RUGBY FOOTBALL

Southland Times, Issue 23897, 16 August 1939, Page 10

RUGBY FOOTBALL

EASTERN SOUTHLAND TEAM MATCH AGAINST TOWN ON SATURDAY The following Eastern Southland Rugby football team has been selected to play against Town at Gore on Saturday :— Backs.—Tutty, Windle, McCaughan, Currie, McKenzie, J. Adam, McLennan. Forwards. —Mathieson, Gaudion, McGowan, Herron, Ward, Scott, Robins, G. Adam. Reserves.—Backs, Milne, Wyeth, Wallis; forwards, Hoffman, Gibson, West. NORTH ISLAND MINOR UNIONS’ TEAM ALTERATIONS ANNOUNCED (United Press Association) CARTERTON, August 15. Mr E. McKenzie, the New Zealand selector, announces the following alterations in the North Island Minor Unions’ team to play the South Island team: ■ . , , H. Rayment (Bay of Plenty) replaces Wi Repa as full-back, and Tawahi McClutchie replaces Chrystall as emergency. . MANAWATU TEAM TO PLAY OTAGO TODAY (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, August 15. The Manawatu Rugby team to play against Otago tomorrow is: Backs.—Stewart; Little, Howell, Mitchell; Dermer, Finlay; Parris. Forwards.—Dustin, Thorn, Fleming; McKenzie, Terry, McLaren, Findlay; Wilkins. SOUTH AFRICAN FORWARD IN INVERCARGILL Frank Forster, the South African wrestler, is very keen to see the Southland forwards in action. “I am going to see the big game today,” he stated last night, “as everywhere in New Zealand I hear of the magnificent forwards you have in Southland. Maybe, I may meet some of them in my own country next should know something about Rugby as he has represented Rhodesia and Transvaal as a forward. His experience has been taken advantage of in Wellington, as he coached some club teams this season. SOUTHERN DISTRICT TEAM The following team has been selected to represent the Southern Sub-Union in a match against Wakatipu on Saturday at Queenstown: Full-back: A. McKenzie (Seaward Three-quarters: W. Robertson (Morton Mains), D. Weir (Seaward Downs), B. Glendinning (Chaslands). Five-eighths: N. Parker (Seaward Downs), J. McCallum (Gorge Road). Half-back: C. Montague (Oteramika). Forwards: P. McNaughton (Oteramika), J. Pope (Southern Star), J. Blackmore (Seaward Downs); J. Dickson (Southern Star), D. Perriam (Oteramika), J. Pow (Seaward Downs), J. McLennan (Tahakopa); J. Lawson (Oteramika). j T tr ir Emergencies: Forwards.—J. Vain (Waimahaka), C. Birss (Tahakopa), Smith (Southern Star). Backs.—Rae (Tahakopa), J. Thwaites (Southern Star), E. Crighton (Waimahaka).