Kountree. K. Anderson, W. Purchase, T. Fitzgibbon. H. Bevington. Reserves: D. Lane. A. Watklns. OTAGO'S GOOD RECORD. RECEPTION TO SHIELD WINNERS. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) DUNEDIN. Thursday. In the light of Otago's victory in the Ranfurly Shield match with Canterbury it is interesting to note that the provincial fifteen has not been defeated at Dunedin ' during the last two seasons. 111 1034 Otago, at Carisbrook Park, beat Canterbury. Hawke's Bay, South Canterbury, Southland, Wellington and the Maoris. This year three matches were lost on the Northern tour prior to the Ranfurly Shield 1 match. On its own ground next season 1 Otago will again be hard to beat when it meets challengers for the shield. This evening the shield winnerp were accorded ! an enthusiastic Reception lij- citizens and various sporting bodies, at which the 1 Mayor presided. INTER-ISLAND GAME. 1 BUSH NOT AVAILABLE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. The Auckland player. It. G. Bush, will not he available for the inter-island Rugby football match to be played in Wellington on October 5. Ills place as full-back will be taken by 11. It. Pollock, of Wellington. CANTERBURY V. TARANAKI. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) " CIIRISTCIIURCII. this day. The Canterbury team to play Taranaki 011 Saturday is as follows:—I. Behrns, C. H. Mcl'haii. J. I'olson, S. G. llenry. 11. Brown, J. Gaskln, J. J. McAulllTe, O. Hatlersle.v. It. Burke. It. Thompson, 11. Deavoll, W. Sweeney, G. J. Ilowell, G. W. Thompson, 11. Milliken. .T. G. Itankin and K. S. Mortlock are unavailable.