Rugby Fixtures for Saturday

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 211, 6 September 1944, Page 3

Rugby Fixtures for Saturday

Mr. A. M. Onglev presided at last evening’s meeting of the executive of | tlie Manawatu Rugby Union. ! The star game on the Sportsground is to be between the junior representative teams of Manawatu and Horowhenua. These teams met earlier in the season at. Levin. On that day the 1 winners wore Horowheuua and enthusiJ asts who witnessed the game declared it was one of the fastest, most brilliant and best they had ever seen. Tho curtain-raiser between tho primary representatives from Mannwntn and Horowhenua should prove equally inTerosting. Fixtures for Saturday Fixtures, grounds and referees for Saturday were approved as under:— Combined team v. Johnsonville, Rugby Park, 3 p.m. (Mr. J. Scott); Manawatu v. Horowhenua Juniors, Sportsground, 3 p.m. (Mr. C. Rumble); Manawatu v. Horowhenua Primary School Reps., Sportsground, 1.30 p.m. (Mr. C. Eglinton). Juniors: Kia Toa v. Atex, Rugby Park, 1.30 p.m. (Mr. L. Ileatley). Thirds: Kia Toa v. Wanganui Pirates. Rugby Park, 1 p.m. (Mr. H. Carr); Feilding Old Boys v. Joliusonville. Rugby Park, 2.30 p.m. (Mr. B. Trou*). TEAM TO PLAY JOHNSONVILLE The combined club team to play Johnsonville at Rugby Park next Saturday has been selected as under: — Full-back, Malone; three-quarters, Potaka, Wishnowsky and Taylor; liveeighths, Rush and Archer; half-back, Gould; back row, Gunn; middle row, Morgan, Mercer, Beadle and Stewart; front row, McCallum, Roddick (capt.) and Kay. Emergencies: Campbell and Bailey (backs), -Clark (forward). RANGITIKEI TEAM TO PLAY WANGANUI The following team has been selected by Mr. R. A. Harris to represent Rangitikei juniors against the Wanganui junior representative team to be played at Marton on Saturday next: — Backs, M. Whale, B. Stantiall, C. J. Mullin, J. Aurbey, l. Barton (vicecapt.), C. Fieldhouse and F. Stovk; forwards, J. White (capt.), M. Webb, C. Bishop, J. Coulter, B. Vallender, IL Donovan, Iv. Price and S. Keystone. Emergencies: Hanmr and W. Carter (forwards), J. Shernock and J. Wallbrick (backs). Anyone unable to play is requested to communicate with the selector, Mr. E. A. Harris, of Sandon.