RUGBY FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19731, 2 September 1927, Page 16

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURE. / STRONG WAIRARAPA TEAM. FIVE ALL BLACKS INCLUDED. The Auckland Rugb? representatives will ■play their eighth fixture of the season at Eden Park to-morrow against Wairarapa. Included in the Wairarapa team are five Ail Blacks—A. E. Cooke, Q. Donald, J. Donald,' I. Harvey and W. Irvine. In view Of the unbeaten record of the Auckland team and the fact that Wairarapa is fielding its strongest side, a large attendance is anticipated. ? The visitors arrived in Auckland yesterday, and after their fine display against King Country on a very heavy ground, are confident of extending the Auckland team. Against King Country, Wairarapa, which ! won by 27 points to 3, was without the services of fiVe of its regular players, including Q. Donald, J. Donald and W. Irvine. Following are the teams for to-morrow's match:— .. ' Wairarapa.—Fullback, L. Roache; threeQuarters, R. Booth, C. Stringfellow, J. Le CJue3ne; five-eighths, R. Cundy. A. E. Cooke; halfback. J. Hiroti; forwards. J. Donald (rover), captain, Q. Donald, W. Irvine, 1. Harvey, M. Parker, K. Reside, K. fairbrother, K. Reid. Auckland.—Mr. V. R. Meredith is unable to announce his team, as he does not know whether some of the original players chosen - are fit to take the field. Badeiey is still suffering from an injury, and Meyer, who replaced him last Saturday, is not available. There is some doubt whether Mci Manus will fill the half-back position, owing ■ to an injury received in the Hawke's Bay _ match last Saturday. It is particularly unfortunate that Auckland should have its team upset at the present stage, as it is generally recognised the match against Wairarapa will be its hardest tussle to date. ■Mr. W. J. Meredith has been appointed to referee, the match. POLLARD. CUP MATCHES. Senior matches 7 in the Pollard Cup competition of the Auckland Rugby Union will , be continued to-morrow. Lower grade matches will also be played. Teams aie as follows: , MARIST. -/ 'Senior Grade.—McC-ill, Set ton, Stuart, Johnson. Coburn, Jeffreys. Eartly, Molloy, Kelly, Peters, Maher, Hirst, Hadley, Butler, PrendergasU' Locke, Cotter, Marshall, Carroll, Brodrick. Sixth Grade.—Elliott, Dodd, Lawson, Cammick, Grace, McLuckie, Craies, Little, McGonagle, Ganley, Toye, Fitzgerald, Eobbs, Kelly, Jalfon, Hamilton. Turner, Butler. . / Seventh Grade. l —Sinclair, Brown. Hansen, Coglan, Hogwood, Rout, Donoghue, McNeil, Herring, Blood, Hadley. - Court, McjDevitt, Von Lubbe, Richards, Dunn, Dal ton, Touhey, Hill. UNIVERSITY. Senior Grade.—Jackson, Olson (2), Dickeon, O'Halloran, Jenkin, Cashmore, Miller, Keegan, Jenkin. Astley, Linton, Colgan, Brr>oker, Stone. NORTH SHORE. Senior Grade.—Johirion. Mokomoko, ■Walsh, Simons,: Franklin, Wayne, Austin, McKay, Soloman, Mickle, Smith, Clarke, D'Alithreau, Page, Lynch, Grace, Harvey, Cooper, Fair gray, Campbell. The team is requested to meet at the Ferry Buildings . et 2 o'clock. . / Seventh Grade.—Foster, Lewis. O'Brien. Hav, Macindoe, Curtayne (2), Brcomhall, Mcintosh, McGill, Everett, Neame, Spraggon, Mortimer, Hay, Maxwell, Rosenfeldt, Bartley. •' '•' < > GREEN LANE. i' Fourth Grade.—Harford, Brime, Lindsay, Hickey, Moore, McPhearson, Jackson, Nicholsen, Wilson, Cato, Foss, Conway, Edwards, Heaton, Chaafe, Wilkins, Wheeler. Sixth Grade, —Roseman. Weaver, Harford, Wheeler,' Regan, O'Shea, Curham, IBird. Stewart, Pollac, Williams, Angelo, Blackburn. Fairman, Kernahfen, Fitz. Seventh Grade.—Annon, Gill, Henwood, 3 ones. Jack. Littlejohn, Laery, Lovell, Menzies, ' Murray, Murdoch, McEvoy, Pierotti, Payne, Rawnsley, Smith. Sampson, True. Wheeler, Wiss. Rhodes. Mace, Brown, Winston, Dunn. SOUTH AUCKLAND UNION. 1 . CHAMPIONSHIP TO FRANKLIN.

The South Auckland Union's senior competition this season was won by Franklin, •who defeated Waiuku, at Waiuku, in the final game by 13 points to 5. Franklin thus finished one championship point ahead of Pukekohe and' become the winner of the championship fhield for the second season in succession. 1 The junior competition is not yet completed. " PEACE CUP MATCH. PUKEKOHE TEAM SELECTED. £by telegraph.—own correspondent. ] PUKEKOHE, Thursday. The following Rugby team has been selected to represent Pukekohe against Hamilton in a match for the Peace Cup at Hamilton on Saturday:—Fullback, Willis; "threequarters. S. Crotty, J. Wood, G. Brownlee; five>eighths, G. Lawrie, J. Bishop; half, Laing; rover, Frazer; forwards* -ft. Fulton, F. Goldinsr, R. Crotlj', Teddy, Robinson, J. Massey, H. May. Emergencies: Pleydell, Macpherson, Dazeley. PRIMARY SCHOOLS TOURNEY. 4 MATCHES AT HAMILTON. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] HAMILTON. Thursday. Seven teams of juvenile footballers are ■visiting Hamilton under the auspices of the Hamilton Primary Schools Rugby Union, and are playing for the Champion challenge shield, at present held by Thames Valley. The visitors include teams from the King Country and Thames Valley. Football competitions are being played throughout the week,' in which the Hamilton representatives are also taking part. The games played to date resulted as follows: ' 'First Round.—Hamilton, 6, v. Thames Valley, 6; Auckland B. 9. v. Auckland C, 9; King Country,' 9, v. Auckland Suburbs, 0. Second Round.—Auckland C, 0, v. Auckland Suburbs. /0; Auckland B, 9. v. King Country, 3;. Thames Valley, 6, v. Auckland A, 5. Thames Valley leads in the A section and King Country in the B section. PIAKO REPRESENTATIVES. {BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] TE AEOHA, Thursday. The following senior team will represent Piako against Matamata at Matamata on Saturday;— Fullback, Thornton-,, three quarters, Goldsbury, Whitten, McQuarters; five-eighths. Lane, Towers; half, Lipsey; rover. Cleave; forwards, Young, Mace, P. McLaren, Riddle, Stevenson. Wallace. McLaren. Emergencies, Gemmell. Reed. Nolan. Fyfe, Twigg and Grice. v THE WHANGAREI UNION. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WHANGAREI, Thursday. As a result 'of a special meeting of the North Auckland Rugby Union last evening Dr. Greville, president of the Northern W.-iroa Union, telegraphed to Mr. L. J. Brake to-day saying that his union was prepared to play, on Saturday if Whangarei •was prepared to meet them. Subsequently Mr. H. J. Revell, secretary of the Whanga xei Union, telegraphed acceptance of the effer.

" SOUTH ISLAND SCHOOLBOYS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] TIMARL*. Thursday. , The South Island secondary schools Rugby tourney was concluded to-day in Sne weather and before an attendance of 3000. The final game, between Tirnaru and Christchurch, resulted' in a win for the former team by 14 points to S. AUCKLAND TOURING TEAM. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WHAKATANE, Thursday. A Rugby match was played at Whakatane to-flay between the Auckland touring team and a Whakatane-Raugitaiki combined tearri. The ground was muddy and the ball was Blippery. Nevertheless, the game was fast, with many spectacular rushes. The local team won by 12 ptinis to 8.

[WELLINGTON REPRESENTATIVES. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Thursday. The Wellington Rugby team to play Otago on Saturday is as follows:—Malcolm, Svenson. South, Elvy, Nicliolls, Jotnaon, Kilby, Oregan. Claridge, Pringle, EmerSon, Taylor, Shearer, Porter (wing-forward). Emergencies: McHardy, Edgar Rushbiook. Samson,