RUGBY FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 11 August 1931, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

SOUTH ISLAND TEAM. BULLER AND NEJ.SON REPRESENTED.’ fF-r Prns. Association). WELLINGTON, August 10. The South island team will be:— Full back: Bush (Otago). Three-quarters: Geddes Fookes (Otago), Hart (Canterbury). Five-eighths: Day --(Canterbury), Oliver (Canterbury).

Half-back: Strang (South Canterbury). ' - ’ "

Wing forward: Andrews (Canterbury). Hookers: Cotterell (Canterbury). Hore (Otago).

Lock: Max (Nelson). -Sides: Purdue (Southland), MeNeight (Buller).’ ~ Back Row: Metcalfe (Southland,, Manchester (Canterbury). Emergencies:— (&ack: Trevathan (North Otago); forward: Allan (Otago). The team wll assemble af Wellngtoii on Friday morning.

REEFTON MATCHES. I The match between Reefton and ■ Cr'onadun. seniors played over the week-end, resulted -in a draw, three I all. Each side scored an unconverted try. In a junior ma ? ch, V ?Juta defeated’ Kiwis by eight points to six. WARATAHS 14, v. IKAMATUA 6. Waratah seniors on Sunday defeated Ikamatua by 14 points to six, after a fast and interesting game. The I Waratah backs showed better form than the opposing rearguard, but in the forwards Ikamatua more than held their own. For Waratahs tries we-e scored by Morriy and Scott, the lat er converting one, Sco.tt and W. Hunt kicking a penalty goal each. For Ikamatua, Baiman kicked -two penalty ,goals. Mr F. Cutbush was referee. SCHOOL MATCH. IKAMATUA 20, MAWHERAITI 3. At Mawheraiti on Saturday, Ikams,tua schoolboys outclassed Mawheraiti by 20 points to- three. R. BradK ? (2). Prendergast, G. O’Malley and W. O J Malley Scored tries for the winner.-. I R. Bradley converting one and kicking ' a penalty., S. Topp scored an uncon- ; verted try for Mawheraiti. Mr A. Bradley was referee.