RUGBY FOOTBALL

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23000, 20 April 1940, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

OPENING OF SEASON’S COMPETITIONS Great interest is being taken in the opening of the ,1940 Rugby season, and to-day’s matches should attract large attendances. The Army team will meet Sunnyside on the Lancaster Park oval nt 2.45 p.m„ and a thrilling game should be seen as both sides are fit and confident. As a curtain-raiser to this match. University will play Technical Old Boys at 1.13 p.m. Albion will play Southern on the south ground at Lancaster Park and New Brighton is to meet Athletic on the west ground. ', At Bueby Park, with its new grassland a bia crowd is expected for the Linwood-Christchurch game, which is always fast and open. ... 3 At the Show Grounds Old Boys will meet Merivale. and this should provide a good display of Rugby.

TEAMS FOR TO-DAY athletic club Seniors v. New Brighton. Lancaster Park West. 2.30 Mahony. Mahony. Wareham. Callanan. White. ClarK. Morgan, Walklin. Mahar. Sowdon. Noonan. Bradley, Carter, Young, Ross, Knowles. Those players who have not re ceived numbers please call at D and Sons 629 Colombo for sarne. Juniors v, Air Force, at Wigram No. L 2.30 p.m.—Morgan. Devonport, Powell. MorUmer. Gill. Scully (2). Noonan Sheehan. Allen (2), Daly, Burke. Holly. Lagan. Griffiths, Brady. _ Third Grade v. Technical Old Boys, Ensor’s road, 2.30 p.m.—Mitchell (2). v. Mortimer. O'Connell, Sheehan. Powell. McPhee. McCormack, Morgan. Fitzsimmons, Sullivan. Kirwan, Kelly. Colombus. ‘Standeven, Edbrooks, Davis. Ball. Grade v. Boys' High School* No. 26 South Park,' 2.30 P- m -—°° b * ,s *' T £^E2 1 ' mines, Mortimer. Noonan, McNair, Horan. Bell (2). Glubb, Webb, .Howes,’ Dunne, Harris, Anderson. Foster. Donnelly, Dawreport to Mr McQuillan at No. 26 South Park. 2.30 P-m.—Clinton, Doherty. McCormack. Campion, Hopping. Witty. Bradley, Cosgnff, f O , Byrne, Graham. Gregory. Noonan. Donnelly, Kortegast, Morgan. Kennedy. Any player’s name omitted please attend in respective grades. 7171

CHRISTCHURCH CLUB Teams for to-day are as follows: First Grade v. Lin wood, Rugby Pant. 2.45 p.m.—Aspell. Black, R. Baker, Ballantyne, Kerr, Lawrence, Brown, Schubert, Thacker, Watson, Gasson. Jesson, Bacon, Johnson, Blackler, McNeight. Rhind, Redwood. Stonehouse, Williams. Procter. Second Grade v. Training College. No. li North Park. 2.45 p.m.—Blshop, Black. Cutting, Clark, V. Empson. Neame. W, I. Procter, Symon. Moore, Mitchell. Druker. Forbes, Gregg, C. E, Ansley. Priest, Ryan. Reid, Spence. Wilder, R. Wright, Gianville. Scott. . Third Grade A. v. Tvleriyaie, No. 14 North Park, 2.45 p.m.—Wyatt, A, Ansley, Baker, ,V. W*. ■JO. lows. Fisher, B. Partridge, Sissons, r Tf pn»>srn Lenihan Wilson, Souter. Phillips, Dettmer. Third Grade B v. Christ’s College, at Christ’s College, 2.45 p.m—Wallace. Hart, Lochhead, Cater, Hammett, Pearson. Lake,) Thomson. McKenzie, Ashley, Atkinson, Glass, Sandman, Jesson. Hill, Cowan. Carson (2), J. C. Taylor, Carter, Trotter. Fourth Grade v. Kaiapoi. at Kaiapr i (bus leaves club rooms, 131 Worceste street, at 1.45 p.m. sharp)— Rowlands. Hughes. K. Taylor. Linstrom, Boss, Hay - ; ton. C. V. Pockson. Hamilton, Chick. Grenfell. TosswlU. Parkin, D. Empson. Wright.; White. Carter. Butcher. Callaway, Borck, i P, Partridge, Bishop, Grey. Players not mentioned in the above ■ teams please communicate with club captain. ’phone 33-126. . —ll