Whangarei Rugby's Full Season
As representative fixtures are now breaking into the competition so much, the Whangarei Rugby Union decided last night to match Hikurangi and City, tlte two leading teams in the senior championship, on Saturday, July 30. Should Hikurangi win on that occasion they cannot be displaced from the top of the ladder. Old Boys will meet Maungakaramea the same day. Arrangements for the Whangarei v. Rodney senior match to be played at Rugby Park on Saturday next were finalised. Owing to the North Auckland team not being announced until after the trial today the selection of the Whangarei side has boon deferred. The team will assemble at the Park at 2 p.m., the matcli commencing at
2.45. After the game both teams will be entertained to dinner by the Union. The curtain raiser between Horn Hora and Mangakahla thirds will commence at 1.15.
Transport for tiro fourth grade representatives. who will visit Waipu on "Saturday, was finalised.
Consideration was given to games with visiting teams and the application of local club teams to travel for matches. The College Rifles (Auckland) senior and junior teams will be playing at Whangarei on Saturday August 20 and a Marist lower grade team will play here on Saturday, August 27. An application from Grafton intermediate thirds for a match on either the 20 or 27 of August had to be declined as the Union's programme is now complete. A team from the Old Boys and the Hora Hora Third grade sides in the Whangarei competition asked for permission to travel to Hamilton for a match but this had to be declined for the present as the Union had not yet been advised when the North Auckland shield fixtures would be played. Mr H. Thomas was appointed manager for the senior B rep. team that will be playing an Otamalca team at Maungaturoto on Saturday. July 20. Before it is used again the No. 2 ground at Rugby Park is to be cleared cf stones, il being reported thal a number are on the siuTaee and causing injury to players.
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Northern Advocate, 20 July 1938, Page 2
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