RUGBY FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 July 1945, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

NOMINATIONS FOR S.I. TEAM The management committee of the West Coast Rugby Union last evening nominated R. Birchfield, J. Pegley (forwards) and J. Lindbom (lull back) for the'South Island team. Arrangements for a Greymouth y. Westland third grade match at Hokitika on August 4 were confirmed, and the Greymouth selector was instruct-; ed to choose the Greymouth team (I after next Saturday’s matches. ~ Tentative dates for matches .at I Greymouth for Sydenham and Linwood lower grade teams were set as;! follow: —Linwood (under 17 years)i| September 5; Sydenham (under 16, years) September 22. . I The Referees’ Association advised that studs on-all football boots will be inspected again on Saturday next.' Fixtures for Saturday next were arranged as follow:— I Senior: Cobden v. St. Mary’s, Park! No. 1, 2.45 (A. Algar, Hokitika): Blaketown v. Star-United, Park No. 2 3 p.m. (J. Minchin); Celtic v. Rua-, tapu, at Hokitika (R. Ferguson); 1 Kiwi-Excelsior, a bye. •, Junior: Celtic v. Cobden, Park No. ■■ 2, 1.30 (G. Strode): Blaketown, a bye. Third Grade: Cobden v. Blaketown, at Cobden, 1.30 (C. Cockburn); Celtic v. Technical, Park No. 1, 1.30; (A. Agnew). a ■.-. Fourth Grade: Tech. A v. Star-1 United, Tech, ground, 1.30 (A. King);Tech. C v. Celtic, Tech, ground, 3 p.m. (C. Dittman); Tech B, a bye. ■ WESTLAND THIRDS ■ |l The Westland Third Grade team to play Greymouth at Hokitika on August 4 has been chosen as follows: IK. Wallace; T. Cloher, R. Stoop., I (capt), H. Young; R. Breeze, W.t Ellis; N Lynch; R. Duncan, S. Daveriy. W. Smith; W. Shearer, A. Upjohn J. Gugich, R. Parker, R. Weiblitz. Reserves: Backs—D. Ryan, W. Cropp, A i A. Mitchell; forwards, J. Ross, W. Millner, R. Wilson. | SCHOOLS’ MATCH I The Hokitika Convent team defeated the Marist School second iilteen at Victoria Park, Greymouth, yesterday by 14 points to nine. AUSTRALIAN TOURS “SYDNEY, July 24. “Australia proposes to send a Rugby Union team to England as soon las the war ends,” said Mr. C. Kennedy, the acting-secretary of the New South Wales Rugby Union. He added that, owing to the cancellation of the 1939 tour, England had promised that Australia would be the first overseas team invited to England. ~ , . . Mr. Kennedy said he had been instructed to write to -he English Rugby Union to confirm whether that arrangement still stands. He Lidded: The New South Wales Rugby Union will also write to the New Zealand Union concerning the resumption 01. j visits. New Zealand visited here in 1938, and it is our turn to go there. But if New Zealand wants to come here first, we will be quite happy to receive them.