RUGBY FOOTBALL
Wellington v. Auckland
The sole selector. Mr. A. McDonald, lias chosen the following team to represent Wellington against Auckland in the last representative match of tlie season at Athletic Park. Wellington, on Saturday:— Full-back, Webster (Navy): threequnrters, Bllgh (Hutt), Roberts (Athletic), Jaeger (Petone); five-eighths, Patrick (University), Freeman (Petone); haltback, Bevan (Wellington College Old Boys); forwards, Wales (Athletic), Stanaway (Marist Brothers’ Old Boys). Caleinal (Poneke-Oriental), Breed (Army), White. (Petone), Haigh (Hutt), Lindsay (Wellington College Old Boys). Baumber (Eastbourne). Emergencies: Backs, Mullin (Marist Brothers' Old Boys), Hastings (Marist Brothers' Old Boys) ; forwards, Firmin (Poneke-Oriental), Amies (Wellington .College Old Boys). The team will train at the Oriental gymnasium at 7.30 o’clock.tomorrow night. Any player 'unable to take part in the match should notify the Rugby Union secretary, Mr. A. E. Neilson, immediately. This will be Wellington's sternest, contest of the season, as Mr. J. N. Millard, manager of the Wellington team which was narrowly beaten at Auckland recently, stated in hie report of the trip that Auckland had a well-equipped, team iu every department, and Wellington would find them a very stiff proposition in the return match.
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Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 2, 28 September 1943, Page 3
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186RUGBY FOOTBALL Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 2, 28 September 1943, Page 3
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