WAIROA RUGBY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19377, 15 July 1937, Page 8

WAIROA RUGBY

COUNTY SUB-UNION KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION ROUND STARTS SATURDAY (Herald Correspondent.) The firr.t round of the Wairoa Rugby Sub-Union's knock-out competition will start on Saturday afternoon and it lias boon decided to play Nuhaka against Old Boys on No. 2 ground at Lambton Square. The game on the main ground will be between the Wairoa junior representatives and the Te Maori team.

The following is the draw:— Senior grade.—Nuhaka v. Old Boys, on Wairoa No. 2 ground at 2.45 p.m.: Mahia v. Ilikurangi, at McCrea’s at 2.30 p.m.: Whakaki and Waipapa, byes.

Junior grade.—Junior representative fixture between Wairoa and Te Moari, on No. 1 ground at 2.45 p.m.

Third grade—High School-Old Boys combined v. Pirates, on Wairoa No. 1 ground at 1.30 p.m.

THE TEAMS ANNOUNCED JUNIOR MEN’S GAME (Ilcrnld Correspondent.) Several alterations have been made in the pack of the Wairoa junior representative team to meet the Te Moari sub-union selection in Wairoa on Saturday and the teams have been announced as follows: — Wairoa. —Fullback, J. Smith tO.B.); three-quarters, T. Maru (Wat.), 11. Robinson (Wai.), and C. Pine (T.M.); five-eighths, ,T. Paul (Wai., and Colwell (O.B.): half, D. Stewart (Wai.); forwards, back row, A. Thompson (Nu.), W. Smith (Marama), R. Goodley (Wai.); middle row, S. Whaanga (Nu.), and J. Greening (Wat.): front row, B. Mayo (Wai.), L. Collins (O.B.), N. Alexander (Druids); emergencies, Ruru (Wat.), Matairangi (Nu.), C. Garnham (Wai.), and Adsett (O.B.;.

Te Moari. —Fullback, A. Murray; three-quarters, S. Rodgers, G. Helm, and McFarlane; five-eighths, A. Mercer and .1. Kennedy: halfback, W. Moran; forwards, R. Marsh, J. Carswell, B. Sturm, N. Compton, E. D. Hayes, P. Harvey, 11. Burgess and E. Kenworthy. Emergencies: Backs, H. Fraser and ,J. Forne; forwards, M. Murphy, A. Fraser and P. Murphy.