RUGBY FOOTBALL ASHBURTON TEAM CHOSEN FOR WEST COAST TOUR

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 July 1947, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL ASHBURTON TEAM CHOSEN FOR WEST COAST TOUR

The Ashburton Rugby senior representative team to tour the West Coast, Golden Bay, Nelson, and Marlborough next month, was announced by the selector (Mr F.' Kennedy) as follow’s: Backs.—T. White (Old Boys), P. O’Reilly (Methven), A. Sparrow (Allenton), C. Bradley (Celtic) J. Doig (Rakaia). B. Barrett (Celtic), NLochhead (Allenton), A. McLeod (Methven), R- Glassoh (Techmeal Old Boys), J. Dwyer (Celtic), G. Soal (Allenton). . Forwards.—F. Hill ,W. Brick (Old Boys), N. Mcßea (Technical Old Boys), W. Moore (Rakaia), D Harrison (Methven), R. Ashworth (Old Boys), K. Smith (Technical Old Boys), R. Hill (Methven), K. Shearer (Methven), A. Hyde (Rakaia), and W. Patterson (Allenton). ‘ The team will leave Ashburton on August 4 and will play against the following:—West Coast, at Greymouth, August 6;-Buller, at Westport, August 9; Golden-Bay-Motueka, at Motueka,. August 13; Nelson, at Nelson, August 16; Marlborough, at Blenheim, August. 20.

SOUTHLAND APPOINTS HOME REFEREES FOR SHIELD M ATCHES (P.A.) INVERCARGILL, This Day. The Southland Rugby Union last night appointed the following home referees for the forthcoming Ranfurly Shield matches:—R. Ferguson (Otago game), J. North (North Auckland game), and I. H. Mill (Auckland game). The union has accepted a challenge from North Otago, which is the fourth received. A decision to recommend to the council of the New Zealand Rugby Union that it frame a notice of motion for the next annual meeting urging an alteration in rules governing Ranfurly Shield matches, to provide for outside referees was reached at yesterday’s meeting of the management committee in Wellington. This followed a protest from the Otago Union at the decision of the management committee in upholding Southland’s insistence on-appointing a home referee for the Otago-South-land Ranfurly Shield match.