RUGBY FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19720, 20 August 1927, Page 16

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

MANAWHENUA V. AUCKLAND. TEAMS FOR TO-DAY'S MATCH. Following are the teams selected for the interprovincial Rugby match between Manawhenua and Auckland at Eden Park this afternoon Manawhenua. —Fullback, Williamson ; threequarters, Roberts., Hunt, McDonald; five-eighths, Brophy, Mullins; halfback, W. Parata; forwards, Jacobs (rover), Perrson, Tremewan, Galpin, Payne, Crawford Dalziell, Heatley. Parson, Lock, and T. Parata, five-eighths, are unavailable through injuries sustained in the King Country match. Auckland. —Fullback, Butler ; threequarters, Lucas, Sheen. Hook; five-eighths, Berridge. Badeley; halfback Wright; forwards, Keene (rover) Palmer Had ley, Wanoa, Knight, McWilliams, Battv, Cathcart. INTER-SCHOOLS CONTEST. NEW PLYMOUTH V. GRAMMAR. The New Plymouth High School Rugby fifteen arrived in Auckland yesterday morning under the charge of Mr. A. J. Papps. The visitoa-s will field their strongest fifteen against Auckland Grammar School this afternoon. The Now Plymouth team has this season defeated Wanganrfi Collegiate School, Te Aute College, and Hamilton and Wanganui Technical Schools. Old boys of New Plymouth High School, resident in Auckland, who number about 100, are making the match an occasion for their annual reunion this evening. NORTH SHORE SCHOOLS. After a series of remarkably even matches between Takapuna, Vauxhall and Devonport, the school Rugby competition in the North Shore group has been won by Devonport. The winners become the first holders of the Napier Bronze, a handsome trophy presented by the late Mr. W. J. Napier. Only the three schools mentioned entered teams this year, but these were so evenly matched that the final result was in doubt right up to the last game, in which Devonport defeated Takapuna by 6 points to 3. WAIKATO REPRESENTATIVES. [BY TELEGRAPH. OWN CORRESPONDENT. J HAMILTON, Friday. The following have been selected to represent Waikato against Manawhenua at Cambridge on Wednesday:—Fullback, S. Thomas; threequarters, Clemmett, Kemp, Storey; five-eighths, Anderson, Carter; halfback, Tuck; rover, Bayly; forwards, F. Thomas, W 7 allis, Courtney, Montgomery, A. Cameron, Robertson, D. Bourke. Reserves: Fullback, Quin; threequarter, C. Thompson; five-eighths, Fitzgerald; halfback, Wilkes; forward, Morrow. MATAMATA UNION. [BY TELEGRAM. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] MATAMATA, Friday. At a meeting of the Management Committee of the Matamata Rugby Union, two cases of ordering off in the Mata-mata-Cambridge Finlay Cup match were dealt with. Both players were cautioned. SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR. HAWKE'S BAY SUGGESTIONS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NAPIER, Friday. The Hawke's Bay Rugby Union to-night passed the following resolution relative to the South African tour, the trial games and the North and South Island match: — "In view of the tour to South Africa early next winter, this union suggests to the New Zealand Union that the North versus South Island game this year be confined to those available for the tour. This game would be the culminating object of players engaged in trials and would be of immense value to the selectors in gauging the merits of candidates for All Black honours."