BARBARIANS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 225, 23 September 1938, Page 15

BARBARIANS.

FOR EDEN PARK.

FORMER STARS REAPPEAR.

FAST GAME ANTICIPATED. With thirteen former international players—l 2 All Blacks and an English representative—in ite personnel the Barbarians Club fifteen, which meets the Auckland representatives at Eden Park to-morrow, should be capable of turning on a great game. Far from being "has-beens," the majority of the Barbarians have been in strict training for weeks and those who have been privileged to see them in ac-tion state that most of them still display much of the form that carried them to international honours.

Tho prospect of seeing their former favourites should bring many Rueby followers to Eden Park to-morrow. Particular interest will be centred in the Barbarians' tlirop-qunrtor line, which includes G. F. Hart, probably the most brilliar.i wing produced in Xew Zealand football in the last 10 years, G. A. BullockDouglas. former Wanganui flver, T. H. C. Cauirhey. well known to Aucklanders as a fast, elusive centre, and F. W. Lucas, present selector for the representative team and a famous All Black. All these men have played outstanding games for Xew Zealand within the past decade; their meeting with the Auckland line should be crammed with interest.

Another interestins duel will be between the honkers, H. Bond, for Auckland, and Bill Hadley. for the Barbarians.

The Auckland team is a strong one. It should be a great match.

Teams selected: — THE RARBARIAXS. Full-hack : R. G. Rush. Three-quarters : O. F. Hart. F. W. Lucas. T. 11. 0. Causliey. G. A. Bullock-Douglas (one to he omitted). Five-eighths : C. E. Cammlek, D. Solomon. Half-back : M. M. X. Corner. Front row : W. E. Hadley, S. Hadley, M. Evans. A. Flnlayson (one to be omitted). Second row : R. G. McWilliams, C. Webb, F. Salomon, H. F. McLean. Rack row : M. Eraser. Reserves: I). Flett, D. Aghley. AUCKLAND. Full-back : A. Clark. Three-quarters: J. Dick, A. Prentice, D. L. Martin. Five-eighths: X. Pearman, D. Brady. Half-back : J. Pile. Front row: A. Brown, H. Bond, R. R. Hull. Second row : L. S. Drake, W. Lanrre, H. Priest, D. Whilluns. Back row : T. I'earce. Reserves : —Backs: F. Cooney, B. Grant, L. Curtayne, B. Donaldson, R. Hardy. Forwards: J. Galloway, J. Barnes, M. McHugh, X. Thornton, M. Coady. Mr. J. G. C. Wales will be referee. C. G. Porter, captain of the 1921 All Blacks, will act as line umpire. Two Finals To Be Played. Fixtures made by the A.R.F.U. apart from the bit; game at Eden Park:— Third Grade Final.—Grammar Old Boys v. Technical Old Boys, Kdeu Park No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Mr. G. Paris. Intermediate Final.—Technical Old Boys v. Mauukau, Showgrounds Oval, 3 p.m., Mr. E. U. Carter. Arranged Matches.—Parnell fourth v. Waihi, ishowgrouods Xo. 2, 1.30 p.m.. Mr. C. S. Land ; Physical Training (Thames) y. Craig; Physical Training (Thames) ▼. third grade team, Onehunga Xo. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. K. A. Preston ; Ponsonby v. Whangarei juniors. Showgrounds oval, 1.30 p.m., Mr. W. Allen ; Wholesale v. Retail Chemists, Showgrounds No. 3, 3 p.m., Mr. E. G. Cichero; Technical Old Boys' v. Hamilton Technical fourth, Three Kings, 1.45 p.m., Mr. G. Nichols; Technical Old Boys v. Hamilton Technical, third. Three, Kings, 2.45 p.m., Mr. "ft. L. Burk : Heards, Limited, v. Woolworths, Grey Lynn, 3 p.m., Mr. E. Dudson; Takapuna intermediates v. MorrinsTille juniors, Takapuna Xo. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. H. H. Jeffreys; Martist v. Whangarei, Showgrounds No. 3, 1.30 p.m., Mr. E. G. Cichero. Peace Cup.—Morrinsville r. Waiuku, 2.30 p.m., Mr. W. R. Ellison. Line Umpires.—Eden Park No. X : Messrs. C. G. Portirr (former All Black captain), R. L. Castaign, A. Alexander. Reserves: Messrs. S. R. Burke, 11. J. Lye, R. K. Hayhow, S. V. Nicol. • DAVE TREVATHAN His Amazing Record 'THERE have been many sur- * mises concerning the number of points scored by Dave Trevathan, the Otago and ex-All Black five-eighth. The following table shows that in the past five seasons Trev&than has scored no fewer than 671 points in club, J representative and international | | games. He missed two rep. matches this winter owing to ! illness and a family bereavement. His imposing figures are:— ! jConver- Penal- Total ! I 1 sions. ties. Tries. Pots. Pts. ! : 1934' .17 10 2 4 86 I 1935 .16 16 3 4 105 ! 1936 .33 18 8 15 204 1 1 1937 .15 14 5 4 103 ' ; 1938 .15 12 5 23 173 ; j Totals 96 70 23 50 671 ; 15-A-SIDE IN FIJI. NATIVE TEST TEAWIS. WINGERS BREAK EVENS. "ALL SQUARE" WITH THE MAORIS. On the return of the Maori Rugby team from Fiji three weeks ago Mr. S. S. Dean, chairman of the N.Z.R.F.U. (and joint manager of the party with Mr. Hardin*; Leaf, of Hokianga), expressed the opinion that the standard of the game in ' the Islands was much higher than he and hie national executive had been led to believe. At any rate the Fijians emerged from the Tests "all square." The first was drawn 3—3, tie New Zealanders won the second 11—5, and the home side was victorious in the third 6—3. Mr. J. IV K. Taylor, the former Auckland and Wellington representative from I 1922 to 1021). is now chairman of the Fiji Rugby Union, and is spending six months on furlough in Auckland. He leaves for Wellington as soon an Mr. Dean can arrange to meet him, to discuss proposals for a visit from the Fijians in connection with the 1010 centenary celebrations. | It is surprising to learn that no Europeans took part in any of the Tests, and that the Island fifteens comprised all fullblooded natives. There were four European and seven native teams in Suva, playing in separate competitions, and when the game was put on a constitutional basis on the north side of Viti Levu the future of the frame in the Islands would be particularly bright. Coaching <by ex-New Zealand schoolmasters is giving the rising generation of players a sound grounding in the 15-a-side code, in which they excelled because of physical fitness and speed. In this latter , direction the wing-threequarters Seru and Frank have broken even time, and as the tactics are to get the ball out to them a fast and open style of Rugby has been developed. 1