RUGBY

Hawera Star, Volume XLVI, 17 August 1927, Page 5

RUGBY

TAR AN AKI TOURISTS. TEAM AMENDED. KKTXEOR(’EM ENTS PROCEED!NO. it has been definitely ascertained that W. Hiihaia. the Opunake player, who did not proceed with the Taranaki co-p renentat ive team to Carter ton yesterday will not be available at present,owing to-a knee injury. He may, however, be available for the la-sti match against Alamuvhenua. In his absence and also the defection of L. Bourke, ilie other wing three-quarter, Medley flukapa) and I>. Crawford (Okaiawa) have been selected by Air \Y. A. Guy, and proceed to-day with Morey to join the team at Wellington to-night. In conversation with Mr Guy over the ’phone last evening, Air J. J. Goodvvm intimated that the Hawera front row man, W. Robinson, who was nursing am injury sustained in the Auckland game last Saturday, would be able to play to-day. It was arranged that he should replace 0. Murphy. It wa,s also decided that- It. Dean should take: the. rover position, allowing Walter to go into the pack, and to field Goodwin in place of Hohaia. The amended team to meet Wairarapa at Carterton to-day will be as follows. Full-back. —A. Petty (Tukapa). Three-quarters.—O. Dinniss (Old Boys’), H. W. Brown (Old Boys), Goodwin (Star). Five - eighths.—T>. Johnston (Ok-ai-nwa), E. Owen (Stratford). Half-hack.—At. Lynsky (Okaiawa). Rover. —it. Dean (Tukapa). Forwards. —J. Walter (Stratford), C. Wills (Patea), B. Espiu (Kapong-a), U. O’Keefe (Stratford), P. Ward (Cl-ifton): W. Robinson (flawora), J. Young (Stratford). Emergencies: Backs, S, Tip’.adv (Fill mm) ; forwards, 0. Murphy (Paten), L. tStunnny (Star). JAPANESE TOURING TEAAf. INTER-’VARSITY MATCH. BY CAHIiE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. Received 10.-Io a.m. to-day. MELBOURNE, Aug. 17. A visiting Japanese Rugby Union football team from Wa-seda University was defeated by a combined Australian Universities’ team. TOUR OF SOUTH AFRICA. APPRECIATION EXPRESSED AT EXTENSION. Received 1.30 a.m. to-day. CAPETOWN, Aug. 16. The fact that tlie All' Blacks have agreed to extend the Rugby tour here to include four tests instead of three has given immense satisfaction. The Rugby Board lias cabled to the New Zealand Rugby Union Mating: “The whole country appreciates the generous spirit of vour decision, for which the board thanks you,”

NORTH v. SOUTH MATCH. (by telegraph-press association.) WELLINGTON, Ang. 17. Local unions- having been requested to make sure that all players selected to take part in the trial games would be available for the South African trip, the point has been raised that would this apply to the North v. South match. The New Zealand Union says that it will not, as it is really a. trial of strength between the two islands.