FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20624, 13 August 1932, Page 10

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY UNION.

RANFURLY SHIELD.

CANTERBURY V SOUTH j CANTERBURY. j The rirst Banfurly Shield match of the representative Rugby season, and Canterbury's seeond defence of the Shield since it won it from Welling* ton last year, will take plaee on Saturday at Lancaster Park to-morrow afternoon when South Canterbury plays Canterbury. Great interest attaches to this clash as the challengers have already beaten a Canterbury side—that which went on the southern tour —this season. Should South Canterbury repeat that performance Northern provincial representative sides due t» flay Canterbury this season in Christchurch with the Shield at stake, will be robbed of the opportunity of taking bfcefc with them the coveted trophy for Rugby Jpre? miership in the Pominion.

Seven changes in the Canterbury team piaee it played South Canterbury at Tiaaru » few weeks ago have greatly strengthened it, and the four AH Blacks, G. F. Hart, A. I. Cottreil, J. Manchester, and G. D. Inneß, will be playing on this occasion. Sues changes Appear to have made the Canterbury Side »U«b more formidable than the ©He which suffered the series of three heavy feats on the southern tour earlier this season, g&nthland beat Casterbnry 81 points to §, Otago 24 points to 9, a»4 geuth Canterbury 18 points te 8, However, on the strength of the alterations by the Canterbury selector, Mr J. T. Burrows, Canterbury wil} be firm favourites for this match. At all events the game will he one of the most exciting of the Shield series, and South Canterbury has l> very #$ and fast team to field. The forwards are very fast in breaking «p and their loose work will be sure te fee a. problems for the defence, in the rearguard they are not so experienced, but are very keen and quiek $o seize opportunities se that Canterbury will bave to look to its laurels, Compared with the side that beat Canterbury at Tini&fU a few weeks agp, South Canterbury has made one change only—A. Gaffaney, who was enable to play owing to injuries, ia inqluded |n the three-quarter line.

Although tho Ran.furjy Shield ha| been in competition for SO years this will be OHly the fourth time that South Canterbury has had an opportunity of securing it. Three ef these four ebaj, lenges nave been made since the Great War.

The teams for the match are:—

Canterbury. Pull-back: A. W. Roberts

<s, y, Hart, c. J. Oliver, W, J. Brown, Five-eighths: G. D. Innes, L. Hollow.

Half-back: W. H. Vincent. t Forwards: A. H. Andrews, G. W. Thompson, J. E. Manchester, G. J. Howell, C. H. Perkins, K. Brown, W. Pease, A. I. Cottrell.

South Canterbury.

Full-baek: L, Connolly,

Three-quarters: T. Morrison, A. Gaffaney, E. Byan. Five-eighths: C. ■ Cartwright, K. Blyth, Half-back: G. Gaffaney.

Forwards: R. Seaton, I. Caird, G. dings, G. Adkins, J. Callanan, D. Callanan, F. Shewan, W. Duke. Mr J. Moffitt, of Wellington, will referee the game. TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. ST. ANDREW'S OLD BOYS. A football match between (earns representing Town and Country 014 Boyg if to bo playad on the College eraunda, Papanui road, on Tue»d»y, at 3,#g p,m. The ttama are »s follows: — Town —JJunnett, Jlndkin, East, Broughton, Hawkins, Parsons, jfewbttrgh, yairbairn, Thompson, Edwards, Hunt. flamJJten < 2 >« Symes, Royds, Lilly, Lee. Emergencies: Lee, Twyneham, 'ftedpath. Country—Macartney, Sloss, Sutherland, Jamieson, McMillan, Stevenson, Gibb, Judson, Bull, Blakeley, Adam, Little, R. Anderson, Cameron, Thompson, Minson, Henderson, Judson, Cook, Jameron, Shand, Scott (2), H. A. Smith. SUMNER CLUB. Third (Jrade t. #»i§poi, »t ghew Qround No. 2—Stoneman, Bowman, Morel, Peterson, Jones, Coleman, Storey, fiteel, Truscott, Peterson, "Voice, Cai'pinter, Ohristensen. Thompson, Morel, Rutherford, Straatar. Fifth Grade v. Spreydon, at South Pork, |*o. 31—Jones, Kite, Trevean, Trtidjeon, farmer, Webb, Wall, Coleman, Manlher*, Miaogue, Rang!(ike, D»we. Gibson, Matthews, East, King, Page, Stevens. Bader 16 Gride y. Boya' Jfjgh S.ehoal, at Sou(h Park fTo. Peed, Boot, Bishep, if»!ley, SHjaon, Uprel, Clarfce, Duff, Cheshire, Tami, Monk, Blackjaare, Al)?n, Stevens (8), Npon»B. PAPARUA CLUB, Third Grade v. TechnjeaJ Old Boys, Templetpa Pl*yJ», Robinson, Garrett, Kempthprne, Wright, Burt Ward, Clark, Wright, Hinton, Clarke, Jane, Sloan, Watson (2), S|al. waihoba club. t. Allandale, at MoUifcarara, S p.m.r— R, Andwgcra, W. timber, R, Thomas, C. Anderson, R. Blatchford, A. Maijson 4.1 Cameron, T. Morten. J. Mehihopt, G. Macartney, C. Miller, A. Miller, T. Goodwin, T Brown, W. Hamilton, B. Harris, F. R B dford, D. -Suckling, Q. Mphlliopt, L. Mehlpopt, L. Jackman, M. Mackenzie, G. Sueklinjr. L. Wills, J. Willan. h '