Rugby Football in South Auckland.

Franklin Times, Volume XXV, Issue 58, 22 May 1935, Page 5

Rugby Football in South Auckland.

INTER-SUB-UNION GAMES. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. .FRANKLIN AND PUKEKOHE MEET. The first round of the South Auckland inter-sub-union fixtures will be played on Saturday. The big game at Bledisloe park will be staged between Pukekohe -and Franklin, and a great exhibition is expected. The Franklin team is reported to be' very strong this season in all departments and in view of the fixture against Auckland B on June 3, all players will be keen to catch the selector’s eye. •Curtain-raisers have been arranged, while proceedings will be enlivened by selections by the Pukekohe municipal band. x REFEREES FOR SATURDAY. The following appointments have been made by the South Auckland Referees’ Association appointment board for Saturday:— Senior A: Pukekohe v. Franklin, at Pukekohe, referee, Rev. H. H. Jeffreys; Waikare v. Mangatawhiri, at Mercer, Mr Wes. Pleydell. Senior B: Franklin v. Pukekohe, at Tuakau, Mr 0. W. Howe; Waikare v. Mangatawhiri, at Rangiriri, Mr D. Pirritt. Junior A: Franklin v. Pukekohe, at Tuakau, Mr J. Lawson. Junior B (friendly match) : Pukekohe v. Fi’anklin, at Pukekohe, Mr R, Branch. Third grade match: Pukekohe v. Patumahoe, at Pukekohe, Mr R. G. Brown; Bombay v. Drury, Mr A. Siev- ■ wright. REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS. r The Franklin senior selector, Mr Walter Barnaby, has chosen the following teams :-rSenior A: Full-back, J. Hira (Onewhero) ; three-quarters, L. Swanson (Onewhero), K. Grey (Te Kohanga), G. Hewitt (Bombay); five-eighths, J. Rata (Te Kohanga), W. Barnaby (Tuakau) ; half-back, P. Mahima (Te Kohanga) ; forwards, M. Taua (Te Kohanga), G. Cathcart (Tuakau), T. Ewe (Te Kohanga), R. Skilton (Bombay), M. Procter (Bombay), A. Thomas (Pukekawa), G. Dyer (Onewhero), 11. Harlick (Tuakau). Reserves: Backs, P. Kewish (Tuakau), J. Moore (Te Kohanga) ; forwards, 0. Wilson (Bombay), T. McGuire (Pukekaw.a). Senior B: Full-back, 0. Lindberg (Pukekawa) ; three-quarters, J. Duncan (Bombay), H. Moore (Te Kohanga), H. Passau (Tuakau): five- -• eighths, L. Wright (Pukekawa), S. Lowrie (Bombay) ; half-back, R. Reals (Onewhero) ; forwards, T. Weti (Te Kohanga), L. Best (Bombay), G. Duncan (Te Kohanga), E. Garter (Bombay), M. Thomas (Pukekawa), 0. Cooney (Tuakau), T. Exler (Onewhero), W. Standish (Onewhero). Reserves :Backs, H. Anderson (Onewhero), G. Whiskey (Te Kohanga); forwards, L. McGuire (Pukekawa), A. Wilson (Tuakau). Mr W. A. Peterson has selected the following junior teams to represent Franklin: —

Junior A: Full-baclv, R. Hira (Onewhero) ; three-quarters, M. Rewha (Onexvhero), D. Rau (Onevvhero), R. Ley (Tuakau) ; five-eighths, A. Cath- • cart (Onewhero) (capt.), N. Edwards (Te Kohanga) ; half-hack, L. Wright (Tuakau); forwards, J. Nicholls (Te Kohanga), D. Brown (Bombay), S. Donnelly (Onewhero), E. Whitmore (Bombay), G. Best (Bombay), J. Martick (Tuakau), J. Meirs (Onewhero), M. Best (Bombay). Reserves: Back, G. Carter (Tuakau) ; forward, D. Pirret (Tuakau). Junior B: Full-back, E. Donovan (Bombay); three-quarters, J. Frost (Te Kohanga), H. Thorn (Tuakau), I. Whitmore (Bombay) ;. five-eighths, J. Harris (Bombay), W. Pirret (Tuakau) ; half-back, T. Cooney (Tuakau); forwards, Hopkins (Tuakau), G. Bakalich (Tuakau), A. Dawson (Bombay), G. H. Taylor (Bombay), "M. Geraghty (Pukekawa), Jock Taua (Te Kohanga), T. Liddle (Onewhero), V L. Goodsell (Onewhero). Reserves: Back, E. Fahey (Bombay) ; forward. . J, An del-ton (Bombay). MANGATAWHSRI TEAMS. Mangatawhiri teams for Saturday are: — Senior A. —Backs: 11. Cummings (Mangatangi), P. Crop (Mangatangi), D. Scott (Mercer), Richards (Valley), R. Dean (Pokeno), A. Mcßobbie (Pokeno), Faulder (Val.). Forwards: Parker (Mangatangi), Smith (Pokeno), Hastie (Valley), R. Lang (Mercer), W. Dimmock (Valley), E. Lee (Mercer), C. Mcßobbie (Pokeno), S. Belcher (Valley). Reserves: J. Mcßobbie (Pokeno), A. Chipman (Mangatangi), A. Yern (Mangatangi). Senior B. —Forwards: L. Cronin (Mercer), Ryan (Pokeno), J. Dean (Pokeno), S. Parker (Mangatangi). V. Parker (Valley), I. Gummer '(Pokeno), Rhodes (Valley), H. Dimmock (Valley). Backs : Donovan (Mercer), P. Hirst (Pokeno), A. Scott (Mercer), R. Finlay (Valley), T. Mark (Mangatangi), F. Shuker (Mangatangi), W. Graham (Mercer). Reserves: D. Mc- • Clay (Valley),' Hewson (Mercer ) a R. Barron (Mercer), R. Pendergrast (Pokeno.) .