RUGBY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 203, 29 August 1939, Page 16

RUGBY.

AUCKLAND SIDES. MEN TO TRAIN FOR SATURDAY. As the selector, Mr. F. W. Lucas, was unable to ascertain last night whether certain players would be available for the Auckland representative Rugby team to meet the touring Fijian side at Eden Park next Saturday, the fifteen will not be chosen until after a practice next Thursday evening. The same position applies to the colts side that will meet the South Auckland representatives in the curtain-raiser. The two teams will be selected from the following players, who are requested to attend training at the Ponsonby club's shed on Thursday night:— Auckland First Fifteen. —Backs: \V. Hare. L. Schubert. J. Molloy. J. Dick. -V. l'earman. I). Brady. F. Cooney, B. Grant, 1- Curtayfl%; forwards, A. " Moffitt. C. I'epper, .1. Cilmour, W. .Smith, K. R. Hull, H. Priest, \V. X. Carson. H. F. Mcl>ean, D. Bailey, T. H. Pearce, W. Mctirory. Colts Team. —Backs: H. X. Halliwell, R. Byerley, B. Coughlin. A. Thorn, K. BellBooth, L. Graham, C. Brady, T. Wagstatr, R. Le Long: forwards, W. Masse v. C. l'assmore, M. Bond, D. Ryan, M. Evans. J. Barry, X l . Thornton, M. Nelson, D. Fagan.

INTER-ISLAND MATCH.

SEVERAL MORE NOMINATIONS. For the Xortli v. South Tsland Rugby match at Wellington, on September 2X, additional nominations are:— North Auckland.—R. White. C. Cunningham. three-quarters. and Gibson, liveeighth : and fop the All Black trials, Cunningham, (iibson and Codling. Otago.—U. Silver (full-back). W. A. Black and 1). Murray (wing three-quar-ters). \\". A. Perriam and ]>. Trevathan (live-eighths); G. McDonald. C. Quaid. P. l'reaey, W. McLelland, W. Jollv (forwards) . North Otago.—S. p. Easton, E. O. itrachan. D. H. Gillies.

MAORI FIFTEEN".

TEST TEAM TO MEET FUIANS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Monday. The New Zealand Maori Rugby team to nlay the Fijian touring side at Hamilton on September 16 has been sheeted by Messrs. E. McKenzie and W. T. Parata. It °°FuU-tmck!—G. Harvey (Hawke's Bay). Three-quarters. —H. Steel (Otago), K.. { White (North Auckland), W. J. Phillips BMveSghths.—X. Kotua (Nelson), Te Wi Repa (East Coast). Half-back. —J. H. Pile (Auckland). Forwards. —Back row: T. Whitley (Bay of Plenty). Middle row : S. T. Reia (Hawke's Bay). M. McDonald (Hawkes Bar). I). Tuhoro (East Coast), P. Smith! (Hawke's Bay). Front row: E. Jackson. Hawke's Bay), K. W. Winiata. (Horowhenua), D. Mason (Marlborough). Reserves. —Back; T. Kawe (Otago). Forward: A. West (Southland).

The other fixtures of the Fijian - Rugby tour are :—To-morrow, v. King Country, art. Taumarunui; Saturday, v. Auckland, at Eden Park; September 6, v. Nelson and Golden Bay ; September 9, v. Buller; September 13, r. Ashburton. The team sails from Auckland on September IS.