RUGBY

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 38, 14 August 1923, Page 8

RUGBY

N.S.W. TEAM ARRIVES TO-MORROW

WELLINGTON-MANAWATU-HORO. WHENUA PLAYERS.

The.New South Wales Rugby team to tour New Zealand will hoi; arrive from Sydney until to-morrow .morning, the Manuka having been:, delayed oh the Tasman Sea. The first mitch of the- tour is to be played at Athletic Park on Sat-" uiday next the visitors meeting a combined Wehington-Manawatu-Horowhenua team. The combined team has been selected as follows:—

Full-back: Malcolm (Wellington) TT M-T^wV,- SvenßOn (Wellington), H Nicholla (Wellington),'Biiphy (Man£

TiS aSnK iChOlk(Wellb^' ton^r lf'baCk: H" X Nicholl«: (Welling-

Wing-forward: Porter (Wellington). Forwards: Swam (Wellington). Os-Emergencies.-Backs: B. Gibson (Wellington), .Moses (Horowhenua). ForJwwS! Calfll (Manawatu), A. Thomas (Wellington). Brouirhton (Horowhenua). The members of the New South Wales team are as follow •:

O E. Ifothlmg, J. S. Crackenthorpe, D J. Erasmus, N. C. Smith,. R. G Stanley R. London, M. Buntine, ■H. Trousdale, \V..B. Sheehan, W. G. George M. B.; Hesslein, W. Meagher T S R Davies, C. E. Thompson, A. B' Erby D. Fowles, H. C. Taylor,- A. R. Arm! strong, W. J. Marrott, R. Elliott, E. J. Thorn, E. N. Greatores, H. Pearce R. T. Ferguson, Bowers, Blackmore Mirigay, and Duncan, with Mr. T H Bosward as manager. . ,

The visitors are to be accorded a civic reception in the Toy*' Hall Concert Chamber at 5 p.m. tofiiorrow.

The Wellington representative team to play New South Wales, will meet for training at the Athletic Gymnasium at T. 30 this ■ evening, and at the Oriental Gymnasium at the same hour on Thursday evening. _ ..'■■,.