RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10063, 30 August 1918, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

CANTERBURY v. WELLINGTON. In view of the twenty-ninth meeting .of representatives of tho above provinces at the Athletic Park on Saturday afternoon. the following table of the results of - the previous twenty-eight matches ie interesting (Wellington won 16. Canterbury 11, drawn one): —' ’ 1870 Canterbury won 19—I* 1879 Wellington won 5—3 1883 Wellington won - 3—o 1885 Canterbury won B—o 1887 Wellington won B—s8 —5 1891 Canterbury won 16—1* 1892 Wellington won/ 12 —4 1895 Canterbury won 6—l 1896 Wellington won 13—3 1897 Wellington won 4—o 1898 Drawn 6 all 1899 Canterbury won 6—5 1900 Wellington won 16—6 1901 Canterbury won 13—3 1902 Canterbury won 9—3 1903 Canterbury won ... B—s 1904 Wellington won , 6—3 1905 Canterbury won 6—3 1906 Wellington won 34 —0 1907 Canterbury won , 9—6 908 Wellington won •• 11—5 1909 Wellington won —— H —6 1910 Wellington won 20—9 i 1911 Wellington won ....... 26—9 1912 Wellington won 16—9 1813 Wellington won .................. 6—3 1914 Wellington won' ....... 11—9 1918 Wellington won 9^o *A force counted one point. CANTERBURY v. TEENTHAM. Prior to returning south by Monday afternoon’s ferry steamer, Canterbury will meet the famous Trontham combination. The match is timed to start at 11 a.m., an innovation so far as representative Rugby in New Zealand is concerned, Patrons of the game who are. vblo to make the journey to Athletic Park on Monday morning will undoubtedly see a great exhibition of Rugby. The Trentham back division will be:—Full back,, Cowan: threequarters Cloke, Davidson. Packer; fiveeights, E. Roberts and Milliken; halfback, H. M. Taylor. The following team will represent Athletic third-class against Berhampore at Athletic Park, at 1.30: Full-back, Henderson; three-quarters. Rule, bolway, Carey; five-eighths. Thskine, Gillies: halt, Chaney; forwards. Bognlda (wing). Humphries. Dobson, Boyce, Spencer, Moore, Pointon, Cox; emergency, Hill.