RICHMOND TO PLAY CITY IN THE CHIEF LEAGUE GAME

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 180, 1 August 1941, Page 4

RICHMOND TO PLAY CITY IN THE CHIEF LEAGUE GAME

Interest in the Auckland Rugby LeagueV senior championship at Cai'law Park tomorrow will centre on the clliiof match ol the day, in which Kichmond will meet City. Richmond i≤ the present leader i/i the championship, with North Shore *-imi Manukau in second place, two ipoint« behind.

In the finst round Jtiohinond beat" City by 13 points to 5. A keen contest is expected to-morrow both toanus will be well represented. Botfh will 'be strong in the forwards, but in the backs Richmond may have an advanfase, a« it ha* players who understand each other, and play with good combination. Richmond will have Magi 11 in Jus regular place at full-iback, and Tittleton in the centre. A. Sayere will be one of the wings, and the other is likely to be I*>wt]ier or Riddell, as Jack has been on the sick list*. Williams and Solomon will 'be partners in the nveeighfche line, with Webb behind the pack. Mackintosh will he the Richmond hooker. supported by the regular Richmond pack in Davis, A. Broadhead. Hilton, Mitchell and Potter.

City should be well sewed by W. S Clarke at full-Wok, fhe best fulUjack in the code at the moment, and the threequarters will <be J. Gould, McManus ami Burgoyno. Grotte and Silva will be t'he five-eighths, with A. Donovan behind the scrum. The forwards will be H. Mataira. W. Mataira, -Jackson. Hughes. Fimllatei , and E. Donovan. City forwards will be without Morris, one of its best heavy players, who ihae gone to camp. The early match on the > T o. 1 ground will >be between Xortli Shore and J'oneoivby, and a good exposition of the code sluould result, as .both teams nrn capable of playing Rood all-round football. In its 'backs North Shore 'has lost V. -Scott and ■I. Smith, both representative players, who ■have cone to camp, and rheir places -have been hard to fill.

Mamikan and Mnrist will piny in tire early match on the Xo. 2 en-omul, unrl thn following match ■will i>r between Mount Albert and Papakura. The lattor team has not won a match this season. In an endeavour to effect improvement the Papnkura team lias 'been rearranged and .n 'better showing ie expected.

Points Ch P. W. L. j>. f. a. Pts Richmond* 10 8 2 - 170 97 16 North Shore 9 7 2 - 185 97 14 Manukau 10 7 3 - 176 74 14 City 10 6 3 I 155 116 13 Ponsonby 10 4 5 1 128 122 9 Mount Albert 10 4 6 - 112 156 8 Newton 10 3 6 1 128 187 7 Marist 10 3 6 1 122 200 7 Papakura 9 - 9 - 80 207 •1940 champion.