UNIVERSITY MATCH

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27097, 21 July 1953, Page 5

UNIVERSITY MATCH

RUGBY FOOTBALL

OTAGO TO PLAY LINCOLN TOMORROW The annual match between Otago University, ' leaders in the Otago Rugby Union’s senior championship, and Canterbury Agricultural College will be played on the Lincoln College oval tomorrow. Some interest will be taken in this game. The Otago University team has 11 players who have been included in the representative training squad; and Lincoln has beaten Massey College and Canterbury University College, and its fifteen has shown particularly good form this year. Although Otago will have an advantage in experience of good football in its favour, Lincoln will field a fast, mobile pack of forwards and backs, who have met with a good measure of success. REFEREE CHOSEN FOR SHIELD MATCH (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, July 20. Mr A. Lindboin (West Coast) has been appointed to referee the Ranfurly Shield match next Saturday between Waikato and Taranaki. ELLESMERE SUB UNION SATURDAY’S COMPETITION RESULTS Matches played in the Ellesmere Rugby Sub*Union’s competitions on Saturday resulted : Senior Grade.—Southbridge 14, Lincoln College 6; Waihora 9, Irwell 3; Prebbleton 6, Lincoln 6; Burnham, a bye. Junior A Grade.—Leeston 6, Dunsandel 3; Lincoln College won by default from Burnham; Southbridge, a bye. Junior B Grade.—Springston 11, Waihora 11; Lincoln College 21, Prebbleton 9; Irwell 6, Lincoln 0. Fifth Grade.—Lincoln 26, Waihora 0; Leeston 6, Irwell 6; Prebbleton 22, Dunsandel 0. Final championship matches were played in the Junior A and Junior B grades. Leeston and Lincoln College ended equal, and a play-off will be held. Springston won the Junior B championship. Teams* Positions The position of teams in the various championships is as follows:

Junior B Grade.—Springston, 18; Waihora, 15; Irwell, 12; Lincoln College, 8; Lincoln, 6; Prebbleton, 2.

Fifth Grade. —Lincoln 9; Leeston 7; Prebbleton, 7; Irwell, 6; Waihora, 2; Dunsandel, 1.

REPRESENTATIVE TEAM CHOSEN

The following team has been chosen to represent the Ellesmere Junior under 20 grade against peninsula, the challengers, for the Munro shield. The match will be played next Saturday at Prebbleton.

B. Dailey, full-back; C. Howie (vicecaptain), B. Johnson, J. Bennett, threequarters; M. Crooks and A. Love, fiveeighths; D. McDonald, half-back; E. Dawson, M. Kimber, J. Husband, J. Withers, K. Botting, A. Knox, P. Anderson (captain), P. Johnson. Emergencies: backs, G. Johnson, P. Joblin, G. Wall, J. Scanlan; forwards, M. Glen, D. Stevenson, I. Lancaster. The team manager will be Mr G. A. Lassen. RUGBY LEAGUE VISIT OF AMERICAN TEAM CANTERBURY MATCH ON AUGUST 15 The first members of the American All Stars Rugby League team will arrive in Christchurch on Tuesday, August 11 by steamer express. The remainder of the party will arrive that evening by railcar after playing that day at Greymouth. Eighteen players will leave by air the following morning for Dunedin, returning to Christchurch on the morning of Friday, August 14. They will play Canterbury at the Show Grounds on Saturday, August 15. This information was received at last evening’s meeting of the Canterbury Rugby League from the New Zealand Council. The team will leave Christchurch by air for Auckland on Monday, August 17. Mr H. E. King was appointed manager of the Canterbury team to play Wellington next Saturday, and Mr G. E. Taylor was appointed local manager for the Wellington team. Linwood was declared winner of the third-grade competition. The Schoolboy Board of Control announced that Mr A. Stuart had been selected as manager, and Mr R. Allen as referee, to travel to Auckland during the August school holidays with the Canterbury schoolboy tournament team. DRAW FOR SATURDAY The following is the Rugby League draw for Saturday, July 25: Seniors.—lnterprovincial: Wellington v. Canterbury, 2.45 p.m. (K. Cox). Curtain-raiser—-Fourth Grade final; Lin v. Horn, 1.15 p.m. (R. Allen). Senior Reserve. —Section A: Syd A v. Rice, Brad Pk. 1 p.m. (W. R. Wilkinson); Syd B v. Horn, Show Gds 2, 1 p.m. (H. Hamburger). Section B: Dall v. Pap, Jer st., 1 p.m. (V. Henry); Chch v. Wool, Syd Pk, (V. Warr). Touch judges, No. 1: L. Blackler and W. Smith. No. 2: L. Kirton and G. Symes. Time-keeper: G. Williams. Training for senior representative team will commence at the Show Grounds on Tuesday, July 21, at 5 p.m. SCHOOLBOY LEAGUE The following 15 players have been selected to train for the 7st 71b representative team. Weighing in, 4.30 p.m.. Blue Star Taxis, Thursday, 23rd:—J. Raxworthy, N. Taylor, R. White, P. Dale, D. Stevenson, N. Martin, G. Lewis (Chch.), L. Gay (Wool.), R. Smith. G.

Olive (Horn.), R. McLean, P. Cox (Mar.), W. Spicer (Pap.), J. White (Lin.), K. Fairbairn (Dall.). Schoolboy Draw. Bst 51b Grade.—Trial game, Syl st., 10 a.m. (R. Allen). All players nominated for last week-end trial to attend. 7st 31b Grade.—Dall v. Mar, Jer st., 11 a.m. (E. Sibley); Horn v. Rice, Horn Dom, 10 a.m. (C. Courtenay); Syd v. Chch, Syd Pk, 11 a.m. .(A. E. Allen); Pap, a bye. 6st ,31b Grade Dall v. Add, Jer st., 10 a.m. (P. Southerwood); Horn v. Chch, Brad Pk., 11 a.m. (P. Davis); Syd v. Rice, Harewood Airport, 11 a.m. (N. Smith); Pap, a bye. sst 71b Grade.—Chch v. Wool, Syd Pk, 10 a.m. (K. Diggsl; Pap v. Add, Pap Dom, 10.30 a.m. (J. Aitken); Syd v. Rice, Harewood Airport, 10 a.m. (A. Meadows); Lin v. Dall, Lin Pk, 10.30 a.m. (L. Knight). sst Grade, Bantams.—Show Grds., 10 a.m.: Wool v. Syd; Horn v. Chch. Midgets, 10.15 a.m.—Pap v. Add; Syd v. Chch; Horn v. Mar; Dall, a bye. Fly-weights, 10.30 a.m.—Dall v. Add; Mar v. Chch. Referees: L. Griffiths, F. Hansen, S. Dennis, D. Walker, W. Guy. sst Bantams, Seven-a-side, Show Grds., 3.30 p.m.: Horn v. Syd (A. Stuart). —Advt. AMERICAN TEAM’S VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND (Neto Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, July 20. No alteration would be made by the New Zealand Rugby League to the American Rugby League team’s itinerary, so long as there was no request for such a change, said the secretary of the League (Mr J. E. Knowling) today. “We have not seen any reason to alter the itinerary,” said Mr Knowling. *’lf the Americans feel that they can fulfil the tour, I do not think we should make any changes. They have suffered considerably through injuries and also from boils, but many of them should have recovered by the time they reach New! Zealand.” The team is expected at Auckland on! July 30. j

P. W, D. L. F. A. Pts. Southbridge 9 8 0 1 126 52 16 Lincoln 9 6 12 103 52 13 Lincoln College 9 6 0 3 170 57 12 Prebbleton 8 2 3 3 68 98 7 Burnham .. 8 2 15 77 97 5 Walhora 8 2 1 5 42 149 5 Irwell 9 0 2 7 27 102 2 Junior A Grade —Leeston, 12 points; Lincoln College, 12; bridge, 6; Burnham, Dunsandel 2. 8; South-