RUGBY FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 8 May 1936, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

TO-MORROW’S MATCHES The Blaketown-Star match will be the only senior fixture on Rugby Park to-morrow, but, fine weather should see a large attendance at the Park to see these teams in action. Both include a number of new players, and a fast, open game should be witnessed. The two senior matches at Hokitika wil be: Excelsior v. Pirates and Cobden v Kiwi, United having drawn the bye. The junior match, United v. Blaketown, oh Rugby Park, should provide good play. The Celtic-Star match will not be played as Star are unable to field a team. . United Seniors and Celtic Juniors will play a friendly match. All Black G. Gilbert will probably play in the Celtic backs. Lower grade matches will be played at the Park and on the Technical School ground. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW Star v. Blaketown (meet at Park Hotel 2.ls)—Cushnie, Long, Mann, Minchin, Dixon, Aiderton, Gage, Monk, Buchanan, Hammond, Dere, Patterson, Furness Stevens, Wilson, Wilder. Star thirds v. Blaketown, Rugby Park, I.3o.—McLellan, Dittman (2), Bennett, McPherson, Wasley, Dixon, Henderson (2), Jackson, Holmes, Wilson, Quinn, Moss, Orr, Baker, Arnott. Blaketown Seniors v. Star: —Olsen (2), Furness (2), Scandrett (2), Elder, Pedrotti, Bruhn, Pascoe, Goodall, Dowdall, McHerron, Preston, Stackhouse, Minchin, Eyington. Meet at Union, 2.15.

Blaketown Juniors: — Kroening, Tones, Millett, Dunham, Quartermain, Webster, Knox, Mosley,'Brown, Preston (2), McDonald, Dimond, Shannon,, Dando, Rodgers, Fauth, Hogarth Blaketown Fourth Graders (at Tech) —McHugh, Lowry, Kent, Sweetman, Smith, Panther (2), Wilis, McGuir (2), Furness (2), Hansen, Lamont, Watson. Celtic v. United at Park, 3 p.m. Heaphy, Tones, Duffy, McGinley, McDonnell, Davis, Murray, Clancy, Honey (2), O’Connor, Shaffrey, Dudley, Knowles, Carroll, Vaughan. United Seniors v. Celtic: Park No. 2, 3 p.m.—McNabb; Marshall, Gilbert, Caldwell; Adams, Costello, Cox; Hopkinson, Ironside, Grooby; Blair, Glenn, Kear, Flaherty, Shuttleworth.

United juniors v. Blaketown (meet Pavilion at 1 p.m.): Smith, Wright, Win, Swinburn, Patterson, Rose, Whibley, Hopkinson, Hamilton, Harvey, Garde, Ferguson, Ashby, Kibble, Ferguson Glen, Marshall, Seebeck. United fourths v. Blaketown, Tech, ground, 3 p.m.: Batty (2), Potter (2), Wickes (2), Nott, Greaney, Wesley, Knowles, McGuire, Leitch, Lewis, Dewar, Dixon, Emerson, Allen, Panther. Cobden seniors v. Kiwis, at Hokitika: Vaughan, Tennent, Lindbom, King, Eggleton, Collins, Allsopp, White, Sumner, Kirkwood, Birchfield, Moss, Keith, Hughes, Manning, King, Spencer. (Assemble at station at 12.30). Cobden thirds v. Technical School, at School, at 1.30: East, Inglis, Guy, Vaughan, Keating, Pike, Brown, Kiely, McGirr, Groufsky, Burrell, Gi/bson, Hadcroft, Watkins (2), Skeats, Moss. Cobden juniors v. Te Kinga (Sundav): Clark, Gilmour (2), Manning, McKechnie, Keddie, Burn, McMillan, Jackson, Tibbles, Willis (2), Naisbet, Bell, Barlow, Hawkins. (Bus leaves Cobden 12.45).