Sports News from Other Places

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 July 1946, Page 8

Sports News from Other Places

Christchurch Club Matches. / ! Christchurch and Technical, leaders in the Canterbury Rugby Union championship, .retained their lead today when they played drawn games ■ with Training College, and Old Boys respectively. | Following were the results —Christchurch 11, Training College 11; Sunnyside 5, Marist 3; Technical 3, Old Boys 3; University 12, Albion 10; Linwood 20, Sydenham 9; New Brighton 21, Merivale 3. — Christchurch 27.

Auckland Beats Waikato. Frequent penalties marred the return Rugby football match at Eden Park to-day -between Auckland and Waikato, which was won by Auckland by 25 points to 17. Auckland led at half-time by 14 points to 8. Each side scored three tries. It was only the goal kicking by R. Sorenson, the Auckland full-back, which carried his side to victory.—Auckland, July 27. Otago v. Kiwis. ■* The Otago Rugby football team to play the Kiwis has been announced as follows: —Backs: T. Kawe, A. D. Saul, L. W. Deas, C. J. Moore„ R. R. Elvidge, W. I. Perriam (captain), J. Haig. Forwards: L. Connolly, A. Storer T. Wallace, C. Willocks, W. Hay, J.’McNabb, A. E. Hellyer, L. Aitken. Because of an injury, K. J. O’Connor will not be available.—Dimedin, July 27.

Wellington v. Kiwis. G. W. De La Mare and B. Roberts will not be available for the Wellington team to meet the Kiwis next Saturday. The selection is:—Wishnowsky; Svenson, Hayes, Abbott; Wickham, Colquhoun; Paewai; Wales, Burke O’Donnell, Beard, Westerby, Elliott, White, Todd; emergencies, Bbvan, Lindsay, Dalton, and Marsden.— Wellington, July 27.

Southland Shield Team. The Southland Rugby Union team to play Otago in the first Ranfurly Shield match of the season at Invercargill on. Saturday ’ has been announced as follows.—Full-back, Webster; three-quarters, Sutherland, Walker, Chandler; five-eighths, Waldron, Bennett; half-back, Calder (Buff); front-row, Spittle, Mcßae, Cameron; middle row, Pittaway, Budd, Brown,■ Hazlett; back row, Stuck. Reserves, 1 Sand’d, Grace, Grenfell, Stewart, Cody, and Cameron. Sutherland has been'appointed captain and Mcßae deputy captain and pack leader. There are eight new “caps” in the team, but three of them, Webster, Chandler and Spittle, have represented Otago in other years. The other men -to represent Southland for the first time are: I Budd, Brown, Hazlett, Stuck and Pittaway.—lnvercargill, July 29. Australian Team.

As a result of the inter-State Rugby Union games played yesterday, the following teams have been selected for the match between Australia and the Rest next Saturday, which will have a final bearing on the selection of the Australian team to tour New Zealand: —Australia: Full-back, R. Rankin; three-quarters, J. Stone, T. Allan, P. Johnson, C. Eastes; fiveeighths, D. Bannon; half, C. Burke: forwards, K. Windon, A. Buchan, W. Hamilton, G. Cooke, G. Nosovich, R. McMaster, K. Hodda, E. Tweedale. The Rest: Full-back, K. Kennedy; three-quarters, J. McLean, M. Howell, M. Quatremass, K. Murphy; fiveeighth, J. Neremin; half, R. Cawsey; forwards, C. Windon, G. Gourlay, A, Livermore, P. Hardcastle, W. McLean, H. Davis, W. Dawson, E. Freeman. Windon will captain Australia, and W. McLean the Rest. With the exception o f four Queensland lor - wards, Australia consists entirely of New South Wales players, and the Rest has eight New South Wales players, five Queenslanders, and two Victorians. The selection is earlier than expected, and other players still have a chance of getting in the touring team. —Sydney, July 28.

Mighty Kicking New South Wales deleaved Queensland by 20 to 8 yesterday on the Sydney A feature of the game was some mighty kicking by McLean, one of whose punts tiavelled over 80 yards on the full. Sports writers claim that it was the biggest kick eyer seen on the Sydney cricket around. The New South Wales second team overwhelmed the Southern States in an early match at the cricket ground by 57 to 23. The outstanding player in this match was a five-eighth, Bannon, who piled up 24 points, comprising nine conversions, a penalty and a try.