TODAY'S RUGBY j

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 42, 17 August 1935, Page 11

TODAY'S RUGBY j

SHIELD NOT-- AT STAKE

CANTERBURY: V. WELLINGTON ,

With the Ranfurly Shield in their' possession, Canterbury's Rugby repre- . sentatives completed their northern tour with a match:against Wellington's elect at Athletic Park this afternoon, and they leave tonight for Christchurch, there to meet such challenges as are ■ accepted. Possession of the shield was/ not in dispute this afternoon. The storm overnight, with • its downpours; "of rain and'hail, "and more rainfall this morning, made the outlook for the match most unpromising, but there was a fine break early this afternoon,'.and this improved the prospects, though the ground was heavy from the' drenching that ir-had received. All other - Rugby football matches were called off, and, a curtainraiser which had been' arranged for . the Canterbury-Wellington contest having been transferee delsewhere, this •meant that the ground was not disturbed before the provincial representatives took the .field. The curtainraiser, along with the. other lower grade matches, \ colleges >y. clubs, had been transferred, to.-Lyall Bay before the announcement that "the city reserves were not Available for play. \ On account of received in their previous engagements on the northern tour, Canterbury .were unable to field a thoroughly, fit fifteen for to- • day's match, .;_ Thirteen of the players were sound enough,', but the services of , two of those with minor injuries had' to be called, upon to complete the team. G. A. Parsons/who captained the team against Auckland, arid H. Deavoll (a: forward who was re^ardeH .as K«---r----very;" unfortunate..not Ho gain a place in the New Zealand team) \ v .' ■c- ■•■«- I thor° on t'l" inV-M j--^ <'.',•■■ 'v--~' r

I acted as emergencies. J. Rankin, R. , Brown, and R. B. Burke (an ex-Vic-toria College player).also stood down The team has Mr. V.. Jensen 'as its manager, and the touring ' party was joined today, by Mr. W. C. Dalley (Canterbury selector), who naturally was elated over the team's success in, lifting the Ranfurly Shieldfrom Auckland. THE TEAMS. The participants in today's match, were faced with conditions hot unlike those of two years ago, when1, on their last appearance here, Canterbury were defeated by 14, points to 6 in a keen, contest; on. a sloppy ground.' Of those who played in that match,- McPhail, Dunshea, Mortlock,. and1 Howell (Canterbury) and Kilby, Lamason, and Barry (Wellington) were included in the- team's for today's (encounter. The teams were:— '■ . Canterbury. ' Full-back: Eathorne. i Three-quarters: Dunshea,' Poison, McPhail. - Five-eighths: Mortlock, Gaskin. ; Half-back: McAuliffe ; .(captain). ' Forwards: Schluter, Milliken, Howell, Sweeney, G. W. Thompson, Innes/'R. Thompson, Hattersley. Emergencies.—Backs: Parsons. For- . ward: Deavoll. ■ > Wellington. Full-back: Crisp. Three-quarters: Ball, Hansen, Wright. Five-eighths: Fleming, Lilburne. Half-back: Kilby (captain). Forwards: Lamason. Wells, FraserSmith, Barry, Lynch, McNeile, Ongley. Hull. Emergencies. — Backs: Baldwin, O'Halloran. Forward: Gunri.