RUGBY

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12588, 25 June 1935, Page 6

RUGBY

POVERTY BAY UNION. DRAW FdrJ THE WEEK. The weekly meeting ’. of the management committee of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union mas held last evening, Mr. G. H. Sceats presiding, over the following; Brother Stephens, Messrs 0. S. • Burt, ’ G: J. Jeune, E. Tv Bresiiahan; A. Teinm, ,1. Young T. French,' P. C. Edmondson, P. Tureia, W. Pie’sse and W. S. McKee (hon. secretary). ■ . Th(j principal,, bu,sinpss was the diraw for. next. Saturday, this being made as follows;—. . , . \ ' —Seniors.—, ’ ' Old Boys v Marist, Oval No, 1. 2.45 p.m. . . - Y.M.P. v H.S.C.IJ. No. 2, 2.45 p.m Celtic v WaikpHu, Nb. 3, 2.45 p.m. —•J uniors—.. Y.M.P. v H. 5.0.8., Oval, No; 2, . 1.16 p.m.' Old Boys v High School No. 1, 1.15 p.m. ■ Marist. v Oeltic No. 3, 1.15 p.m. V : :■ .. ; C' " ■'///: .. ■' ■ - ■ O'V A

—Third Grade.Diarist v Old Boys ami Celtje v High School, both games at thq High School ground fit 1.15 pan. ■ .—Fifth Grade.— Marist v High School R, High School ground, 1.15 p.m. Congratulations were extended -to 'B. Rogers' on his selection for the Maori All Black team' t 0 iouv Australia. Reference to the exceptional work cast on the lion, secretary by Inst Saturday’s Prime©' of Wales Cup game was made, and ;l warm vote' of thanks was accorded to Mr McKee, together with congratulations bn the outstanding success achieved'. THE ALL BLACKS AVERAGE AGE 24. AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON BEST REPRESENTED. ' Overall.—Average age: 24 years; average height, 5.10-1 ; average weight 13.0. • Backs.—Average age 24 years; average height, 5.9; average weight 11.7. Forwards.—-Average ago 24 yearsaverage height, 6.0 ; average weight, 14.1. Eight heaviest forwards average 14.10. This year tho selectors have evidently gone in for youth as may he seen from tho preceding figures. There are fourteen new caps/ two Wellington, three Auckland, three Hawke’s Bay and one each from Otago, Southland, South Canterbury, Marlborough, Waikato and West Coast. Tho following list shows tho representation of players in the 1905, 1924 and 1935 All Blacks :

MAORI ALL BLACKS. AGES, HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS. Ages, * height and weights of the players chosen for the Maori All Black tour of Australia are as follows : . BACKS.

BILLY WALLACE’S FIRST BIG MATCH. HIS MOTHER WOULDN’T LET HIM PLAY! “TOO WET 1 FOR FOOTBALL.” It is not generally known that Billy Wallace, the famous three-quarter and full-hack of the 1905 New Zealand Rugby team, failed to put in an appearance when he *was first asked to represent liis school at Rugby, because his mother said it was too wet. Ron. Bush’s father was the captain of the team and he was the first to recognise in Wallace those attributes which became so prominent in the play of the All Blacks of 1905. When Wallace made his excuse to Bush that he had not turned up on account of his mother saying it was too wet to play football, Bush had some hard things to say. And Billy told his mother “just what the captain thought of her.” “And she never once stopped me playing football after that,” Billy remarked to some friends in Wellington last week. “And a good job for New Zealand,” said Bush, who was in reminiscent mood with his old school fullback at tho time, '

1905 1924 1935 Auckland ... 7 3 7 Canterbury ... 4 6 3 Wellington ... 3 3 G Hawke’s Bay ... — G 3 Taranaki ... 6 3 — Otago ..... ... 4 1 2 Southland ... 1 2 i West Coast .. ... 1 1 2 S. Canterbury ... — 1 1 Wairarapa ... — 2 — Wanganui ... 1 — — Bay of Plenty ... — 1 —- Bush ... — — 1 Waikato — — 1 Manawatu —. — 1 Marlborough ... — — 1 Totals . .. ... 27 29 29

H gt. Wgl Ago G. Nepia .. 5 9 12 0 30 O. Smith .. 6 01 13 7 23 J. Reedy 5 10 12 2 21 H. Harrison ... .. 5 6 10 12 26 W. Phillips .. 6 0 13 0 22 J .McDonald ... 6 3 13 0 26 N. Kotua .. 5 7 11 S 22 0. Hellish .. 5 7 11 7 21 J. Hemi .. 5 101 11 10 22 T. Chase .. 5 8 11 10 24 G. Ngaio .. 5 Si11 11 23 FORWARDS. H. Mataira 11 14 0 24 T. Whitley .. 6 0 14 10 25 P. Smith .. 6 Oi 13 10 22 K. Reedy .. -5-10 13 13 27 J. Kershaw 9 14 11 24 B. Rogers .. 6 2 13 13 24 J. Greening ... .. G 0 13 G 23 P. Pa rata .. 6 1 13 8 ■ — H. Whin .. o 9 13 0 . 25 R. Mitchell ... .. 0 8 12 10 22 W. Cooper 9 13 0 — G. Harrison ... .. 6 11 14 12 22 L. Kawe .. 0 0 13 6 23 J. Broderick ... .. 0—1 14 0 22