THE HARDING SHIELD.
WHANGAREI PERSONNEL. The Whangarei senior representative team to journey to Dargaville on Saturday to meet the Northern Wairoa representatives in the contest for the Harding Shield will be as follows: — Full-back.—A. Ridings. Three-quarters.—C. Collins, J. Hamilton and R. Nelson. Five-eighths.—S. Crawford and E. Meyer. Half.—*R. Cunningham, Rover.—B. Finlayson. Forwards.—Back row, E. Emerson and A. Sowman; second row, Tote Finlayson, D. McLeod and Bunny Finlayson; hookers, M. Sheriff and F. O'Shea. Emergencies: (forwards) T. O'Shea and A. Dunn; (backs) A- MacKay. The team will leave Whangarei in special cars at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Both the senior and junior representative teams are requested to assemble at the Winter Show Buildings to-night at 7.30 sharp. Mr E. V. Fulljames has been appointed manager of the junior rep. team. NORTHERN WAIROA. TEAMTWO ALTERATIONS. AUCKLAND REFEREE WANTED. Advice from Dargaville to-day states that, the Northern Wairoa team will be as follows: — Full-back.—Wade. Three-quarters.—Simonsen, Harding , and Pearce. Five-eighths.—Brydon and Martin. Half.—Gould. Rover.—Warmington. Forwards.—Hookers, Rika and Hemphill; second row, Hilliam, Fischer and Brady; back row, Downer and Jones. The difference in the team to that which met Kaipara last Saturday is that Hilliam and Downer replace Fernandez and Osborne in the forwards. At a meeting of the Northern Wairoa Rugby Union held last evening , a resolution was passed requiting the North Auckland Rugby Union to appoint an Auckland referee to tOJiliol the fixture.
SELECTION OF EEFEEEE. Following upon receipt of representation from the Northern Wairoa Bugby. Union, "which met last evening, that an Auckland referee should control the game between Whangarei Northern Wairoa next Saturday, the Emergency Committee of the North Auckland E.U. considered-the subject to-day. In accordance with previous decisions not to import referees for the Harding Shield matches, it was decided to submit the names of Messrs Vollemaere, of Kaikohe, and Cullen, of Otamatea, for the Northern Wairoa to make the * final choice. LOCAL FOOTBALL. EAILWAYS v. P. AND T. The annual football match between representatives of the Eailways and Post and Telegraph Departments will be played at Kensington Park to-mor-row at 3 p.m. The Eailways will be represented by the following:— Full-back.—Wiles. Three-quarters.—Coyle, Martin and Clarke. Five-eighths.—Eager and King. (Half.—Mellis. Eover. —Green. « Forwards. —Hookers, Cotterill and Lupton; second row, Casey, Bowden and Grey; back row, Mangan . and Trigg. Emergency: Cleaver. The following team will represent Post and Telegraph: — Full-back.—Mobberley. Three-quarters. —Nesfield, North and Swann. . Five-eighths.—W. Eodgers and Patton. : Half.—Ball. E over.—Mo rgan. Forwards. —Hookers, Eobertson and Downs,- second row, McDonald, Taylor and Steedman; back row, Tebbutt and G. Eodgers. Emergencies: White and Bevington.
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Northern Advocate, 30 July 1924, Page 4
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