RUGBY IN GISBORNE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19099, 21 August 1936, Page 14

RUGBY IN GISBORNE

DECIDING MATCHES TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW Only three more matches remain to he played in the senior competition series of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union-, and the games to-morrow on the Oval will have an important hearing on the result, At present, Y.M.P. leads Celtic by one point and the battle for supremacy has been set down for to-morrow. Old Boys are also in the running and their chances will he spoiled if the old students timi the tables. iVlaiist drew the bye. As the junior competition has been completed a knock-out, scries has been started and the meeting between Old Boys (1!) ami High School also will he ii game to decide which team is to take third place on the junior championship ladder. Celtic are drawn against Old Boys (A), and H. 5.0.8. against Diarist. The teams will be picked from the following :

Celtic seniors (v. Y.M.P.). —A ates, McAneney (3), Arnolt, McKinley (4), Patty, Milligan, Steel, Scholium, Rogers, Barly, Stevens, and Wooster.

Y.M.P. seniors (v. Celtic).—-Backs, Brown, Pohatu, Edwards, Dlocau, T. Win i lei', Ivingi, Chesley, and AY. Bright; forwards, Dennis, McLean, Nukunuku, Lewis, Ihaka, Maynard, Awatere, Rogers, Pomana, and Baker. Celtic thirds (v. High School) .—llonie (2). Pickett, Tamihana, Watts, Read (21), Giassford, Cook, Mudford, O’Connor, Dunstan. Wright, Edwards, Taylor, and McKinley. Players are to be on the ground at 1 p.m. Old Boys fifths (v. High School B). — Muir, Clay, Barnes, Carson, R. White, Richards. S. White. Hawkins. Knowles, Percy,. Caldwell, Inaiima, Zuppieicli, Johnson, llirroll, Hiteliings, Green, and Kane.

1T.5.0.8. juniors (v. Diarist)ltalian(yne. Francis. Thompson. Phillips. Short Maunder. Redstone, Post, Dixcy, Smiler Brodio. Reed, Cowan, Long, Davidson, and Smith.