RUGBY FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 July 1930, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

TO-MORROW’S MATCHES.

There will be a feast of matches for the Rugby followers to-morrow, and while the result of the third test in Auckland will be eagerly awaited, to local enthusiasts, the game between Golden Bay and West Coast for the Seddon Shield will be every bit as important. Prospects are bright, and following the good showing by Coast against Nelson, home supporters are expecting to hear that the Shield has changed hands after to-morrow’s match. Then there is the Ranfurly Shield game at Invercargill, where. Wanganui pla,y Southland for the coveted trophy. Nearer home matches have been provided at Hokitika and Victoria Park. The Grey Senior B. team play Westland B. team at Cass Square, Hokitika, while at Victoria Park, the Hokitika junior and Grey junior fifteens will try conclusions. These matches should provide interesting football, and at Victoria Park, the curtain-raiser between Cobden and United third graders promises to be of a good standard. GREY B. v. WESTLAND. The following is the amended Grey B. team to meet Westland, at Hokitika to-morrow: —Hannam, Johnson, McGinley, Glover, Baldwin, Bunt, Walton (captain), Saunders, Moffit, Wilson, Scott, F. Wilson, Dunshea, Neale, Petrie. Emergencies: Backs: Eggleton, Pascoe; forwards — Shannahan, Keith.

The Westland junior Rugby team to play Grey to-morrow at Victoria Park will be: —Full-back, Hamilton (A.);' three-quarters, Heinz IK), Diedrich (K.), Schroder (Ex.); five eighthsDale (Ex.), Hughes (Ex.); half-back, Boyd (R.) capt.; wing-forward, Palmer (Ex); forwards, Growcott (R.). Gardyne (R.), Wright (Ex.), Brown (R.), Walker (K.), C. Wright (Ross), N. Inglish (R.). Em erg.: Backs: — Agnew (R), Ogilvie (It). Forwards: —J. Inglis (R)., Broadbent (K). The following will represent the Cobden third grade team against United’at Victoria Park to-morrow at 1.30: McMaster, Lindbom, Jackson. Knox, Todd, Mclntyre, Lindbom. Bourke, Jones, Robinson, McConnon, Brailsford, Keith, O’Hara, Spark, and Grant.