RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23088, 13 July 1938, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

JUNIOR MANAGEMENT PROPOSED VISIT TO THAMES OFFICIALS FOR SATURDAY A decision to communicate with the Thames Union asking it to name a suitable date for a third grade representative team to visit Thames was made at last evening's meeting of the junior management committee of the Auckland Rugby Union. Permission to travel to country centres was granted to the following teams: —Grammar thirds, to Thames, next Saturday; Grammar intermediates, to Whangarei, August 0; Waitemata juniors and fourths, to Thames, August 27; Newton fifths, lo Thames or Hamilton, date to be fixed. The following transfers were approved:— E. Marlon. Ponsonby to North Shore; L. Watson, Grafton to Manukau; S. N. Frater, Grammar to Takapuna. The following ground officials were appointed for Saturday:—Gribble-Hirst Park, Mr. R. Humphries; Show Grounds, Mr. S. Lee; Victoria Park, Mr. R. Belcher; Western Springs, Mr. V. Keefe; Stadium, Mr. M. J. Moore; Domain, Messrs. A. Wilson, P. Mansil; Avondale, Mr. J. Hollier; Takapuna, Mr. G. Edmonds; Three Kings. Mr. A. H. Coward; AValker Park, Messrs. J. Belsliam, A. L. Simmond; Mount Wellington, Mr. A. Dunn; Oriihunga, Messrs. D. Stow, C. Agnew; North Shore, Mr. W. Cuthbertson; St. Ileliers, Mr. H. Crewther; Ellerslie, Mr. V. Wilson; Northcote, Mr. E. Taylor. MAORI REPRESENTATIVES TWO TAUPO NOMINATIONS |HY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] TAUPO, Tuesday T. Rickit and' R. Paerata, two outstanding forwards, have been nominated by Mr. A. Grace, selector for the Taupo Rugby Union, for inclusion in the Maori team to visit Fiji. Both these players have represented Hawke's Bay, but at present are playing for the Taupo Rus?by Union TAURANGA NOMINEES [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] TAtTRANGA, Tuesday It was reported at the weekly meeting of the management committee of the Tauranga Rugby Union that the following, names of Tauranga Union players had been nominated for selection in the Maori team to visit Fiji:—W. McLeod, T. Kakau. P. Murray. THAMES TEAMS SELECTED | BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] THAMES, Tuesday Two Thames junior representative teams have been selected for next Saturday as follows:—To play Grammar Old Boys third grade fifteen: R. Lukey, F. Thomas, J. McGregor, D. Muir, J. Grey, I. Gregory, M. Doveli, O. Price, E. Holden, D. Courtney, E. Dovell, H. Rohrlach, C. Beaumont, L. Rohrlach. To play Hauraki Plains junior repre-sentatives:-—N. Burrctt, N. Murray, E. Hill, B. Hill, J. Lang, R. Reihana, P. Lewin, W. Coiner, P. Durrant, O. Marshall, D. Rendell, L. Hays, W. D. Jennings, L. Coward, P. McNeillie. Emergencies for both teams: —B. Burrett, J. McLellan, W. Danby, E. Bunting. MORRINSVILLE REPRESENTATIVES [from our own correspondent] MORRINSVILLE, Tuesday The senior selector to the Morrinsville Rugby Union Jias selected the following plavers to represent Morrinsville against Waihi, at Waihi next Saturday Fullback, A. Cameron (Kereone); threequarters, M. Fahey (Old Boys), A. J. Aitken, captain (Old Boys), P. Barker (Terriers); five-eighths, W. Johnston (Terriers), B. Soanes (Old Boys); halfback, T. Mellow (Kereone); front row, V. Dench (United). G. Faulkner (Old Boys), Pritchard (United), middle row, Morris (United), Walker (Terriers), Wilton (Kereone), G. Leeson (Kereone); back row, E.,Leeson 'Kereone). Reserves: —Chase (Terriers), Clarkin (Kereone), Clark (Old Boys), Holes (Old Boys).