Brake Shield Defenders

Northern Advocate, 11 August 1948, Page 7

Brake Shield Defenders

Rugby

With the exception of the first fiveeighth position, the selector (Mr George Kerr) has finalised his Whangarei junior representative XV to defend the Brake Shield against Mangonui on Saturday. The game is being played as the curtain-raiser to the New Zealand Maoris v. Northland match at Rugby Park, Whangarei. i Mr Kerr's team is: Fullback, Howson; threequarters, Davis, Cunningham, Beazley; fiveeighths, Gunson (second), Thomson or Mason; half, Hamilton (captain); front row, Brown, Birchall, Marshall; second row, Flower, Maihi (vice-cap-tain), Cope, Dickie; back row, Arneil. Reserves: Backs, Kessell, Smith, Thomson, or Mason; forwards, Keyte, Stewart, Thomson. Mr Kerr is coach of the team and Mr S. Hartnell was last night appointed manager by the management committee of the WRU. The senior knock-out and thirdgrade championship are the only club competitions being continued this week. All these games are being played early to allow players to see the main fixture. CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS Points scored in the fpur championships yet to be completed are;— SENIOR

Maoris Impressed By Fijian Play AUCKLAND, Wed. (Sp.).—The New Zealand Maori Rugby team returned to Auckland yesterday by air. Although a more experienced team than most of the sides they playe'd against, the Maoris frankly admitted that the Fijians were generally faster and better handlers than themselves. “It was a common experience for our wing-threequarters to be pulled down from behind,” said J. B. Smith, captain of the team. “The Fijians were hard and tremendously fast, and were particularly quick at making openings from dropped passes and loose play. All they need to become really good is sound coaching and the ability to pack a solid scrum.”

Points P. w. D. F. A. Pts Old Boys .... 10 8 1 97 37 17 Horn Horn 10 G 2 78 55 14 City 1! 4 2 59 75 10 Mid-Western . 10 3 2 56 62 8 Hikurangi 10 1 1 46 102 3 THIRD GRADE Hora Hora .12 11 0 180 15 22 Kamo 12 8 2 97 37 18 Central 12 7 1 95 52 15 High School 10 7 0 86 44 14 Old Boys .... 11 5 2 69 55 14 Mid-Western . 12 3 i 63 78 7 High School B 11 2 0 76 183 4 City-Hikurangi 12 0 0 11 204 0 FOURTH GRADE Portland .... 11 9 0 157 22 18 High School 10 8 0 134 37 16 Carruth 9 7 1 164 21 15 Hora Hora 11 5 0 114 75 10 Old Boys .... 10 4 1 58 109 9 Hukcrenui 10 1 0 20 121 2 H.S. f Centra 1 > 9 0 0 5 26*3 0 SIXTH GRADE Hikurangi 10 10 0 114 9 20 Kamo 11 9 1 124 21 19 H.S. (Old Boys) 11 G 1 80 35 • 13 Intermediate A 10 5 2 57 38 12 Convent 11 2 2 20 61 6 Intermediate B 7 2 0 25 111 4 Carruth 10 1 1 21 108 3 Portland .... 10 1 1 11 72 3