RUGBY FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20969, 4 September 1931, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURE. OTAGO VERSUS AUCKLAND. VISITORS ARRIVE TO-DAY.

One of the best Rugby matches of the season should be witnessed at Edon Park to-morrow, when <he Otago representatives will meet Auckland. The visitors will arrive at 6.30 this morning and will stay at tho Royal Hotel. There are twenty five in the touring party, under the managership of Messrs. D. Jolly and A. Haynes. To date the tourists have played two matches, being narrowly defeated by Wellington by 13 points to -11 and beating Manawhenua by 18 points to' 11. Their personnel includes several well-known players. Bush, tho ex-Aucklauder, who has been chosen to represent the All Blacks in the test mach against the Wallabies, will play fullback, and the team will bo captained by J. Hore, an All Black hooker, who played in the inter-island match this season. Another _ forward, R. Souter, toured Australia with the All Blacks in 1929. Other players include Fookes, centre or second five-eighths, who has a reputation an a player well above the average, and Allan, who played a fine game at centre in the inter-island match this season. Simon, the halfback, is said to be full of promise and played an outstanding gamo against Wellington. The team is a well-balanced combination, and, as usual with Otago teams, the forwards are fast and clever in tho loose, with a speedy rearguard. Tho wing-forward, V. Kavanaprh, is a representative cricketor. Few changes have been made in the Auckland team and it is pleasing to see Ilaslam gain a place at second five-eighths on account of his good defonce. In spite of the improvement shown by Jaruicson last Saturday against a weak Thames defence, he seems rather lucky to gain preference over Macindoe. Uadley.was unavailable owing to injuries. Tho Auckland team is as follows

Fullback.—Davies (Training College)

Threequarters. Milliken (University), Caughey (University), Hutchison (Grammar Old Boys). Five-eighths.—Haslam (Tochnical Old Boys). Jamieson (Ponsonby). Halfback.—Corner (Grammar Old Boys). Wing-forward.—Solomon (Ponßonby). Forwards.—Souter (College Rifles), Palmer (Ponsonby). Anderson (University), Knight (Grammar Old Boya), Finlayson (Grafton).., Batty (Grammar Old Boys), Satherley (PonReservea.—Macindoe (Grammar Old Boys), Smith (Marist), Bunting (Ponsonby). Newdiok (Ponsonby). , AUCKLAND B TEAM. The following will represent the Auckland, B team against Thames Valley at Paeroa to-morrow: — Fullback, Heazlewood (Manukau); threequarters. Stewart (Marathon), Stuart (Manukau), Cornthwaite (Marist); five-eighths. Tetley (Ponsonby). Year (College Rifles); "halfback, Frankhnm (Ponsonby): wing-for-ward, D. Keane (Technical Old Boys); forwards, Scarborough (Grimmar Old Boys), Heywood (Ponso.nby), Wishnrt (Mnnukau). Locke (Marist). Williams (College Rifles). Barker (University), Stacey (University). Reserves: Kelson Technical Old Boys). Carter Ponsonby. The team will leave the Rugby Union office at 9.30 o'clo:k to-morrow morning. HARDING SHIELD TEAMS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.! " WHANGAREI, Thursday. Tho following are the representative teams to represent Whangarei and Bay of Islands in tho Harding Shield match at Whnngarei on Saturday:— Whansarwi. —Kerr. Abbott, Hamilton. Collins, Winsianley. "Britland. McDonald, M. Morressey, Rika, Finlayson, Fraser, 1. O'Shea. C. Child, ,o'Carroll. McKenne. Dickson. Molnnes. Morrison. B. Morressey. Bav of Islands.—E. Mullms, W. Penny. K McPae. N. Barach. L. Raynor, R. Morrin, Snowden, Cherrington. Robinson, W. Johnson, M. Rika, Griffin. Wharerau, Yanko. Pausina. ' OPOTIKI JUNIOR TEAM., (BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] OPOTIKI. Thursday. The following; players wiU comprise the Opotiki, juniors ,-Rugby team play the Tauranga juniors on Saturday for the Shalfoon Shield :—M. Tehau. Hata, Selwyn (cap. tain), K. Kelly, R. Parkinson. L. Kelly, Pirihi, P. Warren, O. Wnterson. Forbes, Wolfcnden, Edwards. Mulhern, Pirihi, Johnston. HARDING SHIELD PROTEST. . WIN FOR WHANGAREI.. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WHANGAREI. Thursday. The New Zealand Rugby Union advised the Whangarei Rugby Union this afternoon that it had decided in favour of Whangarei in connection with the Harding Shield match against Mangonui at Kaitaia on August 22, Whangarei won by 5 points to 3, but last week the North Auckland Union upheld a protest by 'Mangonui and decided that the game must be replayed. The Whangarei Union then referred the matter to the New Zealand Union. The latter's decision means that Whangarei wins the shield. The Bay of Islands representatives meet Whangarei on Saturday in a shield match at Whangarei,