RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22099, 3 May 1935, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL

OPENING OF CHAMPIONSHIP PONSONBY PLAYS UNIVERSITY KEEN CONTEST ANTICIPATED The Auckland Rugby Union's 1935 season will commence to-morrow afternoon, when matches in six grades will be played. The senior attraction at Eden Park will be the game between Ponsonby and University. In view of the forthcoming tour of the All Blacks great interest will be taken in the play of Bush and Caughey, of University, and F. and D. Solomon, of Ponsonby, Bush played in the forwards last season, but is now back again in his former position at fullback. F. Solomon makes, a welcome reappearance after an absence for the greater part of last season through sustaining a knee injury. His younger brother played at live-eighths for the North Island against the South at Dunedin last year. Both: Ponsonby and University play bright, open football and a fast and spectacular contest is assured. It should be a fitting opening to what promises to be a great season. The curtuin-raisei will be between College Rifles and Manukau B. Marifit will encounter strong opposition when it opposed Grafton on Eden Park No. 2. Grammar will meet Parneli on Eden 1 u.r!k No. 3, Manukau and Technical Old Boys play at the Show Grounds, North Shore and University B at North Shore, while J:,den and Otahuhu will have a practice nanus at Sturges Park, Otahuhu. Following are the teams: — UNIVERSITY Senior Grade A.—R. G. Bush, E. Grant. T. H. C. Caughey. E. G. Kedgeley, D. B. Mulvihill It. T<\ McFarland, H. Inglis, VV. J. Daniel. R. J. Thomas. J. Jensen. L. S. Drake, R. A. Annitage, A. J. Gibson, F. E. Sherwood. J. P. McVeagh, J. D. Lewis, G, C. Dalton, M, G. Milea, B. J. Kirkland. , Senior Grade B.—Hamilton, Charlton, Hesketh, O. Mason. Chater, Green, J. Carliachan, Watt. Pike. Magill. Eneveldßer:, Smith, Gascoigne, McNichol, McChesney, Law, K. Carnachan. Davidson, Bloodworth. Orsulich. Second Grade A. —Brenstrum, Conner?, Corn -1, Cottrell, Dixon, Henson, Hooper, Madill, Medhurst, Mellsop, Morgan, McCarthy, McKee, McsHae, Pohlen, Reeveei, L. F. 'J'aylor, B. W. Thomas, Willis. Players take 1.25 p.m. train for Swanson. Second Grade B'.—Barton, Blakey, Burton, Cooney, M. Daniel, Garry, Germann, Grey, Haughey. Holmes, Mclntyre, H. McVeagh, Nolan, Pdacocke, Pybus, Street, M. G. Taylor, Wallace. intermediate Grade. —Chapman, Smith, Clark, Do Lisle. Drummond. Finklestein, Halstead, Hodder, Holland, Johnston, Marideno, Mattiieson, Oliver, Pickmere, Preridergast, Simpson, Sharma, Walker, Wilioughby. MANUKAU Senior Grade A—L. K. Heazlewood, M. Poulton, B. Wells. J. Flett. R. Flewellyrt, W. Fulton, A. Berridge, W. Brimble, W. McCormack, F. Hankins, J. Pearce, J. Bonham, C. Pepper, B. Constable, S. Kereopa,, H. Wiklund, T. Trott, G. Skipper, N. Moir. Senior Grade B.—H. Strong, N. Way, J. Heighway, S. Connors, G. Elliott, C. Jjyon«j, L. Heighway, E. Harold, J. Rutherford, E. Alclias, N. Way, F. Jack, L. White, K. Howell, N. Paddy. K. Biggs, R. Stone. 8.. yayera. COLLEGE RIFLES

Senior Grade.—Kirk, Pedrotti, AValesi, Richardson, Martin, Year, McMaster, Barker, McDonald, Batty. Hunt. K. Stewart. Greg:son, I. Stewart, Watson. .Lilly, Adams,, Second Grade.—\Vilß9n, Abbott, H\ Griifiths, Hulme, O'Meara, Jervis, Gubertson. Albrecht, Sharp, Berry. Johnson. Lawn. Pearson. Slaccy, O'Meara. Birtwhistle, McLaughlin. R. Martin. , . Third Grade Open.—Hart, Potter Harold. Sanders, Saker, Perkins, Abbott, Chalmers,. Albrecht, De Carteret, W. Martin, Didsburs. Randall. Murray. Hooper,- Weir, Hunter, Eccleton, Hill. Ground changed to Show Grounds No. 1, 1.30 p m. . , Third Grade Intermediate.—Burk, Smith. Randall, Harris, -Law. Oliver. Robinson. Aldred. Wallace. Till. Bernard, Bowker, Jonkins, Richwhite, Truncott. Hume, Gordon. Sloman, Trower, Bush, Walker, loung. PARNELL Senior Grade 8.-Yates, Hill, Sorrenson, Hearling, Donovan. Shand. val lash an, Watkins, T. Bain, Flynn, McGee, G. Bell, A. Bell, Harding, Simpson, Shippe, Clark, Nathan, J. Bain, Craig, Bex.