RUGBY FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19396, 3 August 1926, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

ALL BLACKS RETURN TO-DAY. The All Black team will arrive at Auckland from Sydney this morning. The team is on board the Harama. which is expected to reach port at seven o'clock. The team will land at about 8.30. AUCKLAND V. TARANAKI. The Auckland Rugby team will play Taranaki at New Plymouth on Saturday. The members of the Auckland team will travel by motot-bus, leaving the Post Office at 7.30 on Thursday morning. MAMAKU SUB-UNION COMPETITION. [by telegraph.—own correspondent.] MAMAKU, Monday. Play in the Mr.maku Rugby Sub-union competition last Saturday resulted in Gammans defeating Railway by 8 points to 3. The former team won the cup. SOUTH AUCKLAND AFFAIRS. [By TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] FUKEKOHE, Monday. The vexed question of granting a clearance to the Massey brothers, of Puni, was again before the South Auckland Rugby Union this afternoon, J.. B. and J. N. Massey, jun., applying for a clearance to the Auckland University Club. The Waiuku subunion, in whose district the players reside, refused to agree to a clearance and the FrankliS sub-union's delegates supported this attitude. After a lengthy ' discussion the clearance was granted on the casting vote of the president, Mr. J. Dean. The Waiuku Union forwarded a protest by the AVaipipi Club against the Waiuku Club for playing a man whom it was contended had not been reinstated . since playing League. Correspondence submitted showed that reinstatement had been granted on the morning of the match and therefore the protest was ineffective. It was decided to ask all the sub-unions to complete the registration of their boundaries, it being pointed'out that the question of boundaries between South Auckland and the adjoining unions depended on this. Arrangements were made to enter a South Auckland team for the primary 3chool boys' representative competition at Auckland. RESULTS AT THAMES. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] THAMES, Monday. The following are the results of Rugby matches played at Thames on Saturday:— Ramblers. 5, v. Physical Training College. ,3; City, 24, v. Old Boys, 3. Junior—Old Boys, 14, v. Ramblers, 3. Third grade— City, 3, v. Physical Training, 3. SchoolsThames H.S., IG, v. Hamilton H.S. (second), 9; Hamilton H.S, (third), 22, v. Thames H.S. (second), 6. The following is the team to play Hauraki Plains for the Peace Cup at Thames on Saturday:—G. Winder, H. Donnelly, B. Harrison, F. Moran, K. Lockett, A. Morrissey, J. Pratt, E. Kelly, W. Pollock, J. Benney, R. Smith, A. Lornas, J. Strange, H. Ensor and M. Hayward. Reserves: L. Mcßae, J. Kelly, W. Woofe, and J. Thomas. HARDING SHIELD MATCH. THE SELECTED PLAYERS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WHANG AREI, Monday. Northern Wairoa will be the third challengers, of Whangarei this season for the Harding Shield. The game will take place on Saturday. The following are the teams selected:Whangarei —Fullback, J. Nelson; threequarters, Paki, D. Wilson and A. Findlay; tivo-eighths, J. Hamilton and C. Badeley; half 1 . F. Smith: wing forward. R. Arneil: back row, M. Sheriff and T. O'Shea: second row;, B. Finlayson, J. Webber and A. SowEian: hooke-rs, M. Morrisey and W. McCai^le. Northern Wairoa.—-Fullback. Wade; threequarter's', Simmonsen, Sundberg and Wilkina; five-eighths. Gould and Martin; half, Seymour; wing forward, Kidd; back row. Warmington and Haywood; second row. Jones. Dunn and Watson: hookers. Julian and Rika. Emergencies: Mu'nro. Hollows F. H. Illiam and Tito.