Full Whangarei Rugby Rep. Programme

Northern Advocate, 27 July 1938, Page 8

Full Whangarei Rugby Rep. Programme

The Whangarei Rugby Union has a full representative programme for this season, in fact so full is the programme that a number of outside fixtures have had to be turned down. The matches will be:— July 30, Senior B reps. v. Otamatea. at Maungaturoto; Senior B reserve reps. v. Kamo, at Kamo; third grade reps. v. Mangakahia and Kaikohe combined at Whangarei. August G: Maori v. Pakeha senior S. at Whangarei; Hikurangi seniors v. Ctahuhu seniors at Otahuhu land); Auckland Grammar Old Boys senior and third grade teams against Whangarei teams at Whangarei; Whangarci third grade reps. v. Bay of Islands at Whangarei for the Powell Shield. August 13: Whangarei senior reps, v. Harding Shield holders on holders’ ground: Whangarei thirds v. Otamatea at Whangarei (if Whangarei still holds Powell Shield).

August 20: College Rifles (Auck- i land) senior and junior teams against Whangarei teams at Whangarei. Whangarei junior reps. v. holders of Brake Shield on holders' ground. August 27: Marist (Auckland) fifths v. a Whangarei team at Whangarei. Senior B Teams, The following have been chosen by the selector, Mr H. Thomas, to represent Whangarei senior B in the match against the Otamatea senior representatives at Maungaturoto on Saturday: Full-back, Griffin (Fipiwai); threequarters, T. Davis (Pipiwai), R. Shortland (Pipiwai), W. Heta (Country United); five-eighths, C. Moore (Pipiwai), J. Williams (Manaia); half-back, R. Heta (Country United); forwards, J. Hutchinson (Manaia), Smallwood (Pipiwai), J. Ford, captain (Towai Ramblers). J. Ape (Pipiwai), Rudolph (Country United), Picken (Country United), McGregor (Manaia), H. Shortland (Pipiwai). Reserves. —Forwards: Smith (Towai Ramblers), Robinson (Manaia); backs, C. Telfer (Manaia), W. Shortland (Pipiwai). The selector, Mr H. Thomas, has picked the following as the reserve Senior B representatives to play Kamo seniors at Kamo on Saturday:—Fullback: Thomassen (Towai Ramblers); three-quarters, S. Henry (Pipiwai), W. Daniels (Towai Ramblers), J. Davis (Towai Ramblers); five-eighths, T. •Shedlock (Country ,United), Clarke captain (Towai Ramblers); half-back, J. Shortland (Pipiwai); forwards, L. Hutchison (Manaia), G. Nela (Pipiwai), Micheoski (Country United), J. Waa (Pipiwai), Phillips (Country United), G. Heroson (Pipiwai), E. Perkins (Country United), Lister (Country United). Reserves: Forwards, Campbell (Manaia), Harnett (Manaia); backs, G. Shortland (Pipiwai). The Whangarei third grade reps, to play a combined Mangakahia-Kaikohe third grade team at Whangarei on Saturday has been selected by Mr E. Cumming as follows: — Full-back, Drake (Onerahi); three-quarters, H. McKinnon (Central), McKay (Central), Paterson (Hora Hora); fiveeighths, Parkes (Hora Hora), Cowan (Hora Hora); half-back, Ayton (Old Boys); forwards, Balfour (Central), Fairley (Old Boys), Alderton (Central), Redwood (Hora Hora), Pollock (Central), Morpeth (Old Boj's), Ashton (Central), Calder, captain (Hora Hora). Reserves: Stanton (Central). Fhilpott (Central), Marsh (Onerahi). Conaghan (Hora Hoi'a). Low (Old Boys). Any player that will be unable to play is to notify Mr E. Cumming at once. Team assembles one hour before the match at the Park.