RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22822, 1 September 1937, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

JUNIOR MANAGEMENT VISITS TO COUNTRY CENTRES Applications from various clubs for permission to visit country centres were granted at last evening's meeting of the junior management board of the Auckland Kugby Union.

An intermediate player who was ordered off the field last Saturday received a caution and was requested to tender an apology to the referee.

H. Emus, of the Grafton Club, was regraded to intermediate. It. was agreed to weigh members of the teams taking part in the finals of the third and fourth (jrade competitions next Saturday. The following ground officials were apprinted for Saturday:—Walker Park, Mr. S. Higgens; Sturges Park, Mr. J. White; North Shore, Mr. Belshaw; Onehunca, Messrs. J. Davenport, S. Ansell; Outer Show Grounds, Mr. S. Lipscombe; Domain, Mr. Harris; Oribhle-Hirst . Park, Messrs. Judd and Brimble; Victoria Park, Mr. A. L. Simmonds. THIRD GRADE TRIAL With a view to selecting an Auckland third grade Rugby representative side to play Thames Valley juniors at Paeroa, a trial match between A and B teams will be staged next Saturday. Tho following players, who have been chosen for tho trial, are requested to assemble at the Eden Club's training shed at one o'clock on Saturday:— A Team.—Bolton. Sutherland, Lunn, Williams (Manukau), Singleton, Litherland, Ball, Trdehope (Grammar A), Crowther (Tamaki), Reid, Patterson, Bond (Marist), Clarke, Clews, Doherty (Ponsonby), Burke (College Rifles), Eon (Grafton). B Team.—Leichtnn. McGregor, Collins, Larkin (Manukau), Franich, Robertson, Davidson (Grammar Old Boys), Cammick, Gedge 'Ponsonby), Matterson (College Rifles), Smith, Butcher (Training College), Wilsons Racebeck (Tamaki), Kingston, Rosser ('jrafton), Bartrum, Wilson, Keys (University), Theyer (Marist). Players from Grammar Old Boys Colts and Technical College Old Boys are not available.

FIRMS* MATCH ARRANGED The following team will represent Radio. Limited, against the Farmers' Trading Company, Limited, in a Rugby football match at "Victoria Park this afternoon at four o'clock:—Albrecht. Smith, Kay, Bellwood, Watkins, Darby, Black, Blackwell, Barry, Cranch, Nunns, Booklass. Siewart, George, Brittan. Reserves; Burt, Hamnett, Watson.

TAURANGA REPRESENTATIVES [ BY TF.LF.GRAFH —OWN CORRKSFONDKNT] TAURANGA, Tuesday

A Rugby match for the Parata Cup will be played at Tauranga on Saturday, between 'jauvanga and Opoliki representatives. The Tauranga team will bo chosen frpm the following:—F. Barnes, .T. Garvey, J. Ririnui, M. Murray, F. Daro, S. Motutere, W. Bidois, A. Mitchell, S. Short, S. Ellis, Ririnui, F. McKennie, H. Klngi, B. Clay, P. Sauder, T. Kakau, T. Ririnui, J. McNeile, P. Murray, J. James.

Tho Tauranga Rugby Union's challengo for To Hurinui Apanui Shield will be played on September 11. The Rangitaiki team, the holder, will meet Apanui on Saturday, and Tauranga plays the winner of that game.

TAUPIRI TEAM CHOSEN [from our ottx correspondent! TAUPIRI, Tuesday A team will be chosen from (he following players to represent Taupiri in a Boyce Cup match against Waipa at Ngaruawabia on Saturday:—Backs: Burke, O'Hearn, Partridge, W. Thompson, Pearse, O'Brien, A. Thompson and Tnpp. Forwards: Taylor, Lysaght, i>o Thiery, Davis, Higgins, Scott, Patto.n, Joll, Lowcn and McQueen.