RUGBY COMPETITIONS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19619, 29 April 1938, Page 8

RUGBY COMPETITIONS

POVERTY BAY SEASON LATE START MADE TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW The majority of the Rugby unions throughout the Dominion started their competitions last Saturday, but the Poverty Bay Rugby Union will begin the season to-morrow on the Oval. The clubs were to have taken part in a seven-a-side tournament last Saturday, but the weather caused its abandonment. There has been a distinct break in tiie weather since the end of the cricket season and a change has taken effect in the appearance of the Oval; green grass covers - the .previously somewhat parched ground and goalposts and fences divide off the three grounds. The union was unable to fill the gap made by the withdrawal of the P.W.D. team from Muriwai and as a consequence only five teams nominated for .the 'senior competition. <Vhile the series will be interrupted with a bye each week, the reduction in the number of teams has had ;he effect of strengthening the club teams, for the keener members of the old P.W.D. team have joined the remaining clubs. The fourth grade will be started on May 7 and the fifth grade after the school holidays.

Teams for to-morrow will be selected from the following:— Old Boys seniors (v. Celtic).— Shanks, Livingstone, Field, Smelli*?,' Milne, Cave, Campbell, Fargher, Cook, Twigg, Spence, Aitken, Mont gomery, Llttler, Haisman, Sebire, Short, Jenkins, Wood, Read, Sharp. Hyde and Hale. The team must be at the Gisborne Hotel at 2 p.m.

Marist seniors (v. H.5.0.8.).—S Yates, L. Winstanley, W. Hoyle, H. Duckworth, R. Clark, R. Quinn, D. "Keeney, C. Edmondson, J. Breingan, Ireland, D. Hamon, H. Bean, M. Doyle, M. O'Brien, J. Anderson, A. Toye, R. V. Lawless, E. O’Halloran, A. Horne, H. Warren and C. Marshall. The team will assemble at the Royal Hotel at 2 p.m. H. 5.0.8. seniors (v. Marist).—F. Boyle, M. Smith, J. Smith, P. Lyons, P. Harris, N. Morley. D. Francis, P. Kutia, V. Kutia. C. Waide, D. Cor storphine, T. McGuffie, J. Leech, W Reid, R. Bradford, W. Morrison. IT Wall and F. Bartlett. Old Boys B juniors (v. Marist B). —W. Hayden, A. Falconer, R. Green, L. Bell, M. Glen, H. Sebire, R. Carroll, S. Ball, J. Forster, M. Stevens, D. Hamilton, I. Caie, R. Russell, N. Summersby, R. Kells, J. Hutchen, A. Eastwood, and J. Shortt. Celtic thirds (practice at High School).—R. Cook, G. Bell, A. Brown, F. Michie, G. Solomon, McMillan (2), A. Normington, V. Neal, S. Swan, R. Callaghan, B. Mullooly,’ E.. Lloyd, E. Quinn, Paratene, Nepia, M. Colson, G. Bai, J. Barbour and J. Spill. The team will assemble at 1 p.m. Celtic seniors (v. Old Boys).— Malone, Symes, McAneney, Larsen, Milligan, Crarer, McKinley (3), Steel, Kani Pere, Goldsmith, Tippetts, Fee, Barboure, Rogers, Lynch, Walker and 3nrty. Players are to assemble at the Record Reign Hotel at 2 p.m. -- Celtic juniors (v. High Schobl).— Woods, Muir, Hargreaves, Duckworth, McKinley (2), Normington, Read, ilassford, Morissey, Cameron, O’Connor, Kearns, Wright, Prince, O’Rourke, Buckley and O’Donnell. Players must be on the ground at 1 p.m. Marist junior A (v. Old Boys A). — T. Rigney, J. Bean, R. Gavin, F. Griffin, R. Smith, W. McGrory, J. Davoren, M. McCallion, J. Hanley, C. McGrannachan, Clifford, Whitehead v 3), E. Thomson, R. Friar, D. Gavin, W. Murphy, E. Crosby, E. Owen, P. Coleman, W. Dennett and F. Gardner. Players are to be on the Oval at 1 p.m. H. 5.0.8. juniors (practice at high School, 1.15 p.m.).—Ballantyne, Bennett, Francis, Johnstone, Evans, Davidson, Leach, McCallion, White, I’ampbell, Boys, Sim, Ford, Short, McGregor, File, Perston, Bee and Friar.

■ Marist Junior B (v. Old Boys B). — M Malcolm, P. Fischbach, H. Patterson, A. Somers, G. Owen, P. Edwards, T. Dunlop, M. McKenzie, K. Hall, S. L,ee, F. Lee, B. Shaskey, B. Quinn, \ Barry, M. Bee, Whitehead and B. Samson. , m Marist thirds (v. Old Boys). —T. Donovan, F. "Tuetenberg, T. Kane, A. Kane, F. Bradfield, T. McFadyen, G. Butler, J. Third, B. Reid. S. Parker, J. Quinn, J. Clark, R. Hall, D. Cederwall, T. Martin and L. McMahon. H. 5.0.8. thirds (v. High School).— Aitken, A. Kay, R. Nelson, G. Crawford, R. McGregor, C. Smith, Franks, Knight, L. Little, R. Smiler, D. McLeod, Pritchard, Frazer, P. Mitchell, Cederwall, Johnstone, Rogers and Cannell. WAIKOHU COMPETITION TO-MORROW’S MATCHES 'Herald Correspondent.) The Waikohu Rugby Sub-Union’s competition will commence to-morrow afternoon, when the Puha and Te Karaka teams will meet in Puha and the Waipaoa and Whatatutu teams will play in Whatatutu. Several older players have retired from the game and to-morrow will see many new ones itr action. The Puha team has been unfortunate in having lost the services of two of last season’s outstanding playei's, K. Kiwha and G. Askew, who have left the district. The Puha team for to-morrow will be chosen from the following: Forwards: J. Parker, H. Rutene, P. Ryland, P. Tematai, E. Newton, J. Holdsworth, W. Scott, .T. Dymock, Davies acid S. Wi Rangi. Backs: R. Williams, B. Ruru, J: Ruru, W. Williams, D. Ruru. C. Brown, A. Bayley, R. Richmond, J. Bayley, P. Crawford, and E. Seven.