RUGBY, FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21597, 15 September 1933, Page 9

RUGBY, FOOTBALL

REPRESENTATIVE FIXTURE AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON VISITING TEAM UNBEATEN The annual match' between Auckland and "Wellington, which will be played at Eden Park to-morrow afternoon, is creating extra- 1 ordinary interest, especially as it is the jubilee year of the Auckland Rugby XJnion. A special train' will carry enthusiasts from Wellington .'to see thq match. Wellington will be represented by its strongest fifteen with the exception who is suffering from influenza. The visitors have an unbeaten record to date this' season, their closest match being with Otago at "Wellington last Saturday, when the home team won by 20 points to 17.

Auckland does not enjoy the same record as that of Wellington this season, but is expected to make a . fine showing. If the forwards can hold the visiting pack the local team has. prospects of success. Wellington always plays an attractive open game, and the match should provide some of the best football, seen for years., The visiting team will arrive this morning and will Btay at the Hotel Cargen.

Tho curtain-raisers to the representative match will be as follows:—Wellington Telegraph Engineers' Department v. Auckland Telegraph Engineer's' Department, ' 12.15 Xj.m.,' Mr. W. .Lonjas; Ponsonby v. Grammar, fourth grade, 1.30 p.m., Mr. J. Mai-, colm. Line umpires for the day (ire Messr?. W. H. Bean, N. Lipscombc, C. F. Stratford and C. W. Schnauer. POST AND TELEGRAPH MATCH V AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON Tho annual match between teams representing the Auckland" and' 'Wellington branches of the Post and Telegraph Engineers' Department will be played' at Eden Park to-morrow, as an early curtain-raiser to the representative fixture between Aucklond and Wellington. The match is played for a house shield, wlii*h is at present held by Wellington. The teams are as follows: Wellington.—Malin, Cudby. Hancock, Blakeway, Hobbs, McClelland, Arkley, McIvor (captain), Persson, -Saulbrey, Churchill, Douglas,> McNab,- Henderson, Lander. Reserves: Forward, Shaw; baok, Morgan. AjicJdand.—Lane, Claridge. D. ,E. Keane (captain), Ansley, Satherley, Jforteous, Uraies, Johnson, Somers, Peterson, Rountree, Leonard, Bevington, Moir, Cooko. Reserves: For* .ward,-Howard; back, Marshall. : < >