AT AUCKLAND.

NZ Truth, Issue 868, 15 July 1922, Page 7

AT AUCKLAND.

Rugby Doings.

On the return of- the Maori team from Australia it was intended that they should play a match with the best Auckland team, biit.lt'.- has -now been decided that instead T of the Auckland men opposing jthe Maoris the latter will play at Wjiangarei against tLe Northland men. The New Zealand representatives, aftr their tour of Australia, will, on returning to the Dominion, play a match against the Auckland team. The fixtures for this afternoon are: College Rifles v. University; North Shore v. Eden; North Shore v. Marist Bros.; Grammar Old Boys v. Grafton. Ponsonby have a bye and will be spectators.. . ' '•'■•••

Beautiful weather was on tap for last week's games and some fine football^ was provided at the various grounds. • •The Grammar School v. King's College match resulted m a win for the Grammar boys by 17 points to 3. As an exposition of the game it was poor, the Grammar combination being below the standard of former yearsRarely did the ball reach the wingthreequarter m the passing rushes. The King's combination, however, was much worse. Individually Cashmore, Stewart and McLaren played fine games, especially McLaren, who was always prominent both on attack and defence. The Grammar forwards outplayed the King's {forwards. *. For King's Mugson and McKenzie played fine games. The best man on the field, however, was Singleton, the Grammar full-back. This boy has a bright future m front of him. 'Varsity 43, Eden 0. This game only lasted sixty minutes, and Eden never once looked like scoring. They should give up; first grade football and play m a lower grade. College Rifles 10, Ponsonby 6, This was a good game but College on the day should have won by much more. The four College backs, Grant, Everett, Grierson, and Barker, played very well, and their team's success was largely due to them. The Grammar Old Boys v. Graf ton game was very evenly contested and the score was Grammar Old Boys 13, Grafton 6. On the day's play a draw would have been a fair indication of the relative merits of the teams. Grafton were unlucky m not scoring time and again. The game was characterised by the fine display of two promoted juniors— M. Ifwerson on the Grammar side and Cooke m the Grafton team (who was a third grade player last week), Both played great games. Vie; and Lee Badeley played fine games for Grammar. W. Lamb did good .service, too, for Grafton. That lad playing half-back for Grammar School should take on a barber's job. He is pretty good at headwork. There was enough red, yellow ana blue ribbon worn at the King's v, Grammar match to conduct a maypole danoe.

American school teachers en route to Australia happened to be m Auckland last week and were the guests of the Auckland Rugby Union at the King's v. Grammar college match. After the game the teams lined up and gave three rousing cheers for. the Visitors. Perhaps it was because they were going somewhere else to teach* The College boys have some great "urgers 11 and on Saturday at the Showground they brought trumpets, benzine tins and war-cries to urge their. favorites on. They also indulged ■m . community singing, the favorite 1 song being "Pack up ""'ir troubles m your old kit bag, and Smile, d - you; smile." After one hour's play, m which the. Eden centre-forward must' have been sick and tired of kicking-off the ball, his. team put on their every- day clothes and returned home. In the hour University rattled up 42 points and Eden failed to score.

There was some fine -forward play m the Graf ton v. Grammar game, but the latter's backs won the match- At half-time Graf ton were a hole m front, the score beinjr 8 to 5, but m the second spasm Grammar pegged eight npre, making their total 13, while Gi-afton threw out the anchor at 5 points and tied up for the week. The King's College team will require to brighten up considerably m the play of their backs if they hope to down Grammar on August 5. The. North" Shore v. Newton game at TDevonport was brimful of interest all the way, the Shore team landing the honors by 11 points to 6.

"You're next" was the 'Varsity motto on Saturday. Nearly ' every player m the' team scored a try or kicked a goal.

The ; A : ucKland Reps, Southern Tour

• The Auckland Rugby Union has now completed its arrangements for the Auckland representative team's Souths crn tour, which is to commence on August 9. The fdllQwing is a list of matches to be played:

August -.9' — Auckland v. Waikato, at Hamilton,

August 12— -Auckland v. Taranaki, at New Plymouth.

August 16— Auckland v, South Can^ terbury, at Timaru, . . . August 19— Auckland v, Otago, at Punedin.

August 23— Auckland v. Southland, at Invercai'gill.

August 26 — Auckland v. Cantei'bury, at Christchurch. \

August' 30^— Auckland v. Wairarapa, Masterton.

September 2 — Auckland v- Wellington, at Wellington.

Representative Matches

The following representative Rugby matches have been arranged by the Auckland Rugby Union for the season, all .to. be at Auckland except where otherwise stated:

July 27— Auckland v. Northland, at Wliangarei. ■ ' '„.■,..

August 12^-Auckland v. Thames. August 19—- Auckland v. King Coun-r try: ".■.; • . ' August 26— Auckland v. Bay of Plenty." . '

; September 2— Auckland v Northland. September 16— Auckland W- Tara-naki"-(return .match).

September •' 9—Qharity Cup match. September 28— Bay of Plenty, at Te Puke. : ■ ' .