RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1935, Page 4

RUGBY FOOTBALL

AYESTL AXD COMPETIT lONS Tlie Westland rugby competitions were continued on Saturday, there being one senior and one third grado match played apart from the junior Town v Country fixture. Playing at Ross, the home team defeated Kiwi by 11 points to 9 in the first- game of the new senior competition. The game was fairly fast open, aiul an interesting display was u. given. For Ross H. Jones (2), and J. Jones scored, J. Jones converting one. ,J: \ A match between Pirates and the Humphreys-Milltown Race team was played on No 2 ground at Casa, Square, and was won hv Pirates by nr points to 11. Tlie junior representative. match, Town v County, v was an interesting game, the players being very keen in view of the Westland team being chosen from this display to meet Greymouth next Saturday. Town won by ' 18 points to 11. WESTLAND v GREYAIOUTH The Westland team to play Greymouth for the Dittman Shield on Saturday has been selected, and includes four South -Westland players. The team is as follows :- j Full-back: Nolan (Kiwi). Three-quarters:’ Pfahlert (Pirates), West (K), Schroder (Excelsior). Five-eighths: Hughes (E), Hendry (South Westland). '' Half-back: Davidson (E). Forwards: Kelly (E), Martin (Ross), S. Dicdrichs (K); King (E), Freitas \K), Gilman (SAY.), Thiele (S.AV.), arid Cox (S.AV.) Emergencies: Backs—Nicholson (K), Muir (E); forwards: Walked . (K), and Thorpe (P).

THE GREYMOUTH TEAAI. The Grey mouth’team is as follows: Full-back: Collins'(U). Three-quarters: Marin (S), Preston (B), A. King '(C). Five-eighths: Garth (B), Hooper (U). Half-back: Vincent \U). Forwards: Uniacke (U), Olsen (B), A. Seandrett (B), M. Scandrctt (B), Pascoe (B), Birchfield (C), .Thompson (IT), Kear (U). , ■ Emergency forwards: Rose (TJ), Robertson (TJ); hacks Costello (U), Gald well (U). WESTLAND JUNIORS The following AVostland team lias t been chosen to play Greymouth as a A curtain-raiser to the Dittman Shield match at Greymouth on Saturday: Full-back: G. Stapleton (Kiwi). ■ Three-quarters: A. Johnson '.'Excelsior), J. Davidson (K), J. Douglas (School). Five-eighths.- X. Tuliuru (Arahura), J. Hanrahan (S). Half-back: Comerford (E). Forwards: R. McCarthy CE), G. Key (E), Fowler -(E), AYieblitz (Kokatalii), G- Mitchell (Ross), King (R;, Pierson (S). Emergencies: Backs —Cron (Kokrttalii), A. Mason jRV; forwards—W. Thompson (.R), P. Alitchell (Kiwi). GREYMOUTH JUNIORS. Heaphy (Celtic); Kibble (U), Fp.rraan (Celtic); Higgins (Celtic), Adams (P); Alderson (B), Goodall . (B) ; Alderson (B), Goodall (B); Tindale qU), Hallinan (Celtic), "Willis (Cohden), Blair (U), Knowles (Celtic), C. Hallinan (C), Long (U), Bond (B). ' Emergencies: Backs—Bcrlaw (Cob.), Honey (Celtic); forwards—Harvey (U)» Gilmour (Cob).

MARLBOROUGH BEAT NELSON NELSON, July fiBy defeating Nelson by 19 points: to 11, Marlborough regained the Cecil Rugby Shield. HAWKE’S BAL V. W A IRA RAPA CARTERTON, July 6. The forty-fourth meeting between Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay took place at Carterton to-day, with a wet sodden ground and a greasy ball, and showers. Hawke’s Bay won by 21 points to 17.