RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22225, 27 September 1935, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL

TO-MORROW'S FIXTURES SENI.OR MATCHES RESUMED GRAFTON TO PLAY TECHNICAL After an interval of five weeks the Auckland Rugby 'Union's senior grade championship will bo resumed to-mor-row. Ground conditions are becoming too hard to permit of the best of football, but, with only three scries of matches in the second round of the competition completed, it is obvious that tho next two or three matches will bo of great importance and tho players may bo expected to give of their best.

The principal attraction at Eden Park will bo the meeting of the two leading teams, Grafton and Technical Old Boys. The Technical team has been playing Very solid football in its recent matches and crowned its efforts by winning the Jubilee Cup competition. Grafton may find it a hard team to beat. Marist and Pon6onby will provide tho curtain-raiser and here again a close matph should result. Marist has tho better set of forwards, but if the" fast Ponsonby backs seo much of tho. ball they may make tho result very interesting.

Manukau and College Rifles will meet on the Onrhunga ground at Waiknraka. Park. Manukim should have the better chance. Univiitity will play Otahuhu at, the Show Grounds in what prfcmisps to be the best match of the day. Each team is within: striking distance of the championship, and' each plays a bright, .open game, • , •' Following , are the teams : MARIST Senior Grade.—M. Elliot, J. Smith, K. Logan, F. 8011-Booth, C. Lane, L. Curtayue, A. Porteous, A. Toyo, M. Mcllugh, D. Fitzpatrick, S. Hadley, C. Fowler, D. Bailey, R. Julian, 1). Sullivan, S. Speight, Jones, D. Tilley, A. McDonald. COLLEGE RIFLES Senior Grade.—Kirk, Pedrotti, Wales, Tilly, Griffiths, Martin, Vear, Abbott, Albrecht, McMastcr, Adams, Batty, Tattersfield, Lacry, Stewart, McDonald, Barker, Trewby, Bunting, Hurt, Murray, NORTH «HORE Senior Grade B.—Mathieson, Waters, Maxwell, Martin, Eagles, Sainty, Finlayson, Brinsden, Baker, Cunningham, Raine-y, Du Temple, Rettcr, Sidford, Massey (2), Caetaine, Burgess, Fisher, Hinton, McNeil.

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE TOURNEY

The first tournament in nn annual competition for sevcn-a-sido Rugby football teams among divisions of the St. John Ambulance Brigade will be held on No. 1 ground, Outer Domain, to-morrow, starting at three o'clock. A trophy has been presented by the sons of the late DivisionalSuperintendent W. J. Elliott, organiser of tho first cadet division in Auckland, in memory of their father.

MATCH BETWEEN ENGINEERS The following team has been chosen to represent the Auckland Post and Telegraph Engineers to play the Wellington Post and Telegraph Engineers at Athletic Park. Wellington. to-morrow: —Backs: It. Miles, N. Ansley,. R. Porteous, K. Scott, W. Ford, D. Keanc, L. Vercoe. Forwards: W. Bennett, N. Moir, M. Peterson, J. Rountree, 'R. Anderson, W. Purchase. T. Fitzgibbon, H. Bevington. Emergencies; D. Lane, A. Watkine.

NORTH ISLAND FIFTEEN POLLOCK TO REPLACE BUSH

[BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION] Wellington, Thursday

The Auckland player, R. G. Bush, will not be available for (he inter-Island Rugby football malch.to be played in Wellington on October 5. His place as fullback will be taken by H. R. Pollock, of Wellington.

RANGITAIKI REPRESENTATIVES [BY 'TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT! •WHAKATANE, Thursday

The following players have been chosen to represent the Rangitaiki Rugby Union in a match again the rest of the Bay of Plenty at Matata on Saturday;— Francis, Hohapata. R. Lees, Renata, E. Bowell, P. Howell. R. Howell, Wharerau, Moore, Rolleston, Whitely, Tama Raerino, Anderson, M. Howell. Emergencies: Wolfenden, Savage, Wickham. Ratima, Bennett, M. Lees.

TEAM TO MEET HUIMAI [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] THAMES, Thursday The following Rugby team has been selected to represent the rest to play Huimai for *he K.K.K. Shield on Saturday:— N. Pearson, R. Dovell, C. Tryson, R. Court, S. Goodwin, R. Shaw-. A. Isaacs. A. Howard, A. Story, E. Russek, H. Hammond, J. Gordon, R. Alexander, E. Robs, P. Barbarlich. Emergencies: J, Wilton. C. Hewson, E. McLougniin, J. Edwards, R. Geraty, A. Phillips, H. Forsman and A. Alley.