RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 83, 5 October 1933, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

WELLINGTON V. TAIHAPE

! ■ A. WellJiigtou Kugby football.teani Is ito play a match at Taihape on Saturiday, and th© event :.is> arousing great i interest in and aronnd Taihape. Several great players of past years will be taking part in the match, and it' is stated that, one of the features will be a reversion to the 2-3-2 "scrum, formation, allowing1 'for two famons ■ wing-: forwards, A, E. Belliss imd G. G; Porter, to appear again in opposition to each other. ( Mr. C; L; Mullanys has selected "tlie following, to'ani/to represent Taihape:—P. Thompson'; 11.I 1. Thompson, T. Chasey.Wi- M^Kayj iH.■:-.: Rauljawa,-. H. ■Kingi; H.'Bfogden,;: A..E. Belliss; H. Hopa,r. A., Hall, "W. ; H.. Henry, A. Kilkollyj. ,R. Gaboliiiscy, and; M. Murphy. ■:■< ';;■■; ■;'.■. -;' ■■- ■■ ■■ '■:,.rlhc .Wellington .team,, not yet;finally selected, will include past and .present, representatives, among them, being IV D. Kilby, J. B. Page, L. M. Johnson, A. M. Macdonald, C* Gr.' Porter,' J. Butler, arid H. F. McLean; Since the match with Hawke 's Bay on SaturdayMcLiean has been' laid 'up with, a poisoned. leg, ijut it is loped that he trill be fit again to take: acplace in the team- for the Taihape watch.,' Mr., W. J.! Wallace is accompanying fho .'Wellington team, as manager^ and Miv Jim Moffitt, the fam;ous lock, will act as tlie team's trainer, and, if required, as emergency.forward. The team is to leave for Taihapo on Friday night.