RUGBY TRIALS

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 2, 27 September 1939, Page 3

RUGBY TRIALS

Teams For Matches Today

The New Zealand Rugby Union will continue the series of special trial matches at Athletic Park, Wellington, thia afternoon, when two games will be played, the first starting at 1.30 and the second at 3 o’clock.

Some new blood has been introduced for today’s games, the newcomers being W. Brady (Auckland), R. L. Roberts (Canterbury!. G. Brown (Wairarapa), K. Welch (Wanganui), J. J. McAuliffe (Canterbury), H. S. Benton (Taranaki), G. Wales (Wellington), B. E. Newton (Ashburton). R. Rogers (Poverty Bay), \V. A. Hearn (Canterbury), J. M. Taylor tWaikato), W. Firmin (Wanganui), F. J. Cassidy (Wellington), and YV. H. Jolly (Otago). The teams will be as follows: —- FIRST MATCH. Whites.—Full-back, J. M. Taylor (Wellington) ; three-quarters, A. I. McAnenv (Poverty Bay), G. H. Hook (Wanganui), T. C. Morrison (South Canterbury) ; five-eighths, AV. Brady (Auckland), C. A. Crossman (King Country); half-back, E. W. Tindill (Wellington), captain; forwards, G. Mason (Buller), J. E. McKenzie (Ashburton), E. G. Strachan (North Otago), D. B. Herron (Southland), 11. S. Benton (Taranaki), B. E. Newton (Ashburton), TV. H. Warrender (Waikato), R. Rogers (Poverty Bay). Blacks.—Full-back, W. Hare (Auckland) ; three-quarters, D. E. Murray (Otago), A. W. AVesney (Southland), captain, L. Schubert (Auckland) ; fiveeighths, A. Thompson (Wellington), N. Pearman (Auckland); half-back, D. Codling (North Auckland) ; forwards, P. K. Rhind (Canterbury), YV. A. Hearn (Canterbury). J. M. Taylor (Waikato), E. L. Todd (AVellington), W. Firmin (Wanganui), C. W. Williams (Canterbury), A. W. Bowman (Hawke’s Bay), G. Wales (Wellington). SECOND MATCH.

Whites.—Full-bacir, M. M. Dyer (Hawke’s Bay) ; three-quarters, J. S. Cartwright (Canterbury), D. G. Barton (Wanganui), C. C. Perkins (Waikato); five-eighths, M. Grace (Southland), W. Burgess (Canterbury); half-back, E. T. Moss (Hawke’s Bay) ; forwards, H. C. Anderson (Poverty Bay), A. Larnbourn (YVellington), N. J. McPhail (Canterbury), R. H. Ward (Southland), A. G. Davidson (Wanganui), F. J. Cassidy (W ellington), YV. N. Carson (Auckland), YV. H. Jolly (Otago), Captain, D. G. Barton. „ „ _ , Blacks.—Full-back, S. F. Easton (North Otago) ; three-quarters, G. Cunningham (North Auckland), G. Brown (Wairarapa), R. L. Roberts (Canterbury) ; five-eighths. P. Reid (Hawke’s Bay), K. YVelch (YVanganui) ; half-back, J. J. McAuliffe (Canterbury) ; forwards, G. R. .McDonald (Otago). E. H. Catley (Waikato), R. R. Hull (Auckland), D. Herman (Canterbury), J. J. Best (Bay of Plenty), J. B. Coull (Taranaki), B. Doig (Ashburton), J. Mac Lean (Taranaki). Captain, J. J. McAuliffe. Emergencies: Back, C. A. Gibson (North Auckland) ; forward. YV. G. Sherriff (Southland). The referees will be Messrs. H. B. bimmons and J. Gilchrist. Season ticket holders will be able to secure their usual seats for _today s matches on presenting (up to 2.45 p.niJ their season tickets at blocks D and E after paying for admission to the stand. The plan for reservations for Saturday s matches is open at the Rugby Union office. The two best New Zealand teams will be chosen to meet in the second of the two trial matches to be played on Saturday.