RUGBY FOOTBALL
TEAMS FOR SECOND TEST By Telegraph.—Press Association. Dunedin, September 7. * The New South Wales team for the second Test is:— Full-back: Westfield. Three-quarters: i Hemingway, Towers, Burge, Smairl. Fly-half: George. Half : Alalcolm. Forwards: Cerutti, Phipps, Comrie Thompson, O’Connor, Lamb, Loudon, Bland, Alunsie, and Rosenblaum (One to be omitted.) There is no change in the New Zealand team. HAWKE’S BAY v. WELLINGTON TO-DAY’S MATCH AT ATHLETIC PARK. An interesting match should be witnessed at Athletic Park this afternoon, when the Hawke’s Bay and Wellington representative teams will try conclusions. Though neither province will be at full strength this afternoon, the substitutes are players of ability, who should take advantage of their opportunity to prove their right to representative honours. Notable absentees from the Hawke’s Bay team will be J. Blake, ' South, Steere, Dennis, and Campbell, while Wellington will be without Alaekay and Alackenzie, who. with Steere, are at Dunedin with the New Zealand team. Hawke’s Bay are reported to be fast coming back to strength again, and the Wellington side will have to step lively if they want to win to-day. The teams will be as follow :—Wellington.—Full-back, Heazelwood; three-quarters, Elliott, Broderick, Ramson ; live-eighths, Peterson, Chancy ; half-back, Leys: wing-forward, Wilson ; forwards, Coulston, Jessup, Sly. Blacker, Shearer, O’Regan, and Edgar. Emergencies: Backs, Coman. Foley, and Cuming; forwards. Williams. Graham, and AlcLean. Hawke’s Bay.—Full-back, Yates; threcquarters, Huxtable, McDonald, S. Smith ; five-eighths, Setford, Botherway ; half-back, Anstis; wing-forward, S. Gemmell; forwards, J. Gemmell, Strachan. Wilson, Heffernan, McKay, Pearson. O'Dowd. Emergencies: Kelly (back), and AlcNeill (forward). Air. J. Aloffitt (Wellington), will act as referee. The big match will start at 3 o’clock, and will be preceded by two curtainraisers, at 1.30 p.m. MAORIS v. NEW SOUTH WALES The following team has been chosen to represent the Maoris against New South Wales, at Wellington,’’on September 22: Backs: G. Nepia (East Coast), J. AlcKenzie (Bay of Plenty), D. Pelham (Wellington), Riki Jury (Wairarapa), L. Paewai (Auckland), R. Bell (Southland), J. Alill (East Coast), W. Turei (Auckland), and H. Harrison (East Coast). Forwards: S. Gemmell (Hawke’s Bay). Ua Raroa (East Coast), J. Leach (East Coast), W. Wilson (Hawke's Bay), W. Reside (Wairarapa), W. Rika (North Auckland), J. Gemmell (Hawke’s Bay), J. Pine (Wanganui), AL Rika (North Auckland), and D. Tatana (Alanawlienua). .
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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 291, 8 September 1928, Page 11
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374RUGBY FOOTBALL Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 291, 8 September 1928, Page 11
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