RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 11304, 1 September 1922, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

SATURDAY’S BIG MATCH . AUCKLAND v. WEILLINGTON. The great Rugby attraction for Saturday is the Auckland-Wellinglbn match. Although - the Aucklanders have not. mot with muoh success on their tour, it, is 'expected that they -Will, make a special effort against Wellington by bringing down reinforcements from Auokla'nd. Wellington'have fairly good representation, and, as the visitors have hail considerable experience with the new rules, a fast, Open game' should be witnessed. The box plan is . now open at Bruce Howe’s, Lambton nuay, In ordei to facilitate admission to the ground, tickets have been'placed on eale in town, and may be procured from Bruce Howe. Howe and Bowman, ’ Whiioombft:' and ClaldweM!. tNI.Z. Slportß Service, "Ned” Perry, W. Hornig, Ltd., and F. A. Laws. The purchase of tickets in town should avoid a repetition of the congestion tit the gates last Saturday. Th« representative match.. wiU be preceded by two "curtain-raisers," one provided by two school teams, and the other by the Athletio and Poneke fourth-grade t€ am*iaokson no( . ~-vallable for the match, as 'he will he playing in the ’Varsity Test at Dunedin. Mahoney will fill tho vacancy in thq Wellington team.

PUBLIC SERVICE TOURNEY. THE FIRST BOUND. At a-meeting of the executive controlling the 1922 Public Service . Rugby tournament, Mr J. B. Oauntlett ; waa Jn the chair. The following members were present Messrs Mulcahy. Phaup, Dwyer, Prater, Poulter, and Jameson, (secretary). It was found impossible as yet to fix the opening date of the tourney, but it is hoped to be able to eommenco on Saturday week. ' s ■ ■ ■ The fixtures for-the tournament were drawn, and the first round is as follows Biailways v. Slate Fire, .Internal Affairs r. Pensions, Insurance v. Bands and Surveys, Telegraph v. Railways (2nd Division), Defence v. G.P.O. (Pastimes), Audit v. G.P.O. (Head Office), Public Trust v. Printing Office, Education a bye. -