RUGBY FOOTBALL
TO-MORROWS FINAL. Despite the number of representative matches in recent weeks keen interest is being taken in the meeting of United and Celtic seniors at Rugby Park to-morrow, in the final of the knock-out competition. These teams at their last meeting turned on a splendid game, Celtic winning narrowly, and United will have their chance to turn the tables to-morrow. It should-be a close game, and if the ground is firm, there should be some lively exchanges among the backs. The curtain-raiser will ( be played between Cobden and United thirds, and at Camerons, Celtic and Magpies thirds will meet.
A junior tournament will be held at Kumara. United seniors (meet Club room, 2.15): Gillari, Sellars, Dewar, Leitch, Mcßeth, Hendry, Sweetman, Hamilton, Walton, Smith, Blair, Taylor, Shannon, Rowley, Naisbett, Chandler. United Thirds (meet Park, 1 p.m.): Watt, Bellis, Nott,. McCarthy, Sweetman, McCarthy, Brown, McDonald, Brown, E. Hansen, Chivers, L. Hansen, Tucker, Lindsay, Forest, Thompson, Feary, Murray. Magpies seven-a-side to play at Kumara: Teen, Stewart, Mason, Tainui, Williams, Penny, Russ, and Honey.
Celtic seniors: Roulston, Parsonage, Win, Croudis, Butler, Bruhn, Scandrett, ' McDonnell, Clancy, Boswell, Cunningham, Scott McDougall, Wareham, Croudis. Celtic thirds (assemble Post Office 1.45): Fitzgerald, Moore, Curtis, Wise, Bendall, Horrack, Grant, Butler, Lawry, Jones, Rea, Heffernan, Finnerty, Magee, McClure. Cobden thirds at 1.30: Brailsford, Laughton, Conza, Uddstrom, Marley, Scorgie, Jeffries, Mettrick, Horan, Kerr, McLean, Martini, Page, Skeats (2), Scantlebury, Lindbotn, Davidson.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 20 September 1940, Page 9
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