RUGBY

Hawera Star, Volume L, 10 September 1930, Page 3

RUGBY

TARANAKI REPRESENTATIVES,

POSSIBLES v., PROBABLES

As a preliminary to the selection of the Taranaki Rugby team to visit AVairapa and Wellington next week, a Possibles v. Probables game is to be played at Stratford on Saturday. The teams have been chosen by the sole selector (Air AA’. A. Guv) as follows: POSSIBLES.

Full-back: A. Collins (Stratford). Three-quarters: K. Fookcs (Old Buys), H. AV. Brown (Old "Boys), R. Watson (AVaitara). Five-eighths: J. Galbraith (Old Bovs), E. Owen (Stratford). Half-back: G. Gudgeon (Athletic). Rover: A. A. Guy (Tukapa). Back Row: C. AVills (Patea), R. Bond (Stratford). - Sides: AY. Baldwin (Patea), J. AA’altcr (Stratford). Lock: R. Clarke (Okaiawa). Hookers: F. Gargan (Kaponga), .T. Young (Stratford).

PROBABLES,

Full-back: Priar (Old Boys). Three-quarters: A. Petty (Tukapa) J. Crawford (Patea), N. Hunter (Ha wera). Hive-eighths: C. Hunt (Inglewood) T. Robinson (Opunake). Half-back: R. Hohaia (Opunake).

Rover: P. Bourke (Patea). Back Row: B. Murphy (Hawera), .T. Richards (Patea). Side's: Deader (Old Boys), McNeill (Tukapa). Lock: D. Murphy (Kaponga). Hookers: I. Crawford (Old Boys), J. Free (Kaponga). Reserves: —Backs: D. Mercer (Waimate), Mace (Old Boys), Medley (Old Boys), C. Brown (Tukapa). Forwards: W. Robinson (Hawera), Clarke (Old Boys), E. Lusk (Opunake), Gardiner (Kaponga), Selwood (Clifton). The match will begin at 2.30 p.m., and will be preceded by a curtainraiser in the form of the third grade final between Kaponga and Star. Players are requested to notify either the selector (Mr AA r . A. Guy) or the secretary of the union (Mr S. E. Nielson) before Thursday night as to whether they arc.available or not.