Rugby

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 81, 11 August 1950, Page 5

Rugby

HAWKE’S BAY CAPTAIN IS FORMER ALL BLACK The captain of the Central Hawke’s Bay Sub-Union Rugby team to play at Whakatane tomorrow is the former All Black hooker, J. McCormick, who toured Australia as utility hooker to H. Catley in 1947. Other players in the team are comparatively unknown to this district. The team: —

Full back, C. Fogarty; threequarters, B. Mills, P. Brophy, N. Renner; five-eighths, H. Kani, H. Smee; half back, K. Ross; back tow, F. Smith; middle row, L. Boyle, P. Stoddard, J. Twentyman, H. Strickland' front row, J. McCormick, M. Mouat, J. Atkins. Reserves: P. Kuni, P. Foley, N. Puna, M. Chote, P. O’Rourke.

PLAYERS FOR THIRD GRADE TRIALS Thirty-three players will take part in the third grade Rugby trials to be held on the No. 1 field at Whakatane at noon tomorrow. From this trial a team is to selected to play Rotorua for the Parata Cup at Rotorua on August 19, the day Whakatane challenges for the Te Hurinui Apanui Shield. All players must be at the ground at 11.30 tomorrow morning to be weighed. Goodall, Hobman, Stewart, Hogg, Windley, Dixon, Mahy, Love, Moses, (United), Wilson, Flay, Gray, Alley, Sullivan, Eivers, Harawira, Slipper, Hammond, Ratoma, Mason. Brady, Oswald, Poha, Keepa, Luxford, J. Howard, Palmes (School), Biddle, Nikora, Whiri, Milroy (Ruatoki), Hona, Heihei (Paroa).

OPOTIKI B CHALLENGERS Following is the Opotiki B Rugby team to challenge Whakatane B for the Moore Shield at Whakatane tomorrow:—

Full back, Kerikeri; three-quart-ers, J. Oswald, J. Parkinson, C. Doyle; five-eighths, T. Moore, T. Kemara; half back, L. Brown; back row, D. Collier; middle row, B. Gage, Smaile, A. Donaldson, Maxwell; front row, Honatana, N. Tamiti, B. Brown. Reserves: Backs, L. Black, A. Koopu, J. Koopu; forwards; Horsfield, H. Gage | COMPULSORY PRACTICE

A compulsory practice for all Whakatane representative Rugby teams is to be held at 10.30 a.m. Sunday. Both the senior A and B and the junior teams must attend.

TEAM FOR TOMORROW United juniors to play School: P. Comiskey, M. Brown, L. Henderson, A. Hall, A. Luxton, P. Seebeck, A. Edmundson, W. Goodwin, J. Kerr, D. Carling, Taylor (2), Butler (2), J. Chadwick, B. Needham, A. Haeusler, D. McGlashen, L. Goodall. D. McKenzie.

WAR MEMORIAL BALL ' WAIMANA HALL WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23. 200