FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 July 1925, Page 7

FOOTBALL.

NEW SOUTH WALES VISIT. SELECTION OF TEAM. By Telegraph.—Prase Assn. —Copyright. Sydney, July 21. Tho following is the New South Wale..’ Rugby Union team to tour New Zea land:—lFull-baeks, Toby and Reid. Three-quarters: Crossman, Bowers. Smith, Foote, Morrisy, King and Doran. Five-eighths; George and Lawton. Halt back: Shell. Forwards: Tarleton, Blackwood, Windeyer, Smith, Woods. Palmer, Fox, Shaw, Telford, Bryant. Laycock, Thorn, Greatorex and Rigney. An additional three-quarter, half-back and forward are yet to be selected. Ross, Nothling, Erby, Ritchie and Prati was unavailable. Mr. H. Baker has been appointed manager of the team, which leaves Sydney on August 14. The League team to represent New South Wales against New Zealand on Thursday is:-MFull-back: Hardy. Three quarters: Wearing, O’Rourke, Byrne am! Turnoch. Halves: McMahon and Rob inson. Forwards: Latta, O’Connor, Hardman, Ives, Justice and Hayes. IN TER-ISLAND MATCH. Christchurch, July 31. Rbbilliard replaces Wise in the South Island team. NORTH V. SOUTH TARANARJ. ALTERATIONS IN NORTH TEAM. The following alterations have been made in the forward divishion of the North Taranaki team, which is to meet South Taranaki at Stratford to-mor-row:—Bond (Stratford) replace® Kivell (Stratford), Young (Stratford) replace® Walter (Stratford), and in the emergencies Lawrence (Inglewood) replaces Bond. Fryclay (Stratford) will be unable to play owing to injuries. Members of the North team are requested to assemble at the Chib Hotel and members of the South team at the Commercial Hotel. The curtain raiser to the big match will be played between New Plymouth Technical .College and Stratford High School. TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. CARDIFF CLUB. Cardiff v. Midhirst, at Midhirst.—L Collins, O’Sullivan, C. Stewart, Miers. Nicholls, Pryce, David, N. Stewart, Lehmann (2), Horn, Trott, Huekstep, Wi«newski, Smith; emergencies—forwards. McMahon, Huekstep; backs, Clemow, Aagaard. PUKENGAHU CLUB. Pukengahu First Juniors v. StratforA at Pukengahu, at 2.45 p.m.—D. Bonner. A. Bloomfield, L. Caskey, J. Lash, M Greig, H. Martin, A. Bilski, C. PennlalL W. Payne, D. McGuinness, W. Day, T. Walsh. R. Houghton, B. Crowe, W. Hills M. Bilski, E. Crowe. INGLEWOOD CLUB. Thirds v. Celtic, at Inglewood.— C. Corkill, C. Gudgeon, J. Lawson, R. Nutting, K. Mum'by. L. Keenan, G. Herlihy, W. Bublitz, R. Coles, J. Fitzherberf, J. Lile, R. Lamb, N. Lightfoot, J. Luck, W. Wilson, Brown and H. Crush. | STRATFORD TEAM. Stratford will be able to place only a very weak team in the field next Saturday, and for the balance of the competition several substitutes will have to be played. Among the forward® Walter and Kivell will be absent at Invercargill, Fryday has sprained both knees and will be off for at least two Saturdays. ; and E. Young injured his elbow at Eli thnm and is in a similar position. One of the five-eighths, B. ObDin®, severely strained a tendon In his leg and will be unable to play. ASSOCIATION GAME. EASY WIN FOR ENGLAND!. By Telcgrftph.—Press Assn. —Copyright. Received July 21, 10.55 p.m. Sydney, July 21, At "Soccer” England defeated Gran«‘ vilie, tlie Metropolitan premier team, by six goals to one. For a time the local team held the visitors, but then the latter’s superior technique told, and England ran away with the g»m»