RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Franklin Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 101, 30 August 1933, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

JUNIOR REP. FINAL. PUKEKOHE PLAYS FRANKLIN. The Pukekohe junior representative team and the Franklin junior representatives are level for the South Auckland junior championship and the play oil will take place at Pukekohe on Saturday at 1.30 p.m. The match will be staged as a curtain raiser to the Pukekohe-Grafton senior match. The Franklin team is as follows: A. Harvey, R. Attewell, I. Cummer, I. Whitmore, L. Carter, A. Cathcart, E. Miller, 0. Cooney, I. Dyer, T. Ewe, G. Wyatt, A. Dawson, C. Wilson, C. Best, M. Best and J. Harvey. "REP." FIXTURES. S. AUCKLAND ENGAGEMENTS. A BUSY TIME AHEAD. The South Auckland representative Rugby team has a full programme for the next three weeks. The team plays Northern King Country at Te Kuili on September 0; Taranaki B at New Plymouth on September 9; Thames at. Thames on September 16, and Auckland B at Pukekohe on September 23. THE TARANAKI TEAM. The Taranaki B team to meet South Auckland is as follows; the A team of 21 players will be on a tour of the South Island: — ' Full-back: Malcolm (Patea). Three-quarters: Hill (Waimate), Harvey (Star), J. Kinsella (Star). Five-eighths: Morrissey (Empire Old Boys) second, Dowdle (Empire Old Boys) first.

Half: Boswell (Tukapa). Back row: Richards (Patea), Devereaux (Tnglewood). Middle row: M. Burke (Waimate), M. Murphy (Hawera), Fastier (Stratford). Front row- Murfitt (Waimate), Preston (Okaiawa), Hinton (Stratford) Reserves: Backs, G. Brown (Tukapa) P. Collins (Stratford). Forwards, Olsson (Clifton), Gardiner (Kaponga), NORTH ISLAND TEAM. The Taranaki selectors have nominated the following four players for the North Island team in the annual match against the South Island team: W. Rutherford (Old Boys), A. Collins (Clifton), R. Clarke (Okaiawa) and E. Gargan (Waimate). SOUTH AUCKLAND TEAM. The South Auckland team to go on tour is as follows: Backs: Hira (Franklin), Dow (Manukau), Wood (Pukekohe), Blacklaws (Waiuku), Jackson (Waiuku), Barnaby (Franklin), Moyle (Waiuku), Hogan (Manukau), Weir (Franklin). Forwards: Bregman (Waiuku), Fulton (Pukekohe), Atchison (Manukau), Massey (Pukekohe), Taua (Franklin), Wolfsbauer (Pukekohe), Nathan (Pukekohe), Moffltt (Pukekohe), Chitly (Franklin), and Waterhousc (Manukau ). The team leaves Pukekohe at 6.45 a.m. on September 6 for Te Kuiti. MASSEY CUP MATCH. FRANKLIN TO MEET WAIUKU. On Saturday, the Franklin senior representative learn will travel to Waiuku in quest of the Massey cup. The Franklin team is:— Full-back, (lira: three-quarters, J. Moore. Passau, K. Tonga: five-eighths, Barnaby, Weir: half-back. J. Tonga: forwards, D. Bevell, R. Smith, Te Wheti, Taua, Lee, A. Thomas, Chitty, Perfect. Reserves. E. Lapwoocf, T. McGuire, H. Pirret (forwards). Mahima. H. Moore (backs).

FftANKLSN SUB-UNION. MEETING OF DELEGATES. A meeting oi' delegates lo the Franklin Rugby Sub-union was held at Tuakau uii Monday evening, there being present : Messrs .1. 11. Evans and J. MilJ (Bombay), G. Bell and 0. Lindberg (Pukekawa), A. Menibery (Tuakau), and \Y. Gubb (secretary). Mr Mill presided. Mr G. Rodgers was present lo enter a protest from the Pokcno club against Mangatawhiri club playing an unregistered player. It was stated thai the Miingalawhiri sub-union had dismissed (lie protest.—The sub-union decided to uphold the protesl and lo accordingly advise the Mangatawhiri sub-union, which is under (he .jurisdiction of Franklin. A lei lei' was received from the Pukekohc sub-union in regard to the playing of Sandin and Osborne, whom il was claimed were resident in Pukekolie.—The letter was received, it being slated (hat the South Auckland Union was dealing with the matter. Fixtures arranged ' were : September 2: Tuakau v. Te Kohanga (Rodgers I ei:p) :' September 9 : Bombay v. Te Ko--1 hanga (Imperial shield) and Franklin v. Taupiri (return match) : September 16: Franklin v. Mangatawhiri (return match) and Bombay v. holder of Rodgers cup: September 23: North v. Soulh senior match.