RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 14, 17 July 1934, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL

WAIRARAPA V. WELLINGTON

TOMORROW'S MATCH

Wellington's second engagement ou the- Bugby representative/ calendar for the present season is with Wairarapa, the match to bo played at Masterton tomorrow afternoon. In their first representative match, with Taranaki at Hawcra, the Wellington representatives registered what was regarded as a lucky win. The team in that match has been changed, for tomorrow's contest, even to the extent of carrying out experimental work, in the front row, which will be an entTrely new one, with Coulston-as the centre man and Martin and Bbyd~ the outsides. In other respects tho team differs a good deal from that which met Taranaki. Wairarapa's team is much tho same as that which gavd Hawke's Bay a 'close call in the recent match in the Wairarapa when tho visitors by scoring 9 points in the last ten minutes of the game won by 15 points to 3.

Page, Griffith's, Killeen,- and Robins arc not available ior tomorrow's match, and the back division consequently has undergone considerable alteration., Lilburno, originally chosen as full-back, has been moved up to take Page's.placo and Pollock has been included as the other five-eighth. Hanson replaces Killeen at centre,,a«d Crisp is given the full-back position. Dustin is liow the emergency back. As rearranged, tho "Wellington, team is as follows:-— , ■■■•■■

Full-back: Crisp (Eastbourne). Three-quarters: Ball (Poneke), Hansen (Hutt), Fuller (Eastbourne).

Five-eighths: Pollock (Pctone), Lilburne (Hutt).. ;

Haif-back: Kilby (Wellington, captain.' ■ ■

Forwards: Martin (Petone), Coulston (Hutt), Boyd (Athletic), McNeile (Wei lington College Old Boys), Butler (Marist), Reid (Petone), Barry (Hutt), and Dellabarca (Eastbourne).

Emergencies:—Back, Dustin (Wellington College Old Boys); forwards, Wells (Athletic), M. Wright and Bydder (Wellington College Old Boys).

The team is to travel to Masterton by motor-bus, leaving Bunny Street at 8 a.m. tomorrow. ; Mr.: J. Prendeville will accompany the team as manager, and Mr. M. J l. Nicholls (selector) will also make the trip.