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THE LEAGUE GAME

SENIOR CHAMPION SHIP TO-MORROW'S ATTRACTIONS RICHMOND TO MEET MANUKAU The meeting of Richmond and Manukau in tho principal game at Carlaw Park to-morrow will have an important bearing on the Auckland Rugby League's senior championship. Richmond is at present leading Manukau by three points, and two series of matches remain to be played. Manukau is the most-improved team in the competition and is .the most likely combination to take tho honours from Richmond. When the teams met in the first round Richmond won by a margin of two points after a great struggle. Since then Manukau has been strengthened and followers of the code can expect a closely-contested match. Manukau will be without the services of J. Hemi, who was injured on Wednesday. A victory for Richmond will place the cham- : pionship beyond doubt. A well-contested curtain-raiser is expected in the meeting of Ponsonby and Mount Albert. Ponsonby is a greatly improved team and its hacks should prove superior to thoso of .Mount Albert, which, however, lias a solid set of forwards. City will play Marist on the No. 2 ground and a fast game is. ■expected. City has shown good form lately, but will need to reveal its best in order to beat Marist, which is a well-balanced combination. In tho curtain-raiser, North Shoro should defeat Newton, although the latter is improving each game. Lower grado competitions will be continued. NEPIA'S ENGAGEMENT MATCHES IN CHRISTCHURCH [I!Y TKIiEGItAI'II —OWN CO KIIES PON DEN T] RUATORIA, Thursday George Nepia, former All Black Rugby fullback, left yesterday for Wellington and sails to-night for Christchurch to participate in two League matches. AUSTRALIANS' VISIT MAYORAL RECEPTION LIKELY Arrangements in connection with the visit of the Australian Rugby League team, which will arrive in Auckland by the Awatea on Tuesday, were discussed at last evening's meeting of the New Zealand Rugby League. Tho president, Mr. J. Redwood, said that arrangements were being made for a mayoral reception. and ho expressed the hope that followers of the code would attend. The question of the number of players to be selected for training for the matches against the Australians was discussed at some length. It was eventually decided-to instruct the selectors to choose no more . than 15 players, all of whom would undergo a week's training. The team to play in the first test match on Saturday week will be announced next Saturday evening. Mr. A. IV McCl.vmont wjts appointed coach and Mr. J. E. Amos manager of the team. It was reported that a successful effort had been made to re-establish the code in the King Country district and that four senior teams were playing in Taumarunui.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22794, 30 July 1937, Page 9

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THE LEAGUE GAME New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22794, 30 July 1937, Page 9

THE LEAGUE GAME New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22794, 30 July 1937, Page 9

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