RUGBY FOOTBALL

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22497, 3 September 1938, Page 24

RUGBY FOOTBALL

WELLINGTON TEAM SELECTED

SOUTH ISLAND TOUR

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.)

WELLINGTON, September 2,

The Wellington Rugby representatives for the southern tour, on which there will be matches with Southland, Otago, South Canterbury, and Canterbury in that order, has been chosen by Mark Nicholls as follows:—Backs, Fleming, Edwards, Fulton, Burns, Eastwood, Jones, Sargisson, Veitch, and O’Halloran; forwards, Gilmour, McNicol, Burke, Higglun, Todd, Fraser, Smith, Griffin, Gunn, Wales, Pringle, Cemong. Those not available are Wright, Tindill, Griffiths, and Lambourn, but it is probable an effort will be made to send one or possibly two of them down for the match with Otago.

HAWKE’S BAY TEAM AT TIMARU

match Against south CANTERBURY

[THE PRESS Special Service.] TIMARU, September 2. An exciting game is expected at Fraser Park. Timaru, this afternoon, when the Hawke's Bay and South Canterbury representative Rugby teams will meet. Injuries on the tour have made some difference to the visiting side, which will be without the services of P. Reid, fiveeighths, who was injured in the Ranfurly Shield match ft Dunedin on Wednesday, of Tori Reid, forward, who is suffering from a fractured rib, and of Colin Le Quesne, who had to return north after the match at Dunedin. However, the side will still be a strong one. The South Canterbury representatives are in good form and are confident of making the visitors play hard to win. The teams are as follows: — Hawke’s Bay Full-back: M. Dyer. Three-quarters: R. Fox, R. Devine, E. Apsey. Fve-cighths: E. Palmer, L. Bradley (first). Half-back: L Clothier (captain). Back row: J. Dalllmore. Side row: C. Wilson, R. Ward. Locks: A. Bowman. S. McKenzie. Front row: D. Dalton, R. Keeble, E. Jackson.

Reserves: L. Hannigan (forward), S. Moss (back). South Canterbury

Full-back: C. E. Rollinson. Three-quarters: W. Murphy, K. McPhail, T. C. Morrison.

Five-eighths: C. Cartwright, K. Blyth (first). Haif-back; D Parsons. Back row: G. Adkins (captain). Side row: E. Fitzgerald, J. Bryce. Locks: E. Ivey, P. Gale. Front row: W. McCully, P. Columb. I. Greer. ,

Reserves: P. McShane, T. Polhill, F. Dawson (forwards), B. Cox. J. Donaldson, N. Ford, J. Grayburn (backs).

MAORI TEAM’S VISIT TO FIJI

FINANCIAL SUCCESS OF TOUR

(PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEOBAM.)

AUCKLAND. September 2,

From the tour of the New Zealand Maori team to Fiji the Rugby Union will benefit by from £7OO to £BOO, said Mr S. S. Dean, the manager, when the team returned by the Monterey. Mr Dean said the tour had been a success from every angle. “The stand* ard of the Fijian teams was much higher than we were led to believe,” he said. “Though they lacked the Oner essentials of the game, they made uo in physical fitness and speed. They play a fast, open game, getting the ball out to the wings on every possible occasion. The wing three-quarters, Seru npd Frank, have both broken even ht " The back line was very fast. The forwards were, on the average, taller than the Maori pack, the aggregate weight of the scrum fae;ng 13st llibThey excelled in line-out play.” Mr Dean said the Fijian Union desired to send- a to New Zealand, and Mr J. D. K. Taylor, a former Auckland and Wellington representative who was arriving on September 1R had been authorised to riesotiate with the New Zealand Union. It was suggested that the tour should be in Each side won one test and one was drawn.

CHRISTCHURCH CLUB

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