RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XIX, Issue 222, 6 September 1929, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

SOUTHLAND v. HAWKE’S BAY SHIELD-HOLDERS IN NAPIER TO-MORROW. BAY TEAM SELECTED. Hawke’s Bay Rugby supporters will have an opportunity of seeing the Ranfurly Shield holders in action at Napier to-morrow. Last Saturday's surprise at.Masterton has not been forgotten and no doubt local enthusiasts will strive hard to see the new holders in action. The Southlanders arrived in Napier last evening and appeared a sturdy lot. Big forwards and fast backs should be a good match for the Bay team which will be as follows:— Full-back: Evans. i Three-quarters: Ruru South Grensido Five-eighths Setford Gillespie Half-back: Lambie Wing-forward : M. Brownlie (captain) Forwards: Back row: Heffernan, McKay. Middle row: Wilson, Steere, Campbell. Front row: J. Gemmell. Strachan. Reserves. — Backs: Botherway, Beckett. Forwards: Roach, McNeill. The team will assemble at the Empire Hotel, Napiqr, at 1.30 p.m. tomorrow. As a curtain-raiser the public will have the Hastings and Napier thirdgrade representatives to watch. As both sides possess lively backs good open play should result. The Hastings team will comprise the following :— Bennett, Love, Lindsay, Horne, Kelly Duke. Steedman, Flowers. Goldsmith Patrick, Gloyn, Jarvis, Beale, Dyer, Collinge. Emergencies: Taylor, Hutchinson, Apsey, Crawford. Any of the above-named players unable to play are requested to ring ’phone 1803, Hastings. Players are to assemble at the Post Office at 12.30 p.m. The members of the Napier team are requested to provide their own stockings. GAME WITH WAIROA. HASTINGS NAPIER TEAM ALTERED. The Napier-Hastings team to play Wairoa at Wairoa to-morrow has been re-organised and will be as follows: —' Full-back: Johnson (Hast. H. 5.0.8.). Three quarters: Flap! (M.A.CA. McDonald (Pirates), captain, Williams (M.A.C.). Five-eighths: Holt (H. 5.0.8. Wilson (Hastings), Half-back: Joll (Hast. H. 5.0.8.). Forwards: Back row: Wika r a (M.A.C.), Keehle (Pirates). Middle row: Single (Pirates). Cairns (Hastings), Wellwood (Hastings). Front row: Marshall (Pirates), Pearson (Hastings). Wing-forward: Crawford (M.A.C.). Reserves.—Back: Farquhar (Pirates) . Forward: Stanilands (Technical O.B.). Mr. H. V. Phillips will accompany the team as manager, and they will depart for Wairoa from the Caledonian Hotel at 7 o’clock this evening. CANTERBURY BEATS TARANAKI Stratford, Sept. 5. The score of 10 to 9 in Canterbury’s favour in the match against Taranaki indicated pretty fairly_ the merits of the teams. The visitors fielded a good set of backs, who showed that they would be dangerous if they got away, but they were well marked and could only show flashes of crisp play. However, they played good Rugby, and marks off the tee by Harris were very helpful to his side. The home backs were not brilliant as a combination, but showed up very well with individual efforts.

The visitors had most of the ball, having a slight advantage in set scrums, but in open play the vanguards were fairly evenly matched. The visiting hacks all worked well, and Scrimshaw (rover) was always in the picture. For the winners Hart and Scrimshaw scored and Mullan and Merritt converted. For Taranaki Collins kicked two penalty goals and Guy scored an unconverted try.

Celtic fourth grade team to play Waipukurau, H. 5.0.8., at Waipukurau, 2.45 p.m. on Saturday—.McKennie. Wall, Simonds, Moatley, Holdsworth, Evison, Carbary, Dawson, Long, Sunley, Martin, Roberts, O’Connor, Heeney, Arnott, Large. Players to assemble at Wallace Poll's at 1 p-m. sharp.