DELEGATE FROM WALES

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28983, 26 August 1959, Page 8

DELEGATE FROM WALES

Mr E. Rees Farmed At Met liven

One of the two Welsh delegates to the International Rugby Board which will meet in Christchurch on Friday, Mr E. Rees, spent some years in Canterbury before World War 1 and farmed for a period near Methven. Mr Rees was born in Wales and jhe came to New Zealand in 1912. iHe joined the New Zealand Rifle i Brigade when war broke out and served in West Africa and France. I When he was discharged he re- | turned to Wales and entered a drapery business in Maesteg. i Mr Rees said in Christchurch {yesterday that a Welsh Rugby (team would like to come to New {Zealand and a tour was not iinj possible. "But we have heavy pro- { grammes in Wales and it is a I point as to whether we can spare j i the players.” The injuries of the Lions had prevented some of their best players from playing as often as was desired, but an encouraging feature of the team’s displays was the way the forw-ards had been improving on the tour, said Sir Wavell Wakefield, M.P., who is one of the two English representatives on the international board. Sir Wavell Wakefield, a former captain of England, who has been capped 31 times for England, said he was glad that the Lions had been throwing the ball around in their games, but their injuries had been a great disappointment. He thought that the forwards were playing better than when the Lions last toured South Africa in 1955.

Sir Wavell Wakefield captained the England team against the 1924 All Blacks and saw Cyril Brownlie ordered from the field. He was chosen as captain of the British Isles team which toured New Zealand in 1930, but he could not make the tour and was replaced by F. D. Prentice.

Burke And Mathieson Injured

(New Zealand Press Association)

NEW PLYMOUTH. August 25.

Taranaki's captain. P. S. Burke, has a broken rib and will not play against Otago in the fourth Ranfurly Shield match of the season at New Plymouth tomorrow.

D. J. Mathieson, who has a leg injury, is also a doubtful starter, but several other members of the team who have been suffering from influenza are expected to play.

MARIST COLLEGES’ TOURNEY

Xavier Wins Final

"The Press" Special Service AUCKLAND, Aug. 25. Inspired by the splendid play of Its half-back, Graham. Xavier College, Christchurch, won the final of the Marist colleges’ Rugby tournament by beating the Auckland team, St. Paul’s, 9-nil, on its own ground. The Xavier College forwards dominated most of the match, and it was only the determined tackling and cover defence of St. Paul’s that kept the winning margin to nine points.

In the early game Sacred Heart. Auckland, beat St. Bernard's. Lower Hutt. 14-9. in an even game. Results;—Sacred Heart 14 (Mackay, Marinovich. and Roberts tries. Mackay a conversion and a penalty goal). St Bernard's 9 (Todd and Finii tries. Behrens a penalty goal); Xavier College 9 (MeMenamin and the pack as a group tries. Hawkins a penalty goal), St. Pauls nil.

SCHOOL JOURNEY AT BLENHEIM

Results Tn Second Round

(Neio Zealand Press Association) BLENHEIM, August 25. Second-round results in the Seddon Shield districts primary schools’ Rugby tournament played this afternoon. weie—West Coast 8. Marlborough 0; Buller 5. Golden BayMot.ueka 3

The points position at the end of today’s play was:—West Coast, played two, won two. 4; Nelson, played one. won one, 2: Marlborough. played one, lost one. 0: Golden Bay-Mot ueka, placed two. lost I wo. 0.

Coin petition Closed

The Canterbury Rugby Union decided last evening that all competition grades be closed, and that with the exception of the junior grade, the various winners be declared. The winners of the Junior A and B grade* will play off on September &«