FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9176, 6 August 1895, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

"» . The following will play in the Trial match on Saturday next at Lancaster Park, play to commence at 2 45 p.m. sharp : —A Team (red and black) —Orchard, O'Brien, Hobbs (captain), Cowlishaw, White, Cook, Oram, Johnston, Lynskey, 'Frost, Fanning, Kerr, Duke, Soffe and Eraser. B Team (colours) —Wils.n, Reese, Lorimer (captain), Pearce, Stringer, Spring, Gleudiuning, Moir, Glcnuie, Oarton, Forrest, Fitzgerald, Ward, Appleby, Hammond and Meikleham. Any member of either team unable to play on Saturday is requested to notify the face to Mr Cottarill, at New Zealand Shipping Company's office, before Thursday next. Members of both teams are requested to attend for practice on the North Park every evening this week at 5 o'clock. (PRESS ASSOCIATION telegkam.) HAWERA. August 5. Tho following football team -.present Tarauaki:—Full back, Robinson ; threequarters, H. Good, A. Bailey, Youug; fiveeighth, Allen; halves, Lang, Humphries, W.Bayley; forwards, Hughes, Livingstone, O'Dowd, A. Standish, V\a,tson, Weiis, W. Lainbie. Emergencies — Threequarter, A. Good ■ half, George ; forward, Buckley. WELLINGTON, August 5. The Wellington Rugby Union held a special meeting this evening, when a resolution was passed pcotcsting against the decision of tho New Zealand Union Appeals Committee in reference to scrummages, as opposed to the rutes laid down by the English Union, and not an interpretation but a new rule. They urged that the Committee, in passing it, has exceeded its duty, and that it would be manifestly, unfair to bring it into force so late in the season. The resolution asked tfiffit the decisiou might be reconsidered. WANGANUI, August 5. The Wanganui *• rep " team leaves for Aucklaud to-morrow, playing there on Saturday next. The following is tho team : —Urcs3well (captain), Tilly, D. Blair, McLean, Johnston, Thomson, Craig, Gray, R. McLean, Emmersou, Riddell, J. Blair* Counell, Grogau and Morton.