FOOTBALL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 3144, 9 June 1892, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

,OUP FIXTURES FOE 1892. Thivd Round, June 11th. Hawera v. Manganui, at Hawera Clifton v. Waimate, at Hawera Elthaaj v. Stare, at Eltham Fourth Rpnnd, Jane 25th. Eltham v. Manganui, at Stratford 1 Clifton y. Hawera, at Hawera Stars v. Waimate., at Hawera Fifth Round, July 9th. Stars v. Clifton, at Waitara Hawera v. Eltbam, at Ettbam Waimate v. Manganai, at Hawera [Half-Back.] Hawera ground will be: the scene of two important matches on Saturday. Hswer,jt rmeata Manganui/ and 'will/haVe to play a good. game to " down" their opponents, who are- one of the strongest combinations'. on the coast.' Hawera will have the services of one or two newconfers -the district,- and are determined to make a bold bid for viotory. The match commences at 11.45, „and. all players should be on the ground punctually, go rteto'&Uow' the, Clifton match to finish in time to catch the 3 o'olook train, Immediately' tbe above match.is ' completred, J Waiiiiiue fights Clifton for sapremaoy. r fbere is a considerable amount of in 'terest centered in tbe'reßult of this cpntar Rowing to the fact that both are on iqvel v teems with three points : for tbe Cop- 'fh e atruggle will be worth seeing, w& ifcope Waimate wUlpatthe itronge* x team procurable in the field to lo bat* jte for t h em ; /kb / a following will represent Hawera in "jei.r match against Mangaooi :—Fullbft'&k: A. Babbage; f -hacks: Lnoena, M.cGregor, and Smith ; half-baokß : Harris snd Parkinson ; forwards : Paterson, T Major, .Livingston, 7. Riddell, H. and J. ; Hobbs, Joll, Bncbanan, Ooffey, and F. Oliver. The Taranaki Rngby Union meets on Friday evening to discuss important .business. Tbe New Zealand Rugby Union has been in comnaanication with tbe New South Wales and Queensland Union, and unofficially wifih the English Union with

sard to sending away a representative aoriland* team. It seems an impossibility is year, as the New South Wales people ive arranged their season's work. The am will very likely leave in July of next )ar ' • «, The following players will represent faimate in their match against Clifton 1 Saturday :— Good (3), Young (2), ambie (2), Jollie, Hawken, Sanßom, arroll, Hughes, Stoddart, Kitson, Glenn ; oaergencies— Porsyth and Hair. Play ill start at 1 p.m. sharp.