RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 17 June 1938, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

SATUHUA’ITo FHUGKAMME. The competitions will continue tomoiiow aUernoon. There will be no junior games, except the representative junior lixture YVistland v. Greymoutli, on Cass Square at 3 p.m., when the seuiois, JblaKetown and Excelsiors also meet. The other game on Cass Square is u third grade fixture Kiwi v. School. Oilier senior fixtures are Pirates *. Oobden, and Kiwi v. Stars, both sec down for Greymoutli. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. The following players will represent Pirate seniors to play Cobden at Greymouth to-morrow. Bus to leave Railway Hotel at 1.30 p.m. Staines, Agnew, Mclntyre, Pfahlert, Davidson, Wilson, Tainui, Y r robleski, Ritchie (2), Harris, Parker, James j Hewlett, Gleeson, Thorpe Groweott, Wnglit and Rigby. Kiwi seniors to play Stars —Stapleton, Cooper, West (2), Roberts, McHugh. Davidson, Buckingham, J. Leslie, Chinn, Diedrichs, Gilmour Panton, S- Roberts, Pierson. Emergencies : Sanders, Garden. Team to meet at Central Hotel at 1 p.m. Star seniors v. Kiwis: Martyn Wil- | son, Mann, Finnerty, Logie, Noonan, Connolly, Murphy, Hammond, Bowes, White, Learmont’, Patterson, Dowling, Alderton, QuinnU B.akctown seniors v. Excelsiors: McHerron, Forstner, Bryant (2), Elder, Buckley, Furness, Mulquecn, Pedrotti, Daly, YVaffer, Brice, Pascoo, Eyeington, Faulkner, Price, Brown, Whyte, Shannon. Excelsior seniors to play Blaketown: Hanrahan, Turley, Oldham, McCarthy, Keys Havill, King, Tainui, McDermott, Tuliuru, Arnott, Johnson, Bruhu, Br.ulley, Turner. Players to meet at 2.30 p.m. sharp. Kiwi third grade team to play School at I.3o:—Sliand, F. Clausen, Amberger, Atkinson, Jones, J. Clausen, R. Roberts, P. Atkinson, Davidson, Haddock, O’Rourke, Hanrahan, YValsli, I Miles, Fleming, D. Diedrich, W. Shivas. j Kiwi team to play a Maori representative side at Arahura on Sunday at i 2.30 p.m :—Stapleton, Burns, Sanders, I Carrol, Ilaine, James, Hurren, Ross, j Haddock, Pierson, Leslie (2), S, RoI berts, Chinn, Panton, J. Roberts, ThoI mas, Douglas, D. Roberts. Cars leave Central Hotel at 1.30. Any player uhI able to play notify secretary inunedia- ; toly.

. The Westland .hmior representative ■ team to meet Greymoutli oil Cass 1 Square, at ’2.15 p.m. is as follows: —111. J Baird (Ruatapu), Burns (Kiwi), Carroll * ! (Kiwi), Monk (Kokatahi), C. Cron (cap- ’ 1 tain, Koka’hi), Harvey (Excel’cr), Hurren (Kiwi), Godfrey Kokatahi), Redder (Excelsior), D: Thompson (Ross, vicecaptain), Jones (Kokatahi), Hogan ' f (Excelsior), Carson (Ruatapu), L. Finch 'i i Arahura), L. Cron (Kokatahi) f or A. J Thompson (Ross). Em erg.:—Lacks, H. | Mason (Arahura), M. Keenan (PiratI es) ; forwards, A. Richards (Kiwi). The players are requested 1 to assemble at the Central Hotel at 2 p.m. The i team will be under the managership of j Mr J. P. Coulson. THE ALL BLACKS. V A SYDNEY OPINION. v (Australian Press Association.) (Received this day at 11.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, June 17. The “Herald” commenting on tne selection of the .All Blacks, says the team should be equal if not superior | to many of the great New Zealand teams / of the past. Brilliant backs, aud strong rugged forwards aided b« an admirable blending of youth and experience, suggest the All Blacks "'ill be a powerful combination. This is the opinion of Australian international players who have played against the selected players botn in Australia and New Zealand. AUSTRALIAN FIXTURES. THREE TESTS ARRANGED. The All Blacks will play nine matches in Australia, including three tests. The itinerary is as follows: July 16 —v. New South Wales. July 20—v. Newcastle. July 23 —v. Australia, at Sydney. July 27—v. Western Union, at YVcllington, New South Wales. July 30 —v. Queensland. August 3—v. Queensland Country fifteen. August 6 —v. Australia, at Brisbane. August 10—Game at Canberra. August 13—v. Australia, at Sydney. The team will sail from Wellington by the Wangunolla on July 7, and return from Sydney for tlie same port on August 15.