RUGBY LEAGUE

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 184, 30 April 1924, Page 4

RUGBY LEAGUE

REPRESENTATIVE GAMES

H.M.A.S. ADELAIDE V. WELLINGTON

Saturday afternoon next will sec the Wellington Rugby League representatives in action for the first time this season Arrangements have been completed for a match with a team from IL.M.A.S. Adelaide, to bo played on the Petone League ground. Iho team from tho warship is said to be an exceptionally strong one, and beat a Melbourne team at Melbourne by a decisive margin. The team from the Adelaide will leave the warship s side at 1.30 by bus for Petone. As a curtain-raiser to the above maton, Town junior representatives will pay Country junior representatives. This game will start at 1.45 p.m. If the weather is anything like fine, a good day’s football should ’oo provided.

Following are the teams: — H.M.A.S. Adelaide—Full-back. A. Gilmore; three-quarters, Richter, Wilkins. Dent, Cunningham: halves. Mi lwood. Russel: forwards. Cheney. Kirkham, Davis, Mays. Nesbitt. Levy. Reserves: Stanton, McDonald, and Ilai-Wellington.—Full-back, ’Balks; threequarters, C. Cudby, Ri<l<iell_ (1 ctoiie), T. Ryan; five-eighths, F. Nunn Jessop;‘half, Kruse; forwards. McLennan, Stevens. Greer, Green, Chjrris, J. Hedges. Reserves: Backs, Pollock; forwards. Cunningham. Following are the teams for the curtain-raiser: — . Town.—Full-back. I‘indlay (City); three-quarters, Boyle (Newtown), Ponds (City), Devlin (Central) : fiveeighths. Grant (Central). Lepper (Central): half. Steele (City); forwards, Dutch ("Central). Gason (Central), Clements (City), Barker (Central), McRendall (Newtown), L. A ithev (Newtown). Reserves: Morris (Central), Me Alee (City), R. McKenzie (Newtown). D. Piper (City). Country — Full-bank, F. V avd (South): three-quarters. S. Townsend (South). N. "Ward (South), P. We.bster (Rovers); five-eighths.- T Love (Rovers), J. Warren (Rovers): half, M. Puketapu (Rovers); forwards, C. Brown (South). J. Burt (South) G. Opie (Rovers), D. Riddle (Hutt), Ivnley (Rovers), C. Blandford (South). Reserves: Clark I'Rovers). Beale (South), Gough (Hutt). T. Gregory (South). T. Thorpe (South). C. Haseman (Rovers), R. Delaney (South).