RUGBY TOUR OF N.S.W.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 April 1928, Page 15

RUGBY TOUR OF N.S.W.

NO DECISION ARRIVED AT. By Telegraph —Press Association. Wellington, April 20. Questioned regarding the dispatch of a New Zealand team to New South Wales this season, the chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union, Mr. 8. S. Dean, stated that the management committee had not yet considered the matter, though it had authorised Mr. Hornig to discuss the question of tours with the New South Wales Union while in Sydney. A visit from New South Wales this season was, of course, expected, but nothing definite in the matter of sending a team to Australia would be decided until Mr. Hornig’s report came to hand. TWO FRIENDLY GAMES TO-DAY. A team of young, fit. Athletic (Hawera) footballers will engage an Old Boys’ senior club side at the Pukekura Park ground to-day. The contest should provide a good exposition of the Rugby passing game. On the Hawera showgrounds the Hawera and Patea Clubs will play a friendly game. Both the northern and the southern fixtures should draw good crowds of followers, eager to see the form displayed so early in the season. Each of the four clubs has had its ranks reinforced with new players, and last year’s form may be no criterion for the coming season. TEAMS CHOSEN FOR TO-DAY. The following team will represent Old Boys against Hawera Athletic to-day: Bailey, Dinniss, Fookes, Webster, Cobb, Stevens, Morey, Read, Deader, Abraham, Bendall, Luxton, Brewster, Riley, Campbell, Smart, Allen. Old Boys juniors v. High School, at 1.30 to-day: Ford, Roch, Thompson, Grace, Mace, Burgess, Olsen, Allen, Ryan, Thomas, Olsen, McNeill, Hoby, Plumtree, Knofflock, Beck, Wilson, Pankhurst, Hutchinson.

Okato seniors v. Waimate, at Manaia. —L. Goodwin, Wolfe (2), J. Goodwin, L. Julian, A. Goodwin, H. Roberts, J. McDonald, C. Roebuck, T. Coffee, J. Goodwin, F. Goodwin, Wherare, W. Taylor, Kendall; reserves, S. Jones. D. O’Sullivan.

The following will represent Waimate v. Okato at Manaia to-day.—Fergus, Cate, Wineera, Christie, Moki, Paterson, Hickey, Griffin, R. Ruru, W. Sutton, Wood, W. Bourke, Hughes, M. Burke, Heneri, Mikaka, D. Shaw, S. McDonald, Long, ' Surgenor. Players are to be on the ground at 2 p.m. Tukapa fourths to play Star fourths at Tukapo grounds at 2.30 p.m.—Penwarden, Williams, Hodge, McGiven, Henderson, Lewis, Main, W. Morris, Moore, Knott, Carter, Lobb, Roebuck, O’Dowda, Goodey, Watson, Pratt, Dineen, Whitehead, D. Morris. PRIMARY SCHOOL MATCHES. The primary school competitions in North Taranaki commence to-day with the following matches:— A Grade.—Waitara v. Inglewood, at Inglewood; Central Excelsior v. West End, at Tukapo; Fitzroy v. Westown, at Fitzroy. B Grade.—Moturoa v. Vogeltown, at Racecource; High School v. Convent, at Racecourse. C Grade.—Central v. West End, at Tukapo; Fitzroy v. Westown, at Fitzroy. Mr. A. Petty, who was injured while playing football at the Waiwakaiho territorial camp last week-end, is making good progress in the New Plymouth hospital, and expects to leave the institution next week. He has decided to give up football permanently, it is said. ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. TEAMS SELECTED FOR TO-DAY. A match between the following two Rangers teams will be played on the ground at Fitzroy to-day, kick-off at 2.30 sharp. A team: Martin, Sadler, Tyrill, Whitwell, Thompson, White, Smith, Chapman, Mitehell, Dey, Oliver. B team: Shepherd, Rendell, Herdson, Mecredy, Place, Milne, Anderson, Quay, Watson, Oscroft, All&on, Hefford. At a meeting of the Albion dub it was decided to play an A and B match to-day at 2 p.m. on the racecourse grounds. The teams are as follow: —A team: Neighbour, Dr. Brown, Crowe, A. McKenzie, F. Roper, Ibbotson, Smith, Young, de Grut, Peach and Sutton. B team: Parish, Feakins, Campbell, Kendrick, Upshall, R. Roper, H. Parrish, W. McKenzie, Jackson, Walbran and Stiekby. Reserves: Griffiths Hutchison ami Hill.