LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 July 1936, Page 15

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

REP. TEAM CHANGED.

The West Coast Rugby League representative team will leave this evening for Christchurcn, to play Canter-, the Northern Union Cup, on Saturday. The party will comprise 15 players, with Mr. J. Stokes as manager.

Both the emergency forwards, R. Clark and E. Tuck, are unable to make the trip, and G. Scott now goes in as emergency forward.

INANGAHUA SUB-CENTRE

At tlie weekly meeting of the Inangahua Rugby League Sub-Centre, the admission to the code and registration of W. Cutbush (Waratahs) was approved. The following fixtures were drawn up for July 5: — Senior: Waiuta v. Junction at Waiuta at 2.45 p.m. Referee Mr. P. Morel. Ahaura v. Nelson Creek at Ahaura at 2.45 p.m. Referee, Mr. J. Tibbles. Waratahs a bye. Junior: Reefton v. Waiuta at Reefton Racecourse at 2.30 p.m. A. MeElwee. Junction v. Mawheraiti at Junction at 1.30 p.m. B. Topp.

ENGLISHMEN WIN.

BRISBANE, July 1.

With spare forwards playing as backs, the English Rugby League team easily beat Ipswich to-day, by 23 points to 3. There was an attendance of three thousand. The gate amounted to £2OO. The Englishmen suffered no serious injuries. Brogden and Watkins were in brilliant form. Tries were scored for England by Brogden, Arkright, Edwards, Watkins and Roup. Hodgson kicked four goals. O’Neill scored the try for Ipswich.