RUGBY LEAGUE OPENS THE FOOTBALL SEASON

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 76, 31 March 1939, Page 13

RUGBY LEAGUE OPENS THE FOOTBALL SEASON

TO-MORROW'S MATCHES

Trip to England to Inspire Players — Newcomers To ihe Code.

The Auckland Rugby League's season, which will open with four games at Carlaw Park to-morrow, is a most important one in the history of the code. Next week there will be a visit of a team from Sydney clubs and three matches will be played against local clubs, the first on Easter Saturday. Later on a New Zealand s^ e ' s ke selected for the third tour of England, and naturally this will give a stimulus to the championship games.

pLAYERS who have been a force in the games in past seasons will be turning out again, and there will be new faces in promoted men. In addition there are a number of recruits to the code who are well known in Dominion football, and their performances will be watched with great interest. Among the newcomers is an All Black Rugby player of last season, H. M. Milliken, of Canterbury, who will be playing for Papakura. , • P a Pakura are to play Mount Albert as the curtain-raiser on Xo. 1 ground and the Mount Albert side includes a Ru-bv representative of last year, B. Donaldson. This season the Australian R. Banham, who was such a success as coach last year, will be playing for Mount Albert." He will arrive oil Monday by the Mariposa and is bringing over a big forward, R.

C daieron. who will also play for Mount Albert. On the Mariposa, too, are the Sydney visitors. Liie game arranged as the principal attraction on Xo. 1 ground, at 3 p.m.. is between Richmond and City. In the latter s ranks is H. Ma tail a, who will strengthen the scrum. City are expected to test Richmond, a crack tram oi last year. On Xo. 2 gTOund two games will also be played. Ponsonby meeting Manukau in the curtain-raiser, -ind Marist, last year's champions, being drawn against Xewton afterwards. Thirteens to take tlie field are: CITT BOVEBS. Greer, Rata, Gould. Silra, Whittle Smith. Hulton (2), Tryson. Porteou? Hutchinson. Donald. Kindly, Mataira Jackson, Magee, McCarthy, Thompson. RICHMOND BOVEBS. Jsck. Magill, Mills. Tittleton. Graham. Fletcher. Kilgour. Potter. McCready. Wat kins, Broadhead. Devinr. Mitchell, McLeod Satherlev, Hadley, s. Broadhead, Metcalfe. PAPAKCBA. Cooke. Mclnnes. Reeve, Boyce. Burgess McKay, Walker. Cossey, Crocker. Fogarfv Kvans, Milliken, Wintle, Dobbyn, Smith Herkt, Bashaiu. MOOXT ALBEBT. McLachlan, Hardgraves. Marshall Mcei[: . Donaldson, Mclnnarney. Wilson. L. Schultz. Leatherbarrow. Pinches. ShadBlucher rlStram ' Herrins * Cowley, Hansen. POXSOXBT UNITED. Xurse, Campbell, Simpson. Riley, Kav. McManus, Young, Watson, Flanagan, Goodwin. Morgan, Gee, Petersen, Goosman Dormer, Munyard, Mason. MANtTKACi Jhi.?, ba ?' ? rou^?t Ot u Kirkwood, Munro. Awhitu, Kauhoa. Puckey, Hapi. Mahima. Massi. McGuire. Birinui. Gault, Hflton Broderick. Ti Taie. Zane, Batu. MARIST OLD BOYS. Glover, Matthews, Haslam, Midgelv. Halse\, Chalmers. Donovan, Murdoch* Grotte (2», Breed. OKane. Finlayson' fcnckson, Bogers, Butler, O Brlen, AnderNEWTOX BAXGEBS. ■KSSu.TSS «>: SSSSt p ~«- wTNSZ.