THE RUGBY GAME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20967, 2 September 1931, Page 9

THE RUGBY GAME.

TOUR OF THE WALLABIES. -i MATCH AT NELSON TO-DAY. - [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRKSS ASSOCIATION.:] T NELSON, Tuesday. ' The combined Nelson, West Cosist, Buller and Golden Bay fifteen to play Australia here to-morrow is:—Graham (Bulisr), Busch (Nelson), Holder (Bullet), Holmwopd (Bay), Alexander (Nelson), Lamont (Bulh'r), Davidson (West Coast). Caldwell (Buller)., : Schwass (Bay), Stewart (Buller), Goodall (Buller, captain). Max (Nelson). McNeight (Buller),-McLean (Nelson), Orogan (Butler). Australia will be represented by: Ross. ? Hemingway, Towers (captain), E!erd, T.'«wper. Palmer, Bennett, Bridle, Rciville, i'nl-' freyiran, Judd. White, Love. Bonis, Blair. Tho visitors, Who wore accorded an enthusiastic civic reception, arrived last evening, and are being taken tor drives to country districts to-day. TAURANGA JUNIOR TEAM. [from our own correspondent.] TAURANGA. Tuesday. Tho following junior Rugby 'team haa been selected to represent Tauranga as'ainst Opotiki:—H. Payment, T. Webster. R. Cambie, Mikafre. M. Curtis, D. MacPt.erson. W. Merriman, D. - McLeod,'Gormsby, Z. Lloyd, = R. Hammond. Honiana, Jim Plummer. W. Young, M. Washer. Emergencieii: F. Cunliflfe, N. Cunningham. TE PUKE V." WHAKATANE. fBY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] * . TE PUKE, Tuesday. a The final for the Parata Cup will .bo ■ i played between the Te Puke a:ad Whakatanis Rugby teams at Te Puke on Saturday. The following will represent Te -j Puke:—Fullback, Cleary; threeq'iarters. W. Webber, Farmer, McKenzie: live-eighths, Cooney, Corbett; half, Kelly; rover, Pile; * forwards, Hadley, Morton, Malcolm, Wicklifff', Raymond, Whiteside, Ollivier. Reserves: Morgan, McNaughton ar d morßinsvilLe Union: [FROM OtIR "OWN CORRESPONDENT.] MORRINSVILLE. Tuesday. The management committee of the Morrinsville .Rrigby;.Unionchae decided to de- -c clar«> all club competitions .closed and to award the championships as follows: Senior, Kereono; junior', Kenione; third s grr.de. High School. MAJAMATA TEAM. - [FROM OUR OWN CORRESI-ONDENT.] MATAMATA,. Tuesday. The following team will represent th» Mutamata sub-union against Hamilton on Saturday:—Fullback, T. Marshall, Inman (I'atetere); threeqnarters,. Fa'jsett (Walton), Carlson (Matamata),- Wilson (Wardville) ; five-eighths, Vosper (Matamata), Carroll (Wardville); halfback, Eigan (Matamata): rover, 'Story (Matamata):. forwards. Ford (Matamata),-Wright (Matamata), EnBar (Matamata), MaJligan (Matamata), Smith (Ward^me). -J. Carroll (Wardvflle). Collett (Wardville). Emergenoiea: B M Inman (Patet'ere), Wilson (Pat«itere), Whit® (Matamata), Howard (Matamata). RANFURLY SHIELD CH^ILLENGE. [«Y TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASS(»IATION.] .CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. Tlie Canterbury Rugby Union decided thi» evening to accept Otago's challenge for the Ranfurly Shield, the match to be played at Chnstchufch on September :12. It-was'-statad that probably only three Canterbury pJayera would be abseiit playing with the All Blacks-that d,ay. ■ - .-