UNIVERSITY RUGBY

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 228, 25 August 1938, Page 2

UNIVERSITY RUGBY

SATURDAY’S FEATURE. PERSONNEL OF THE TEAMS. Following the outstanding exhibition of Rugby seen at the Showgrounds last Saturday, when the final games of the secondary schools quadrangular tournament were played, Rugby patrons in Palmerston North and the surrounding area have a further most promising attraction in the meeting of the North and South Island University teams on Saturday next. Saturday’s match should be outstanding for the participants will be former secondary school players who have maintained college associations but have yet had experience on tho university ‘ playing fields. The cream of tho five colleges of tho University 'of New Zealand will bo seen in action, and tho New Zealand University, team, for which “blues” are awarded, is to be announced later-in. the day. Consequently, all indications point to the staging of an exceptional match. Tho teams are as follow: — NORTH ISLAND. Full-back.-—J. Kissel (Victoria). Three-quarters.—J. Eastwood (Victoria), Guild Afassey), L. A. D. Hayman (Auckland). Five-eighths.—J. Brycrs- (Victoria), H. R. C. Wild (Victoria, vice-captain). Half-back—J. W. Edwards (Auckland). Front row. —S. McNicol (Victoria),_ R. Burke (Victoria), R. Hansen (Victoria). Middle row.—L. S. Drake (Auckland, captain), W. Lango (Auckland), 11. L. McLaren (Massey), G. H. Terry (Massey). Back row.—H. M. Foreman (Auckland). Emergencies.—Backs, Stewart (Massoy), W. Tricklebank (Victoria); forwards, S. Meads (Victoria), R. J. Thomas (Victoria). Martin (Auckland) is not available as ccntre-three-quartcr, and has been replaced by Guild (Massey Col|cgc). SOUTH ISLAND. Full-back. —J. F. J. Egan (Otago). Three-quarters. —M. Watt (Otago), ■ A. G. Hunter (Canterbury), C. N. White (Lincoln). Five-eighths.—E. Malloy (Canterbury), P. B. Overton (Canterbury). Half-back.—P. EL Howdcn (Otago, captain). Front row.—M. Gomez (Canterbury), M. J. Walt (Otago), G. L. Glceson (Otago). Middlo row.—l. L. Vosailagi (Otago), R. J. K. Hogg (Canterbury), T. C. Trott (Otago), G. S. Walter (Canterbury). Back row—C. W. Mack (Otago, vicecaptain). Emergencies.—Backs, L. H. Simpson (Otago), W. V. Hadficld (Canterbury); fonvaj'ds, J. S. MacLcan (Lincoln), A. J. Lake - (Canterbury).