RUGBY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 4 August 1928, Page 9

RUGBY.

TAR AHAKI REPRESENTATIVES. TEAM TO PLAY MARLBOROUGH. In choosing the Taranaki fifteen to meet Marlborough at Hawera on Thursday tho sole selector (Mr. W. A. Guy) has kept practically to the strong combination which has successfully appeared in the three engagement® so far fulfilled by the provincial team this year, except that opportunity to take the field has been given to three of the emergencies. Thus the half-back, S. P. Riley, will be replaced by A. Court, of the Star Club, and the StratfoTcl forward Smith takes the place of O. Murphy in the pack, and: C. Wills, of Patea, goes on in place of R. Williams. The team is as follows :

Full-back: A. Collins (Stratford). Three-quarter©: AV. Hohaia (Opunake), H. W- Brown (Old Boys), K. Fookes (Old Boys). Five-eighths: D. Johnston (Okaiawa), E. Owen (Stratford). Half-back: A. Court (Star). Hover: A. Gay (Kaponga). Back row: J. Baldwin (Paten), O. Wills (Patea). Middle row: J. Walter (Stratford), Ike (Okaiawn). A. Kivell (Strafford). Hookers: Smith (Stratford), W. Robinson (Hawera). Emergencies: C. Hohaia (Opunake), S. F. Riley (Hawera). backs; R. Williams (Clifton), 0. Murphy (Patea), forward©.

NORTH ISLAND NOMINEES. The names of three Taranaki Flayers have been submitted by Mr. AY. A. Guy. the Taranaki Rugby .selector, for possible selection to represent the North Island against the South in the mat'-h to be plowed at Christchurch on August 18. The nominees are as follow: H. W. Brown (Obi Bovs), J. Walter (Stratford). J. Baldwin (Patea).