RUGBY FOOTBALL
THE RANFURLY SHIELD KING COUNTRY TEAM (Per Press Association.) CHMSTCHUECU, this day. The King Country Rugby team to play Canterbury for tJie Ranfurly Shield is as follows: McLeod, Lawler, Gilbert, domett, Galbraith, Rata, I’j'iedlander; forwards, Brown, Armstrong, Morgan, Bradshaw, Fletcher, Jvawe, Trust, and Riddle. PREMIER CUP COMPETITION CELTIC V. OLD BOYS MATCH The major attraction at the Oval tomorrow will ho the meeting ot Celtic and Old Boys in the semi-final match ot the Bremier Clip competition, for which both club teams have been training assiduously. The trophy is held by 11.5.0.8. civil), winners of last season's competition, and the winner of to-mor-row’s senior game will play 11.5.0.8. in the final of ibis year's series on Saturday week. in the championship series of this season, Celtic proved the winners by a small margin over Y.M.P., with OKI Boys third in the running and 11.5.0.8. at the bottom of the list. An interesting feature, of the championship was that Old Boys and Celtic usually provided the most interesting games when they met in successve rounds, and their further meeting to-morrow is therefore of particular interest. While Celtic’s sustained form throughout the championship series fully entitled that dub to the honors it won, Old Boys will regard it as a feather in their caps, and a vindication of their own form, if they can score a victory over the champions to-morrow.
The Premier Cup holders, N. 5.0.8.. lire not remitting any effort which may enable them to retain the trophy this year, and it is highly probable that the winning team in to-morrow’s game will have an even harrier match in the final of the competition.
TO-MORROW’S EARLY GAME As a. curtain-raiser to the Bromiei Cup semi-final, the filth grade repre sentatives will meet a team of High School players, the. composition of tin teams being as under: Fifth grade representatives.- Full back, .M. Crawford; Lhree-ipiarlers, Me Glory, 1/. Gavin, and F. Mic hie; five eighths. lb Quinn and Balfour; half back, .!. Thompson; forwards, \. John .son. A. Carlson, .Maloney, Ha rues, .1 Shone, 11, Wall. I’rniee, P. Harry reserves, I). Martin, and W. Fitzgerald High School.-■ Fullback, .Woody three qiiarlrrs, Bright. Boiler. I.aiigridge; five-eighths. K. Thompson, JV Thompson : halfback, Mallctf : lorwards Cederwall, Moran, Murphy, Kay, Gan dell. Bei thelsen, Sinclair. Ihincan; re serves, Needham and P.leore. The curia in-raiser will he relereed by Mr. W. McKeagiie.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18206, 29 September 1933, Page 11
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