FOOTBALL

Otago Witness, Issue 3714, 19 May 1925, Page 51

FOOTBALL

RUGBY

SATURDAY’S MATCHES. Saturday s first grade Rugby football matches resulted as follows: — University A ..14 Kaikoral .. 9 Pirates .. ..10 ZiOgari-Riehm’d 9 Alhambra .. 10 University B 6 Southern .. ..13 Dunedin .. .. 3 Taieri Rovers 29 Union .. .. 3 The position of the teams engaged in the senior competition is now as follows: — Points Flag

(FOOTBALL TOURS. Apropos of the forthcoming visit to New South Wales, the Auckland Star in its editorial columns has the following comment on football tours in general“ The fact that members of the All Black team of last year are eligible for the visit to New South Wales, that two have already been dominated, may cause some New Zealanders to question the wisdom of frequent tours. The original intention was to send to Australia an entirely new team, and though it is desirable that the team should be strong, we think that it would have been better to keep to this decision. At the annual meeting of the Rugby Union the president (Mr H. Frost) made some pertinent remarks about the wisdom of not sending teams Home frequently. If, however, members of this team are included in the party for Australia they will be travelling again within a few months of their return from a long trip. For the sake of tne players themselves this sort of thing is not desirable. It must interfere with their careers. It is also a bad example to boys and young men, because it sets before their eyes excessive rewards in a game and creates false values. Apart from this question of the inclusion of All Black players, the policy of tours abroad should be carefully considered. It can easily be overdone. There are men who make a practice of not letting business interfere with bowls, or racing, but young men should not be encouraged to think that footall is an occupation.” NEW SOUTH WALES RUGBY TEAM. LONDON, May 6. The Star predicts that the New South Wales Rugby Union will be invited to send a team to tour Great Britain in 1927. It is stated that New South Wales is likely to have the next invitation, but nothing definite has been arranged. Mr J. Noseda, the secretary of the New South Wales Rugby Union, states that information has been received from the English representative of the union, Dr L. G. Brown, that a fhotion wag tabled by the English Rugby Union to the effect that the next invitaion for a tour of Great Britain should be sent to New South Wales. NEW SOUTH WALES TOUR. THE TEAM SELECTED. DICKSON AND WISE FIND PLACES. WELLINGTON, May 17. The New Zealand Rugby team to tour New South Wales has been selected as follows : Fullback.—Harris (Canterbury). Three-quarters.—Elvy (Canterbury), J. Blake (Hawke’s Bay). G. D. Wise (Otago), Law (Manawatu). Five-eighths.—Matson (Auckland), Bell (Southland), L. Johnson (Wellington), G. Lawson (South Canterbury). Half-backs. —Wright (Auckland), Corkill (Hawke’s Bay). Wing-forward.—J. Donald (Wairarapa), captain. Hookers. —Lomas (Auckland). Kirkpatrick (Hawke’s Bay). M'Cormack (Canterbury). Lock.—Righton (Auckland). Side row.—M'Nab (Hawke’s Bay), Knight (Auckland), (Taranaki), D. M. Dickson (Otago). row.—Arthur (Southland). Finlayson (North Auckland), A. Thomas (Wellington). Ninety nominations were received exclusive of All Blacks who were not considered. SYDNEY UNIVERSITY TOUR. V ELLINGTON, May 16. •The following have be&n chosen by Mr J. N. Millard, sole selector, to represent New Zealand University in the first Rugby test with Sydney University at Dunedin next Saturday:—Stevenson (Otago), Webb (Otago), Olsen (Auckland), Mahan (Canterbury), Walpole (Wellington), Alexander (Canterbury), Brodie (Canterbury), Cabot (Otago). Munro (Otago), Keegan (Auckland), Dickson (Otago), Owen (Otago), Burrows (Canterbury), O’Regnn (Wellington), Burns (Wellington). The players not available were Murray (Otago), Martin, and Smith (Wellington). AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND. May 17. Ponsonby 21, University 8 : Grammar 18, Marists 3; Grafton 26, College Rifles 11; North Shore 8, Suburbs 3. Manukau 16, Newton 6. lIAWKE’R BAY. HASTINGS, May 16. Hastings 16, Celtic 9; Havelock North 6 Y.M.C.A. nil. WAIRARAPA. MASTEUTON, May 17. Carterton 8, Grey town 6; Fcatherston 12, Masterton 6; Gladstone 65, Murtinborough nil. WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON. May 17. Marist Brothers beat Berhaxnpore by 10 points to 7 after an exciting game. The first spell ended 7—3 in Berhampore’s favour. In the second spoil Marists scored a try, and there was a great strugglo for *uprcir#cy. Towards tho end of the match Waid (Marists) potted a goal. Th© other games resulted as follows: tfr.iveraity 45 beat Selwyn 3j Athletic 17

beat Old Boys 6; Oriental 13 beat Wellington 5; Petone 24 beat Ilutt 10. CHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH, May 17. Merivale 26, Albion 13; Linwood 16, University 8; Christchurch 26, North Canterbury 6.

P. w. L. D. For. Agst. pte Pirates 3 3 0 0 91 25 6 University A ... 3 3 0 0 67 23 6 fcaikorai 3 2 1 0 82 26 4 Zingari 3 2 1 0 43 23 4 Southern 3 2 1 0 35 45 4 Alhambra 3 1 1 1 24 22 3 Taieri Rovers ... 3 1 2 0 46 24 2 Dunedin 3 0 2 13 51 1 University B ... 3 0 3 0 27 69 0 Uniou 3 0 3 0 11 115 0