West Coast Team To Play On Saturday

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 August 1948, Page 3

West Coast Team To Play On Saturday

The selectors, Messrs R. R. King, W. Williams and B. Kelly, have chosen the •foUovl|ing West Coast representative Rugbv team to play Southland Subunions at Hokitika on Saturday:— Backs: J. Lindbom; M. Stoop, E. G. Walker (vice-captain), D. Steel; R. Breeze, W. Amberger; W. Hamilton. Forwards: P. Eastgate, B. Mettrick, A. Panther; R. Eastgate, J. Hagen, W. Hornby, R. Breslin; G. Nelson (captain 1 ) . Emergencies: Backs, R. Bretherton, R. 'Stoop, G. Richardson; forwards, M. Herrick, M. Wells, A. McLean. P. Hurren was not available for selection owing to injuries. j ~ ' Representaiive Teams In Lower Grades The following lower grade representative teams have been selected to play on the dates specified:— Fourth Grade v Buller, at Hokitika, on Saturday.—Backs, R. Parker, J. Preston, A. Dawson, A. McNabb, L. Boyd, A. Lindbom. Forwards, M. Brown, J. Walton, L. Gilsenan, J. Hall, D. Williams, P. Frankpitt, B. Louther, D. Coghlan. Emergencies: Backs, J. Hunt, Y. Louis, W. Belcher, B. Greig; forwards, K. Lyes, K. Russ, N. Brailsford, B. Ross. 1 Third Grade v Christchurch, on September 4.—Backs, F. Stanton, I. Hay, P. McManus, D. Kelly, E. Colville. J. de Goldi (vice-captain), W. Williams. Forwards, N. Curtis, J. Sullivan, A. Fairmaid, G. Abelson, P. Guerin, B. Huffam (captain), N. Wilson, L. Paul. Emergencies: A. Richardson, K. Brown, P. Costello, J. Barrow. Fifth Grade, at Christchurch, on September 11.—L. Giddens, J. Mosley. D. Anderson. B. Sutherland, T. Hibbs, S. Goodall, N. Sadler, Algar, W. Williams, G, Patterson, B. Harrington, T

Campbell, L. Stewart, N. Wallace, G. Cooper, g. Wootton, C, Richards, B. Daniels, C. Nightingale, B. Mallock, T. Egerton. (The final team will be selected from the above players on the day of the match.) Sixth Grade, at Christchurch, on September 11.—Backs, Mayell, Conaghan, Stratford, Negri, Smith (Blaketown), Stirton, Lark. Forwards, Inkster, Myerscroft, Veale, Rushton, preenslade, Mason, Sadler, Preston. Emergencies: Backs, McDermott, Parter, Bellis; forwards, Ashton, K. Mason. Fixtures For Saturday The West Coast Rugby Union’s fixtures for Saturday are as follows:— Senior* Representative.—West Coast v Southland Sub-unions, at Hokitika, at- 3 p.m. (J. B. Hogarth). Junior Representative.—Greymouth v Westland, at Hokitika (E. Olsen). 1 Third Grade.—Technical v Celtic, Rugby Park No. 2, at 11.30 a.m. (A. Agnew); Celtic v Sefton, Rugby Park No. 1, at 3 p.m. (A. King); Cobden v Hutt, Rugby Park No. 2, at 3 p.m. (B. Thorburn). Fourth Grade (representative).— West Coast v Buller, at Hokitika, at 12.30 p.m. (M. Davidson). Sixth Grade.—Technical v Celtic, Technical School ,at 10 a.m. (J. Johnston) ; Star v United, Rugby Park No. 1, at 11 a.m. (M. Olsen); Blaketown a bye. Seventh Grade (second competition). —Celtic v Star, Rugby Park No. 2, at 10 a.m. (A. Lindbom); Blaketown a bye. Eighth Grade.—Cobden v Blaktetown, Rugby Park No. 1, at 9.30 a.m. (T. \Anderson) ; Celtic v United, Rugby Park No. 2, at 9.30 a.m. (A. Lindbom). Cobden fifth and sixth grade teams will play at Christchurch.