North v. South

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 417, 27 July 1928, Page 11

North v. South

Inter-Island League Clash

playing for Places against Englishmen

THE annual inter-island Rugby League match, the biggest attraction so tar in the 1928 representative season, will be staged at Carlaw Park to-morrow under the control of the Council of the New Zealand Rugby League. The football massacre of Canterbury by Auckland last Saturday cannot be taken as an indication of the form of the Southern thirteen, as a number of such well-known players as Goodall and O’Brien from the West Coast are in the visiting side, and a fast and open exhibition of the code is expected.

The sensational defeat of Auckland h V South Auckland on Wednesday last has meant including members of the latter team in

forwards in the South Island, has been seen In action in many representative games in this city. The following are the teams: SOUTH ISLAND Fullback.—Blazey (Otago). ~ Threequarters.—iClydesdale . (Otago). Lckhoif (Otago), Davidson (Canterbury) Five-eighths.—Robins (West Coast, captam), Spillajie (Canterbury). Halfback.—Woods (Canterbury, viceDaptain). Forwards.—Woodgate (Canterbury).

thß North Island side .and in this respect, Timms and Trevattor, f“® r their fine exhibitions in the midweek game are well worthy of thenplace in the rep. thirteen. J. O’Brien. Hutt and Alf Scott are a solid trio and can be relied nnnn to keep the opposing forward division busy, but the ex-Auckland player Townsend, who now plays for Otago, is bound to give Somers plenty of trouble in securing the ball from ihe scrums. Many fans will be pleased to see that Brisbane has been chosen as eentre-threequarter, and his sure tackling - , speed and brilliant straight running is sure to prove invaluable to the North Island side. Wetherill is being placed at five-eighth and providing he considers the other members of the rearguard on his side, and stops a deal of that run-

ning back which he does on so many occasions, he is well placed. It is doubtful if Raynor, of South Auckland, will make a sufficiently good showing on the wing to prove himself better than Len Scott, who is a strong running winger and an exceptionally dangerous man near the line. v Quite a number of the South Island players are well known to Auckland followers of the code. Spillane at five-

eighth and Woods at lialt were two of the most prominent men in the Canterbury match last week, while Goodall, undoubtedly one of the finest

Townsend (Otago), Collie (Canterbury). 1 ■ O Connor (Otago). O’Brien and Goodall (West Coast). Emergencies.—W. Stuart (Canterbury). Quinn (Otago). NORTH ISLAND Fullback.—C. Dufty. Threequarters.—Hardgrave, Brisbane. 3. Raynor (South Auckland). Five-eighths.—Wetherill,, Prentice. Halfback.—Delgrosso. Forwards.—A. Scott. Timms (South Auckland), Hutt, Trevattor (South Auckland), Somers, J. O’Brien. Emergencies.—Forwards: Hall, Stephenson (Huntly), Payne. Backs: Seagar. L. Scott, List. Peckham. Mr. L. Bull has been appointed to control the game, which will commence at three o’clock. A very large attendance is expected.

The teams will assemble at the Tepid Baths at two o’clock.