RUGBY

Evening Star, Issue 18058, 28 August 1922, Page 6

RUGBY

OTAGO v. TARANAKI. The representative match between Otago and Taranaki will be played at Carisbrook on Wednesday, when a close and exciting game should eventuate._ The Otago backs gave a very fine exhibition of back play in their match against North Otago last Saturday, and as tho same team vvm be representing the province against Taranaki it will be interesting to see if they will show up as well when opposed to the strong Taranaki side. Taranaki has a good all-round team, and Otago supporters are anxious to see how Otago will shape against them, the result being likely to indicate their chances against Southland on Saturday next. The Taranaki team will arrive this evening, and will stop at the Crown Hotel. The box plan is now open at The Bristol.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ TOURNAMENT. The final of tho schools’ tournament vyill bo played to-morrow, and this is being looked’forward to with great interest. The. ground will be decided on to-morrow, and an announcement will be posted up at the Sports Depot in the morning. SOUTHLAND TEAM. Our Invercargill correspondent _ telegraphs that Giimour replaces Vial as second five-eighth in the team to play Otago. Otherwise the team which met Taranaki will bo unchanged. MOASCAR CUP. The semi-final between the Christchurch and Southland Boys’ High Schools will bo played 1 at Invercargill on Friday.—Own Correspondent. SECOND ’VARSITIES TEST. Information has been received locally that the following have been chosen to represent the New Zealand Universities in the second 1 test against Sydney at Dunedin on Saturday (it will -be, noted that the injured Sinclair is replaced at full-back by the Aucklander, Park, who played! fiveeighth on Saturday in the first teat): — Full-bacS; Park (Auckland). Threequarters: Jackson (Wellington), Calder (Canterbury), Stewart (Otago). Fiveeighths : Perry (Otago), Fea (Otago). Halfback : Lusk (Otago). Forwards; Front row—Mtmro (Otago), Scott (Wellington); ! lock, M’Rae (Wellington); sides—Marty (Otago), Jackson (Canterbury); back row— Dickson (Otago), Langbein (Canterbury); r .