FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 191, 24 August 1901, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

FEB PBEB3 ASSOCIATION. Dunedin, August 23. Mr. Henderson, manager of the Sydney team, says it is not intended to send over for r« serves. They wilt play New Zealand with the best team available. As another team is required to visit Queensland th-y cm Id not get the bst men over. The visitors' fifteen to-mo dw will be weuk, as a number of the best men have to stafid down owing to injuries.

new Zealand v. mew south WALEB. I The New Zetland Rugby Union Management Committee metonThursnight. The seleotors of the New Zealand team (Messrs G. O. Facbe, A. Bayly and Jamfs Hutcheson) forwardei the following placing of the team to represent New Zealand against New South Wales:—Full-back, Mackenzie (Auckland); three-quartets, Smith (Auok:land) right wing, McGregor (Auckland) centre, Jacobs (Southland) left wing; half-backs, All«n (Taranaki), Wood (W* lliogton), Humphries ( r aranaki); rovef half, Duncan (Otago); forwards, Dodd (Wellington), and Udy (Wairarapa) front ro<r, Cunningham (Auckland) pivot, Cross and Drake (Caute>-bu-y), O'Dowda (Ta anaki), and V'urd'e (Southland), The secretary was instructed to obtain from the selectors the oames of an emergency back and an emargency forward, so that they could be brought to Wellington f >r the match.

The Wellington Rugby Union has decided to invite the Wairarapa Union to send down five men to take part in r.he practice g*me agaiua; the New Zealand te<m on Wedneiday next.