RUGBY FOOTBALL

Opunake Times, 25 July 1947, Page 4

RUGBY FOOTBALL

RUGBY FOOTBALL ELTHAM v. OPUNAKE Opunake will need to produce top form to hold the strong Eltham fifveen on Saturday. Level with Kawera in the competition, Eltham has played consistently good football in recent games and with the local team at full strength this Saturday spectators should see a good game at the recreation ground. Opuuake Juniors have a bve this week. The main junior fixture will be between Oaonui and Puugarehu. Oaonui will be all out to defeat their opponents who are one point behind Opu* nake with this game in hand. The curtain raiser to the senior game is between Opuuake sth’s and Puugarehu. Draw stud Rcfcrcco The followdng is the draw and referee appointments for tomorrow’s games; Seniors: Opuuake v. Eltham, at Opuuake, 2.80 p.m., Mr. J. Win grove. Juniors: Rahotu v. Pdiama. at Raliotu, 1 p.m., Mr. G. Butler. A uroa v. Okato, at Auroa, 2 rr.m., Mr. W. Gordon. Oaonui v. Puugarehu, at Oaonui 1 p.m., Mr. E. McCann. Opuuake a bye. Fifth Grade: O.D.H.S. v. Pihama, at Pihama, 1 p.m., Mr. H. V. White. Opuuake v. Pungarebn, at Opunake, 1 p.m., Mr. M. Dudley. The Teams The Senior team wall be selorted from the following: McCandlish, McElroy, Fox, Riley, Hickey, Elgar, Tamatea, Drought, Robson. Sid Hohaia, Stan Hobaia. McGregor, Dudley, Stevenson. Stanley, Mourie, Holmes, Bennett, Fawcett. The Fifth Grade team will he selected from the following: Baylis (2), Pickering, Markham, Maindonald, Crofskey, Feaver, Pollock, B. McCullum, Humphries, . Ward, Maua, Coune, Taylor, Roach, Weekes, Lowe, Woolf ord. JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES As the result of the Junior trial game played at Rahotu on Wednesday—an excellent exhibition of hard forward play and solid tackling by the backs—--the following team has been selected to meet • central at Stratford next Tuesday: Fullback, W. Humphries (Op); f’s, B. Ay Wood (Piihg), Thompson (Okato), J. Fleming (Rah); §’s, E. Aylwood (Pung), Drought (Pih); j, Brophy (Okato); Front Row, Pope (Op), Sc.car (Pih), Kurriger (Oao); A Fiddle Row, Jenkins (Pung), C. Bennett (Pung), Joyce (Au), Corkhill (Pih); Back Row, Mo Davitt (Rah). Emergencies; Backs, I. Phillips (Pung), D. Humphries (Op). Forwards, Quinn (Op), J. Daw-