REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY

Taranaki Daily News, 11 August 1932, Page 11

REPRESENTATIVE RUGBY

TARANAKI v. WANGANUI. WANGANUI TEAMS CHOSEN. The Wanganui Rugby Union will be represented by two strong teams in the return matches against Taranaki A at Wanganui and Taranaki Maoris at New Plymouth on Saturday. On June 3 Taranaki won both matches, the A team winning at New Plymouth by 19 to 12, and the Maori team at Wanganui by 23 to 11. The Wanganui selectors, Messrs J. D. Crowley (chairman), L. Southcombe and A. Henwood, have practically recast the Wanganui A team, as only five of the King’s 'Birthday party will play for the Union on Saturday. At fullback Narbey has been replaced by D. Thompson. Bullock-Douglas, the All Black winger, replaces Walden on the wing. The public will therefore see three of this year’s victorious All Black® in action, as Collins (full-back) and R. Clarke (forward) will play for Taranaki. Downes at centre has been replaced by Gibson, whilst the five-eighths, Shaw and Hawkens, are replaced by Low and Egan. Duncan goes in as halfback in place of Wall. In the forwards Matthews, Buckley, Tasker and Walden replace Thompson, Hutchison, Stewart and Walker. The team will be:— Full-back: D. Thompson. Three-quarters: Brisco, Gibson, Bul-lock-Douglas. Fiveeighths: Egan, Lowe (first). Half-back: Duncan. Forwards: Fowler, Waters (back row), Matthews, Buckley, Glen; Tasker, Jones, Walden. Reserves: Morgan, Brogden (backs), Maitland and Walker (forwards). Fowler, who is still in hospital as the result of an injury received when playin-” for Clifton, will not be available for the Taranaki team, which will leave I New Plymouth at five o’clock to-mor-row. Mr. C. Brown has been appointed manager. | Messrs A. Takarangi and J. D. Hartley have selected a very strong, fifteen to represent the Wanganui Maoris. Several of the fifteen -have been away tourin-' with the New Zealand Maoris, as have also Watson and Wetere of the Taranaki fifteen. At Wanganui on June 3 the match provided a fast and spectacular game, delighting all who witnessed it. The return game on Saturday should prove just as'interesting. There are paly four alteration® in the.

team that played on June 3. Chase replaces H. Taiuru at full-back, while H. Raukawa replaces Nikorima at fiveeighth, Pairama, a solid forward, and J. Potaka replace Tate and Broughton in the forwards. The Wanganui team will leave Wanganui at five o’clock and will stay the night at the Royal Hotel, returning to Wanganui after dinner on Saturday. The team will be:— Full-back; Chase. Three-quarters; Smith, Downs, Meremere. five-eighths: R. Potaka, Raukaw-a. Half-back: Kingi. forwards: G. Hartley, Pairama, Murphy, J. Taiuru, P. Waiters, Hauparoa, M. Taiuru, J. Potaka. Reserves: Tume and Tate. The match will 'be preceded by a representative game between North and South Taranaki juniors.