Varsity v. Ponsonby

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

Varsity v. Ponsonby

RUGBY CROWN IN BALANCE

To-Morrow’s Big Game

THE big attraction for Rugby enthusiasts to-morrow will be the meeting- of Varsity and Ponsonby at Eden Park. Both teams have secured seventeen points each on the championship table, and to-morrow’s clash will decide the premiership of the Auckland Rugby Union’s senior competition. Although Varsity defeated Ponsonby by 25 points to 8 earlier in the season, this should he no indication of tomorrow’s game. Both teams will be well on the job. and a hard and even game should result.

As a curtain-raiser to the big game Whangarei High School will play Mount Albert Grammar School, commencing at 1.30 p.m. This game also should produce fast, open football. The other two senior games will be between North Shore and Training College, on No. 2 ground, and Grafton and College Rifles on No. 3. Manukau and Grammar Old Boys will meet at Onehunga, and City and Marist at the Show Grounds. Following are the teams: Senior Grade Grammar Old Boys.—Schnauer, Howell, Olsen, Williams. Skelton, Singleton, Weir, Schnauer, A. Knight, Catlicart, Batty, Peacock, Wilson, L. Knight, Potter, Skelton, McCarthy, Gould. University.—Bush, Goodwin. Moorehouse, Minns, Stotter. Jenkin, Carter, Hindenach, Black, Jenkin. Linton, Anderson, Brooker, Colgan, Mathias, Babbage, Blakey, Bailey, Simmers. City.—Jacobs, Kerr-Taylor, Ellis, Crook, Johnston, If worsen, Dobson, Heard, Hudson, Crisp, McLean, Fell, Sorrenson, Fletcher, Holt, Wightman, Clarkin, Fitzjames, Magee. Senior B Grade University.—Bell, Miller, Kaa, McNaughton, Lowe, Cheal, Dixon, Hart, Hammond, O’Halloran, Bailey, Scott, Hodgson, Bell. Tramways.—McKoy, Garrett, Boag, Olsson, Warren, Rogers, Keenan, Howell, Whitham. McGrath. Maddren, Glass, Fielder, Horne. Corden. Reserves: Campney, Martin, Belchamber, Eglinton, Mitchell, Belcher. Second Grade Grammar. —Lendrum. Gilmore, Lewis, Bourke, Menzies. Wilson, Bell, Lewis, Jordan, Batty, Savory. Forsyth, Gladding, Kinnear. Potter. Young, Simmonds. Grammar Colts.—Dickie. Garlick, Jones, Gladding, Buckley, Tapper, Cashmore, Rae, Davidson. Hamilton, Mansell, Johnstone, Herbert. Leech. Davenport, Steere, Keene, Wilson. Cleave. Powell. University A.—McGlashan, Dodd, Lamb, King, Cilling, McKay, McCrystal, Bark, Harrop. Kelly, Hudson, Hardy, Foreman, O’Halloran. Robinson, Edwards. University B. —Parsons, Lamb, Greig, Eady (2). Poole, Stevenson, Ueslop, McDonald, Folder, Malcolmson, McKelvie, Connell. Jackson. Blomfield, Ross.

Marist. —O’Sullivan, McCabe, Corbett, Eville, Barry, McVeagh, Quin, Harris,

Rennie, Stitchbury, Belcher, Larsen. Nicholson. Ward. Strange, O'Connor. City.—Doonin. Harding. Parkinson, Ross, Bridle, Peillon, Walding, Phillips, Prendergast, Smith. White, McKee, Sorrenson, Allan (2), Simmons. Moran, Blair, McLaughlin. Third Grade University.—Crawford. Glover, Abbott, Potter, Byrt, Gaudin, Walker, Gregory, Hodge, Laurie. McKean, Strange, Abbott, Salmon. Farrell, Mitchell, White, Robb. Koliimarama. —Clare, Paul, Daisley. Watene (2), Hira, Collings, Eemaka. Davis. Maru. Parry. Dixon, Young, Godfrey, Heremaea, Waata. Penrose. —Anderson (2). Richards (2). Brady, Ellis, Briggs, Hammond, Bonny. Pring, Dickey, Shera, Williamson, Forrester, Lee, Bright, Garrett. Prince. Technical Old Boys.—Burns. Binne (2), Cooke, Mclntyre. McLean. Hutchinson. Craddock, Rimmer, Day, Mathew, Stowell, Cameron, Traill. Galbraith. Take 1 p.m. ferry. Third Intermediate Grammar. —Walton, Main, Barker, Paterson, Warren, Garner, Wyberg, Whitley, Obren, Singleton, Wilson, Graham (2), King, Bishop, Jnskip, Bassett, Rawle, Johnson. Fourth Grade Grammar. —Fisher. Tilly. Stubbs (2), Evans, French, Allen, Macey, Laird, Cato, Cairns, Bean, Ramsay, Nicholson, Mueller, Clarke, Dando, Allan, Pattison. Marist. —Loomb, Roberts, Pell, Clarke. Williams, Barrett, Pope, Turner, Gabriel. Blood, McNeil, Bettridge. Hickey, Shultz, Lee, Oddy, Oram, Wheelhouse, Dunn. Technical Old Boys.—Grey, Warren, Kerr, Mulvihill, Lye. Oldbury. Wernham, Rentoul, Plummer, Blow, McKenzie, Murphy, Cooper, Roughton, Simms, Davey. Galbraith. Jack, King. City.—Cummins, McLean, Raikes, Absolum, Payne, Sullivan, Morey, Callagher, Hunt, Moore, Walding, Cantlon, Cordes, A. Webb, Warren, Kingsbeer; R. Webb. Fifth Grade Marist.—Elliott, Dodd. McLuckie. Grace, Miller, Lawson, O’Carroll, Little, McGonagle (2), Dowsing, Bradley, FitzFitzgerald Toye, Ganley, Kelly, Hobbs, Holland, Fearn, Turner: Seventh Grade Marist. —Coglilan. Rout, Banove, McNeil, Barry, Souther, Cassidy, Herring, Corbett, Hobbs, Blood, Hansen, Grant, Smithson, Keith, Todd, Dunn, Hamilton. Koliimarama A.—Hira, Tewaiwai, Fleet, Fletcher, Poland, Heath, La Franchie, Taylor, Milne, Dunn. Dawson, Campbell, Shields, Trott, Hubber. Povey. Koliimarama B.—Hawke, Fleet. Hogg, Lane, Forbes, Gillespie, Whittaker, Allen, Talbot. Povey, Farrant. Weaver, Matthew, Webber, Tyrell, Laden, Morris, Knight, Hopkins.

IN THE PROVINCE

SOUTH AUCKLAND The Manukau Seniors will be represented by the following team in a match against Waikare at Rangiriri on Saturday;— Fullback, J. Alexander; threequarters. Luke, Royguard, Matheson; five-eighths. T. Cossey, N. Wilson; half, Robinson; forwards, F. Heard (wing), Milne, Hyde, G. Heard, Stokes, Barnard, Clarke, B. Short. Reserves: Hunter and Grant. The Franklin senior representatives to meet Pukekohe are:— Fullback, Hira; threequarters, Mathieson, Whelan, Rewha; five-eighths, Peters, Freeman;! half, Lindberg: forwards, Wright (wing), C. Dromgool, Baker, Bell. , Pullar, Lawrie, Wootten, J. Dromgool. Pukekohe will be represented by:— < Fullback, Willis; threequarters, N. ; Brownlee, Wood, S. Crotty; five-eighths, Pilkington, Bishop; half, Howe; for- i wards, Perkins (wing), May, Fraser, R. Crotty, Havard, Massey, Fulton, Dazeley. Reserves: Hickling, Mayes, G. Brownlee, * Cooke and Harlick. Tlie following have been chosen to represent Rangitikei against Taihape 'at 1 Taihape, on Saturday: Backs —Higgins; D. * Salmond, G. Hartley, J. Pataka; B. Cameron, G. Shanley; D. Walker; for- * wards—J. McMillan, C. Ellery, J. Bush, J. Adams, Toha; H. Major, M. Walker; Timmins. Emergencies: R. Simpson, J. Eru, A. Gibbons. <