RUGBY STARTS

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 58, Issue 4126, 22 April 1949, Page 5

RUGBY STARTS

PAEROA AND PLAINS MATCHES ON SATURDAY SENIORS, JUNIORS AND THIRDS The Rugby season will be officially opened, both in Paeroa and on the Hauraki Plains on Saturday when the competitions of both unions will commence. At Paeroa four senior, three junior and three third grade teams have been entered and on Saturday the draw is as follows:— Seniors. Hikutaia v Netherton, No. 1 ground; West v United, No. 2 ground. Both games will commence at 2.15 p.m. Juniors. United v Netherton, No. 1 ground at 1 p.m. West a bye. Third grade. High School v Netherton, No. 2 ground at 1 p.m. West a bye. The following players will represent the United Football Club on Saturday next at Paeroa. Juniors: N. R. Finlay, N. Waring, P. J. Pennell, D. W. Lovelock, C. Alley, M- Parker, F. Schrieber, N. Williams, R. Turoa, K. E. Bowen, W. Williams, B. Andrews, P. Williams, D. Bradley, F. Treanor, N. A. Johansen.

Seniors; R. Bilky, J. Fraser, BL Crosbie, N. Gooding, J. Duncan, R. Niven, D. Clemens, A. W. Weston, P. Gregson, P. Mann, *A. Kinsella, R. Maloney, E. Reeve and A. Fry. The following players will represent the West Football Club—Seniors: M. Waring, D. Martin, F. Carmichael, I. Kurtovich, F. Martinovich, N. ' McMillan, W. Harrison, H. Massey, B. Masters, E. Hampton, B. Sarsfield, W. Nicholls, P. Fathers, K. McLeish, R. Manson, N. Herold and W. Piahana. Plains Games Six senior teams, five junior and three third grade teams have been entered for the Hauraki Plains Rugby Union Competitions, the draw for Saturday being as follows:— Seniors. Miranda v Ngatea at Miranda, referee Mr S. Wilson; Turua v Patetonga at Turua, referee Mr I. Jamieson: Waitakaruru v Kerepehi at Waitakaruru, referee Mr J. Gray. Juniors. Ngatea v Miranda at Ngatea, referee Mr F. Prestidge; Patetonga v Turua at Patetonga, referee Mr S. Rogers; Waitakaruru a bye. Third grade. Kerepehi v Waitakaruru at Kerepehi, referee Mr J. Mitchell; Ngatea a bye.