WELLINGTON RUGBY

Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 307, 22 September 1943, Page 2

WELLINGTON RUGBY

Match With Canterbury

The management committee of the 'Wellington Rugby Union last night completed arrangements for the Caulerbiir.v-YY elliugton representative match, at M elliiigton. ou Saturday next. Mr. F. .1. Tilyard was appointed manager of the Wellington team, and l.Mr It. 'Murpliv was appointed to look alter the interests of the Canterbury team. It was decided that the curtain-raiser to the Wellington-Auckland -match at Wellington on October 2 should be supplied by a match between the Wellington Navy fifteen and a team from a ship of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Tlie hou. secretary of the Wellington Metropolitan Patriotic Committee, Mr. V. Ward, in acknowledging receipt 01 tlie union’s cheque for £667/14/7, th® ne t proceeds of the interisland Army match, expressed his committee’s appreciation of “this splendid contribution toward the patriotic funds.” Permission was granted to play the followin'. matches:—Eastbourne club, sports day and married v. single match, Saturday next; Athletic club, senior and junior teams in seven-n-side tournament at Palmerston North, October 2; Seatoun y. Wellington third grade teams. October Wellington club, third A and fourth grade learns v. Kia Ton teams, at Palmerston North. Saturday next. It was decided to close the filth grade (2nd division) competition, and to award the championship to Hutt. Mutch at Auckland. Mr. J. X. Millard, manager of tlie Wellington team which played Aucklaut., at Auckland, on Saturday last, in reporting upon Hie mateli, said tlie game was ,> ayed in ideal weather, and was won by Auckland 22-17. Webster, in addition to playin'- a very line game at full-back, contributed 11 points. "I was very pleased with the play of tlie Wellington team, tlie report proceeded; “they put up an excellent performance in holding tlie stron„ Yuckland side to such a narrow inargln. Auckland fully deserved their win; in fact nnv other result would have been a very false indication of the respective strengths of tlie two teams. Auckland played witli good combination, both back ami forward, and they possess fast strongruniiin" backs, who should make it very hard for our team to turn the tab.es on Auckland in the return game here on October " I was very impressed with cellars’ tlie eetitre-threequartcr, and McLean, 11 The'Lio*"eii'i'tor. Mr. A. McDonald, has chosen th,, following Kugby team to represent Wellington against Auckland, at Wellinglon, on Saliifdav Full-back. Wobsti'i' (Navy): three-quai-ters I'.li-h limit). P.oberts (Athletic), .lae. .. er ’ ( Peloni'i : tive-elghtlis, Patrick (University). Freenuui il'etouc); lialf-luiek, Bevan (Wellington College Old Govs); forwards While (Petone), Wales (Athletic), Caicimti (Poiioke-Oi'ienlal). Breed (Army), Stanawav (Ma'risl Brothers’ old Boys,, llaieli (Until. Lindsay (Wellinglon Col-le-ifolil Boys). I’aumber (Eastbourne), Emergencies: Bucks. Dougan (Petone), Hastings i Marisl) : forwards., lornnu (Poneke-Orleiital) and Amies (AYclHngton Coll-ge Old Boys). Those selected are to at lend t raining al. Luc Orienlal gymnasium at 7.30 p.m. today. Any player not nvail,'ible for tlie match should notify the Kugby union secretary, -Mr. A. H. Neilson, without delay.