Manawatu Rugby

Manawatu Times, Volume 70, Issue 192, 15 August 1945, Page 5

Manawatu Rugby

Mr. A. M. Onglcy presided at a meeting of the management committee of the Manawatu Rugby Union last night.

The Oroua Sub-Union wrote accepting September 1 as the date of the junior representative fixture in Palmerston North. Next Saturday’s fixtures are as follows:

Palmerston North High School v. Silverstream, Showgrounds, 3 p.ui., Mr. A. Gordon. Manawatu Thirds v. Bush Thirds, Showgrounds, 1.30 p.m., Mr. T. Madgwick.

Subsidiary Competition: Peilding 0.8. v. Bunuythorpe, at Bunnythorpo, 1.15 p.m., Mr. J. Holman. Hui Mai v. Ohakoa, Sportsground, 1.30 p.m., Mr. T. Davidson. Huia default to United. Old Boys v. Varsity, Rugby Park, No. 2, 1.30 p.m., Mr. 11. Carr, "lvia Toa v. Marist 0.8., Rugby Park, No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Mr. C. Taylor. Huia v. Levin Wanderers, Rugby Park, 1.30 p.m., Mr. Cowan. Primary Schools Reps. The Manawatu Primary Schools’ representative team is participating in the quadrangular tournament in New Plymouth next week and will leave by express on Saturday. Others participating in the tournev are Taranaki, Wanganui and Bangitikei. Manawatu will be represented as follows:—Fullback, .T. Sullivan (Marist); threequarter, Spark (Intermediate), McDonell (I.); vipe-capt., Corbett (M.); fiveciglith, Graham (I.), Carlton (I.); half, W. Sullivan (M.); forwards, Sykes (M.), Owens (I), Nimot (Ij, Hofmann (I.), captain, Watkins (I.), Johnston (Feilding), Short (F.), McRae (M.). Reserves: Forwards, O’Connell (M.), Thompson (F.), Reed (I.); backs, Webb (Glen Oroua), McCullough