RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21893, 31 August 1934, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL

REPRESENTATIVE MATCH AUCKLAND TO PLAY THAMES CONTEST AT EDEN PARK Tho annual Rugby representative (natch between Auckland and Thames will be played at Eden Park to-morrow, when a fast and even contest is anticipated. Thames is the oldest representative fixturo played by Auckland, and in the days when Thames was a thriving goldinining centi'e its representatives proved too good for Auckland. In later years Thames has had representatives in the Auckland fifteen who have acquitted themselves well. In spite of the fact that the Auckland team is on tour, a strong side has been chosen from the remaining players, several of whom are just bordering on selection for the first team. Thames is reported to have a good forward team, while tho backs are quick at taking advantage of mistakes and throw tho ball about well. The curtain-raiser will be the final of tho intermediate A section of the Auckland Rugby Union's competition between Grammar Old Boys and Suburbs. The teams for the chief match are as follows: — THAMES Fullback.—W. Savage. Threequarters.—R. Dovell, M. Pearson, M. Baker Five-eighths.—R. Shaw, T. Hoyle. Halfback. —T. Dufty. Forwards.—J. Maxwell, P. Barlich, A. Strange, E. Robson, »T. Robson, T. Abraham, P. Abraham, R. Alexander. Emergencies —A. MoLachlan, E. McLach11111' AUCKLAND Fullback.—Math'eson. Threequarters.—Brown, Turbott, Carter. Five-eighths.—Jessup, Lewis. Halfback.—Aro. Forwards. —Williams, Thomas, A. Keane, Morgan, Mills, Armitage, Constable, Potter. Emergencies: Benjamin, Mcßeth, Brimble, Lendrum. TOURING TEAM LEAVES MATCH AGAINST WELLINGTON Members of the Auckland louring Rugby team left by train yesterday afternoon for Wellington. Auckland will play the Wellington representatives to-morrow, and, as it will probably have tho services of its five All Blacks, ifi expected to have a good chance of success. Wellington has not performed so well as usual this seuson in its fixtures. C. Scarborough", the Grammar Old Boys forward, was unable to travel with the Auckland team, and was replaced by H. Bond, Ponsonby. A special train for enthusiasts wishing to see the match will leave Auckland at 7.35 o'clock this evening and will return from Wellington at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Auckland will play Poverty Bay at Gisborne next Wednesday and Hawke's Bay for the Ranfurly Shield at Napier 'to-mor-row week.

WELLINGTON TEAM SIDE TO PLAY AUCKLAND [by telegraph- I —press association! WELLINGTON, Thursday The following Wellington representative Rugby team has been chosen by Mr. Mark Nicholls to play the Auckland touring team at Athletic Park on Saturday:—Fullback, Pollock; three-quarters, Robins, Lilbume. Fuller: five-eighths. Page, Griffiths: halfback, Kilby; forwards, Hull, Lambourne. Leahy, Peck, Reid, Barry, Wells. Dellabarca. Emergencies: Backs. Sadler, Upchurch, Nees; forwards, Butler, Coulston. MAORI TEAMS' TROPHY [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] ROTORUA, Thursday Members of the visiting Ngatiporou team and their supporters we're the guests of the Te Arawa tribe at the meeting house at Ohinemutu last evening at a complimentary dinner. Officials of the Rotorua Rugby Sub-Union were also present, and congratulations were extended to the guests on winning the Tainui Cup. CAMBRIDGE REPRESENTATIVES [from our own correspondent] CAMBRIDGE, Thursday The following will represent Cambridge in a match against Te Aroha at Cambridge on Saturday Fullback, H. Reid; threequarters, H. Peake. S. All\ - ood, W. Wilson; five-eighths, N. Holmes, T. flogan; halfback. W. Stewart; forwards, F. Coulter, Fred Shaw, Carswell P. Beer. R. Bryant, N. Hale, S. Harbutt, H. E'urns. BAY OF PLENTY TEAM [by telegraph—own correspondent] WHAKATANE, Thursday The following team hus been chosen to represent the Bay of Plenty in a match against Taranaki colts to be played at Whakatane next Wednesday:—Kelly and Edwards (Opotiki), Sinclair and Rhodes (Tauranga). Lees, E. Howell, P. Howell, Moore and Whitlely (Rangitaikij. Oswald and Warren (Whakatane). Farmer, Webster and Joyce (Te Puke), Newdiclj (Opotiki). NORTHERN WAIROA TEAM [by telegraph—own correspondent] DARGAVILLE, Thursday The following team has been selected to represent Northern Wairoa on Saturday in a Rugby match, against Whangaroa for the Harding Shield, which the former team won from Otamatea last Saturday:—Backß, E. Wade, M. Franich, K. Mcßae, M. Walters, R. McFnrland. G. Burkhardt, M. Ponapa; forwards, J. Edwards, B. Wordly, W. Bell, J. Duff. Watson, S. Batger, H. Olson. A. Ross. Emergencies: V. Hackett, T, Nathan. R. Flavell, R. Nathan. FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN LATEST MATCH RESULTS LONDON, Aug. 20 Following are results of the latest Soccer games in Britain : First League.—Chelsea, 1, lost to Shef» field Wednesday. 2: Etferton, 2. beat Leicester, 1: Manchester City, I!, beat Liverpool, 1; Middleabr.ough, 1, drew with Portsmouth, 1; West Bromwicn. 1, lost to Birmingham, 2. Second League.—Plymouth. 6, beat Hull. 4. Southern Division.—Bristol Rovers, 2. ■drew with Swindon, 2; Gillinghani, 1, lost to Mill wall, 3; Reading, 2. beat. Bristol City, 0; Southend, 2, beat Aldershot, 1: Waterford, fi, lost to Brighton, 1. Northern Division.—Gutoshond, 3, beat Darlington. 0; Hartlepool, ft. lost to Chester, 2: Mansfield, 3, lost to Lincoln, 4: New Brighton, 1. drew with Crewe. 1; Wrexham, 4, beat Walsall. 2: York, 3 beat Stockport, 1.