RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 152, 12 June 1936, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Three Matches in Hastings To-morrow Followers ol Rugby Football will ba privileged to witness three seuio-* mutches at Nelson Park, Hastings, on Saturday afternoon, and on form disclosed this season all three games should provide first-class lootball. The ball will be set in motion at 1.15 p m. when Bastings and AI.A.C. will take the field. The Maoris vent down Heavily last week, but an improvement can be expected on Saturday. On No. 1 ground at 2.45 p.in. Hastings Old 80., s and Technical Old Boys meet. The lormer gave a brilliant exhibition against AI.A.C. last week, an 4 if they can reproduce that form they will take a lot ol upsetting. On tea other hand Technical are ahe noiej lor bright, open Rugby. On the adjoining ground M. 8.0.8. and Havelock will try conclusions. The villagers are playing very consistent football this season, anc the couipcti I turn leaders will l;U them a icry hard team to defeat. With the exception of one fourthgiade fixture to be played on Nelson lark at 1.15 p.m., all lower grade matches will b 0 played at the High School grounds. The following teams have been announced in connection with tomorrow's Rugby competition games:— Havelock seniors.—Huff, Roy Joll, F. Gloyn, Inglis, R. Gloyue, C. Joll, R. Joll, Heffernan, Coughlan, Fergusson, Small, Ross, Barber, Whitehead, Hus sell, Brown, L. Couper, Boyce, A. Joll. Celtic seniors v. Pirates (bus leaves P.O. at 1.30 p.m.).—Colebrook, Simon, Scanlan, Pullen, Garvey, Galgev, Harvey, Geddis, Bower, ’ AfcLelland, AlcHardy, Alaaka, Tifmsend, Griffiths, Aleechem, Calnan, Hannigan, Hollander and Kelly. FIXTURES AND REFEREES. Following are the Rugby fixtures and referees lor to-morrow:— SENIOR. Hastings v. AI.A.C., Nelson Park No. 1, 1.15: Mr. J. Scott. Hastings H. 5.0.8. v. Technical 0.8., Nelson Park No. 1, 2.45; Air. A. Kirkpatrick. A 1.8.0.8. v. Havelock, Nelson Park No. 2, 2.45; Mr. D. Graham. Line umpires: No. 1 Messrs. Kilner and Spooner; No. 2, Alessrs. Palmer and McKenzie. JUNIOR. H. 5.018. y. Haumoana, School Jx'o. 5; 1.15; Mr. G. Gray. Celtic v. Hastings, School No. 3, 2.45; Air. H. Plummer. THIRDS. H. 5.0.8. v. High School. School No. 2, 1.15; Mr. I l ’. Schroder. Hastings v. Celtic. School No. 3, 1.15; Air. W. AlcKennie. FOURTHS. High School v. H. 5.0.8., School No. 4, l.to; Air. F. Duigau. Havelock v. Hastings, Nelson Park No. 2, 1.15; Air. R. Pearson. MATCHES IN NAPIER Two of the best matched teams in the Rugby championship competition tins season are Pirates and Celtic. True, they aro not tho leading teams in the competition—rather the opposite, in lact —but that in no way detracts ii om the anticipation that they will provide a ding-dong struggle with plenty of the thrills that patrons have become accustomed to and which they experience at AlcLean Park each Saturday. There is only one senior game locally to-morrow, and some patron* have asked, why? There are five Hastings teams and four Napier teams in the competition, and to preserve an even apportionment of the travelling to be done by each team, it must happen that once in each round only one senior game can be played at AlcLean Park. There will be the usual early lower grade games at 1.30 p.m,