RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11583, 28 July 1923, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

TO MEET COMBINED TEAM. GOOD MATCH TO-DAY. There should be some good football witnessed on Athletio Park to-day, whan the combined Borowhenoa-ManawatU fifteen will try conclusions with the Wellington “B” representative team. The visitors will have the leadership of t&a veteran wing-forward, Jacobs. Be vail* one of the finest of country forwards* is also in the team. On the meeting of the combined teams with the local representatives last year VV ellington staved off defeat by 17 points to 16. The only previous matches with the combined teams resultedl9Xo, Wellington 1>» Combined 11s 1921, Wellington 0, Combined 58 The object in' patting on the match is to allow the selectors an 'opportunity of seeing the best of the combined seniors’ players in action, to allow of the selection of a combined Welling-ton-Horowhemua-Manawatu team to play New South Wales. The Wellington team is as follows: Full-back, Malcolm (Old Boys). Three-quarters, J. Malfroy ('Varsity), Harold Nicholls (Petone), W. OTSullivan (Jlgrist). ' > .Five-eighths,. Johnston (Wellington), 0. Gibsbfc (Athletic). Half-back, Hall (Poneke). Pack, W. Barclay (Cdd Boyo), D. Scott ('Varsity), P. Martin-Smith f'Voreity), McN aught (Athletic), P. Sullivan (Marist) Brown fßerhaihpore), Anderion (SelWyii), U. P. Calcihai (Poneke), wing. Emergencies: Backs Mansfield (Old Boys), S. Wogan (Selwyn). For Warts, Devine (Marist)* Rose (Selwyn)* Bdokkr (Poneke). RANFURLY SHIELD MATCH CORNER REPLACES WRIGHT. The foam which is to contest the title for the Ranfurly Shield to-day with Hawke's Bey is Ott followsr — Fall-back, Corner. Three-quarters, Faber, Swenson, Jick{soft. Five-eighths, F. Tilyard, M. MchoUa. Half, H. E. Nlchous. . Pack, A. Thomas, W. Thomas A. Pringle, J. Dun cab, Rogers, Osborne, Swain, Porter 'wing, Emergencies—Forward, A* D. ItfKls Back. Wright. Wright, who was injured during the match against Southland, it will be eden, has been replaced by M. Corner* of Petona. NORTH V. SOUTH. The box blah for the North ▼. Sohth match will b 6 open on Monday at the Bristol tb Season tickets only,, and, to the public, on Wednesday. The _Woirarapa train hah been delayed to 5-55 for the convenience of Tisiting patrons. Weirarapa frill play Wellington as a bnr-tftih-raiser* and as the visitors defeated Hawke's Bay by 6 to nil, the game should produce good football. Altogether the day should be a ihemoralfle one for football followers. ' JiJNiCfe team defaults. Berhampore juniors have defaulted to Oriental owing to prevalence of Inßa* ensa. The following teams set down to play Wellington College in tbs respective grades will not have games owing to the college grounds being unplayable:—Oriental fourths. Athletic fifths. Hutt and Belwyn sixths, Institute B, and Poneks MvbhthN.