RUGBY FOOTBALL

Southland Times, Issue 23599, 29 August 1938, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MAORIS BEAT FIJI IN THIRD TEST HARD, FAST GAME AT SUVA (Received August 28, 6.30 p.m.) SUVA, August 27. The Maoris won the third Rugby Test by defeating Fiji by 6 points to 3 after a hard, fast game. Steele and Tuhoro scored tries for the Maoris and Fiji’s points came from a penalty goal. The game was more open than the other two games, but deadly tackling on both sides prevented further scoring. The Maoris, with injured players, put up a stubborn battle to draw the series. Wetere, Steele, Murray and Wirepa were the outstanding backs and McDonald, Matthews and Kenny were the best forwards.

UNIVERSITY TEAM ANNOUNCED MATCH AT - HAMILTON (United Press Association) PALMERSTON NORTH, August 28. The following New Zealand university Rugby football team was announced on Saturday evening by the sole selector (Mr T. G. Hislop) for a game at Hamilton on Tuesday:—Full-back, J. F. J. Egan (Otago); three-quarters, L. A. D. Hayman (Auckland), A. G. Hunter (Canterbury), M. Watt (Otago); fiveeighths, P. B. Overton (Canterbury), H. R. C. Wild (Victoria); half-back, P. F. Howden (vice-captain, Otago); forwards, M. Gomez (Canterbury), R. Burke (Victoria), S. McNicoll (Victoria), L. S. Drake (captain, Auckland), W. Lange (Auckland), T. E. Trott (Otago), I. L. Vosailagi (Otago), G. W. Mack (Otago). Emergencies.—H. M. Foreman (Auckland), M. J. Wall (Otago), J. W. Edwards (Auckland) and L. Malley (Canterbury). SCHOOL TEAM TO PLAY ON WEDNESDAY The following is the Southland Boys’ High School team to play the Old Boys third grade team as the curtain-raiser to the Southland-Taranaki match on Wednesday: Longley, Lawrence, Coster, Hill, Watts, Smythe, Mayhew, Cameron, Walker, Swale, Soper, McGibbon, Blaikie, Parcell, Muirson, Hishon, Oughton, Robertson, Fairbanks, Chambers.

Any player who is unable to play must notify Mr T. A. Swale, telephone 1038.

TABLE TENNIS DRAW FOR THIS WEEK’S MATCHES Table tennis matches to be played this week are as follows:— Tonight.—Women’s A Grade: Civil Service v. St. Mary’s; Rata v. W.S. and Co.; Alliance No. 1 v. Moana; Alliance No. 2 a bye. Women’s B Grade: Alliance v. Southern; Moana v. H. and J. Smith’s; Civil Service v. St. Mary’s. Tomorrow.—Men’s A Grade: Alliance No. 2 v. W.S. and Co. No. 1; Alliance No. 1 v. County. Men’s B Grade: St. Mary’s No. 2 v. Star; St. Mary’s No. 1 v. W.S. and Co.

Wednesday.—Men’s A Grade: W.S. and Co. No. 2 v. Pirates; Star No. 2 v. Star No. 1. Men’s B Grade: Frozen Meat Co. v. Building Society; H. and J. Smith’s v. Alliance; Southern a bye. AUCKLAND BY WELLINGTON (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, August 28. In the annual representative table tennis match, played at Wellington on Saturday, Wellington beat Auckland by 13 matches to six.