RUGBY FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19125, 17 September 1925, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

SATURDAY'S TEST MATCH. THE PLAYERS ASSEMBLING. CHOSEN ALL BLACKS AVAILABLE. Eight more members of the Now Zealand Rugby football teum to play New South Wales in the test match at Eden Park on Saturday arrived yesterday. They are:— Svenson, Porter, McGregor, Masters, Finlayson and Stewart, and the emergencies, Dalley and Robilliard. With the arrival this morning of Richardson and Nicholls, the team will be complete. Mr. E. McKenzie is manager. The New South Wales' representatives will also arrive this morning from Tatunarunui. and will join the All Blacks at the Royal Hotel. \ » The Auckland v. Taranaki Rugby match is to be played at New Plymouth oil Saturday. The Auckland team will make the journey by motor-bus, leaving* the chief post office at ten o'clock this morning. The players chosen are:—Goodacre, Olsen, O'Brien, Loft, Porter, Htaok, McMhtoUs, Keene, Palmer, Gould, Gallagher, Webber, Sorenson, Batty, Dean; reserves, Syme, Charter, J. Keary. Mr. G. Nicholson will accompany tho team as manager. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. POLLARD CUP CONTEST. The Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby Union met last evening, Mr. H. Frost presiding. The Pollard Cup sub-committee submitted a proposal with a view to reaching finality in the Pollard Cup competition. The suggestion was that the three unbeaten teams, Grafton, Grammar and College Rifles, with the addition of Ponsonby, sho'ild meet in # two games. If Ponsonby defeated College Rifles then the winners of the Grafton v. Grammar match should be declared the cup holders. After discussion the committee decided, that the three unbeaten teams should play off. College Rifles and Grammar were drawn to play on October 3, and the winners will meet Grafton in the final on October 19. Permission was granted the Newmarket and Peione Railway Workshops teams to play for the Myers Cup at Eden P&rJc on September 26 as a curtain-raiser to the Auckland v. Wellington contest. The question of the date of the return match between Auckland and Northern Waikato teams at Pukekohe was referred to the Match Committer, with a recommendation that October 3 be fixed if possible. It was decided to grant £4 19s to the Referees' Association in connection with the expenses of the Helensville referees' match, and also to donate _ £5 toward the expensed of the Hamilton High School team which visited Auckland last Saturday. A grant of £lO is to be made to the Whangarei Union to assist in the sending of a team to Auckland to play tho Auckland junior representatives on October 3. The use of Eden Park was granted for the annual Law v. Insurance matches on Dominion Day, September 28. Tho V. Badeley Benefit Committee was granted permission to sell tiokets at Eden Park on Saturday. , The Eden Club was autnorised to send 9, fifth grade team to Tuakau on Saturday. Mr. W. H. Moore, as manager, reported on the trip of an Auckland team to Te Aroha last Saturday. Dr. Lawrence, of Te ti Aroha. is to be thanked for hospitality extended' to the players. Mr. E. McKenzie, manager of the All, Blacks and a member of the New Zealand Management Committee, was welcomed by the chairman and discussed several matters concerning Rugby affairs. THE DRAW FOR SATURDAY. The following matches will be played on Saturday: • , . ~ _ . Second Grade.—-Training College v. College Rifles A. Eden Park No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Mr. C. F. Paull. Third Grade.—United v. Hamilton Technical College, Showgrounds No. 2, 1.80 p.m., Mr. M. Kronfeld. Third Intermediate Grade.— Ponsonby v. Parnell, Showgrounds No. 1,1.30 p.m., Mr. W. J. Meredith; Grammar, a bye. Fourth Grade.—Suburbs v. Jockeys, Avondale No. 1, 3 p.m. ' . Sixth Grade.—Manukau Rovers v. Mansts Old Boys, Eden Park No. 1, 12.30 p.m., Mr. H. Cliffe; Baptists Bible-class Union, Showgrounds No. 1, 3 p.m. PRIMARY SCHOOLS GAMES. CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL TO-MORROW Following are tho thatches to be played in the Auckland primary schools competitions to-morrow A Grade.—Remuera v. Vermont Street A (championship final); Eden Park, 3.30; Teferee, Mr. 3. Potter. Junior. —Remuera v. Vermont Street A, Outer Domain, 3.30 p.m.; Avondale v. Bayfield. D Grade.—Nelson Street v. New Lynn. WAIRARAPA V. OTAGO. V ■ . 11 ■ TOURING TEAM BEATEN. [BY TELEGRAPH'.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CARTERTON, Wednesday. Wairarapa defeated the Otago Rugby team at Carterton to-day by 21 points to 12. Conditions were ideal. Otago were first to score and led by 9 points to 8 at halftime. However the second spell was all practically in fayour of the home team. WIN FOR WANGANUI. [by telegraph;—-pbess ASSOCIATION. ] INVERCARGILIi, Wednesday. The Wanganui Rugby .'epresentativee defeated Southland by 14 points to 12 after a fast, exciting game. , ' i GAMES AT HOKITIKA. [BV TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOKITIKA. Wednesday. West Coast beat South Canterbury by 19 points to 3. In a curtain-raiser Westland Juniors beat Grey Juniors by 6 points to 0. HAWKES BAY B. V. NELSON. [BY, TELEGRAPH.--PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] NELSON, Wednesday. After a fast and interesting game, whioh was in doubt right up to the final whistle, Hawke's Bay B beat Nelson this afternoon by 17 points to 14. Hawko's Bay had tbi better of the scrums, but in the loose Nelson more than held > their own. The deciding pointa were a late penalty goal kicked by Kivell. The other points for the. winners were tries by Barclay (2), Smith and Glen, Kivell convjrting, one. For Nelson Everett, Snodgrass and Baldwin scored tries. Reed converting one. Wooif kicked a penalty goal. AUCKLAND TEAM'S PLAY. LAST SATURDAY'S CONTEST. 1 A correspondent, "T.W.," writes as fol- , lows regarding last Saturday's match between Hawke's Bay and Auckland with re- , ference to a letter published on Tuesday criticising the play of the local team:— "Is not the criticism of 'C.R.B.' somewhat insulting to the members of the Auckland Rugby fifteen, who put up such a thrilling gfime against Hawke's Bay last Saturday? It is grand to hear of the "has beens," and comparisons are interesting if we all allow for the different times. 'Shades of Departed Players!' he says. But now-a-days the defence is so breezy that'a player with the ball does not get space to cast .a shadow. I venture to say that the New Zealand Rugby team chosen to play New South Wales at Eden Park next Saturday is the strongest that ever chased an oval football. I have ■ had the fortune to see both the famous All Black teams in Britain and New Zealand and if ever there was a better back than the prese'ht A. E. Cooke, or a forward to equal Maurice Brownlie . since the days I lived next door to Jack Tairoa, and. first saw .Rugby, I should like to be reminded of him.'' NEPIA AND LEAGUE. FURTHER DENIAL MADE. A further denial of the report that he has been engaged by tho Hull League Football Club to play in England was made yesterday by G. Nepia, the All Black Rugby fullback. When his attention was drawn to a ■ cablegram from England, published yesterday. which stated that the English club had officially confirmed the story of his engagement and that he was expected to arrive there about Christmas, Nepia replied to the effect that' the facts were incorrect and that was not going.