RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22222, 24 September 1935, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MATCH AT EDEN PARK The annual Rugby football match between teams representing the Public Service and the Combined Banks p?>yed at Eclen Park , yesterday resulted in a win for the Public Service team by 22 points to 17._ Tlie Public Service forwards secured possession _ From the majority of the scrums and their backs, among whom Jamieson was prominent, took full advantage of this. Lockxngton played a fine game for the banks team, while Stuart was the best of the backs. After the match the Imperial Cup,. a trophy presented for annual competition between the teams, was presented by the manager of the Auckland Savings Bank, Mr. F. E. Sutherland, to the captain of the winning team, A. Jamieson. Last year's winner was the banks team. FOW SHIELD MATCH [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION 1 CHRISTCHURCH. Monday The annual match for the Fo./ Shield between teams representing the combined banks of Wellington and those of Christchurch was played at Lancaster Park this morning. The result was a comfortable win for Christchurch by 21 points to 3. PUKEKOHE V. FRANKLIN ? [from our own correspondent] PUKEKOHE, Monday

The following players will represent Prikekohe in a Rugby football match against a. Franklin team at Tuakau on Saturday for the Massey Cup:—M. Boyce, R. Harlin, N. Sandin, C. Lawrie, R. Howe, P. Loughirin. C. Slieppard. E. Reynolds, C. Carter, A. Moffitt, L. Adams, L. McAlpine, H. Havard. J. Massey and B. Guise (captain). Reserves: N. McCluno, N. Parris, L. Priestly and J. McCombe. SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNEY [by telegraph—own correspondent! KAITAIA, Monday In the final of the seven-p-side junior football competition played under the auspices of the Mangonui Rugby Union at Kaitaia on Saturday, Kaitaia defeated Ahipara by 6 points to 0. Two tries were scored by P. Donaldson. TEAM TO MEET RANGITAIK.I [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT! TAURANGA, Monday The Rangitaki Rugby team, winners of the To Hurinui-Apanui Shield and- the champion team of the Bay of Plenty, will play a match againßt a fifteen chosen from all (he other unions in the Bay of Plenty at Matata on Saturday. The combined team will be:—Fullback, J. Biddle (Whakatane): threequarters, G. Oswald (Whakatane), J. Morgan (Opotiki), S. Kelly (Te Puke): fiveeighths, J. Pile (Whakatane), Maka McRae (Rotorua); halfback, Martin Mcßae (Rotorua); forwards, J. Broderick (Whakatane), J. Brown, C. Newth, J. Craig (Opotiki), R. Jones, W McLeod, W. Keno, I. Tangitu (Tauranga); reserves; G. Edwards (Opotiki), M. Murray (Tauranga).

The following junior players will represent Tauranga in a match against the Manukau team at Tauranga on Saturday:—Fullback, 1 P. Johnston; threequarters. F. Olsen. G-. Collard, T. Faulkner; five-eighths, D. Neil- - son, R. Dickson; halfback, K. Mtickrull; forwards, J. Puki, A. Dale, G. Fletcher. J. . James, R. Smith, G. 'Orrrtsby. R. Tonkin, . J. Plummer; reserves. T. McMillan, I. ' Walker, J. Carleton-Cullen, A. Castainc; T. ~ Ormsby.