RUGBY TEST.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 19 September 1925, Page 9

RUGBY TEST.

NEW ZEALAND v. NEW SOUTH WALES TO-DAY.

23 y Telegraph—Tress Association. AUCKLAND, Sept. 18. To-morrow’s Rugby test between Now South Wales and New Zealand is being awaited with tho keenest interest. Five members of the New. South Wales team have been resting at Rotorua, for five days in view of the special effort required to-morrow. The teams will be as follows: NEW ZEALAND. Nepia Svenson Cooke . Lucas McGregor Nicholls . Mill

Porter Stewart Richardson M. Brownlie Masters Finlayson Lolna3 Irvine NEW SOUTH WALES. Toby Bowers Reid Morrisey Crossman

Lawton Meaglier Resney Judd Laycock Woods . Bryant Blackwood Smith Tarleton Tho visitors have chosen Mr. F. E. Sutherland (Auckland) as referee.

NEPIA’S PENIAL.

WILL NOT PLAY LEAGUE.

By Telegraph—Press Association,

AUCKLAND, Sept. 18

Nepia, after reading a. newspaper clipping of the cablegram from London, signed tho following statement in tho presence of Messrs AY. F. Hornig, A. C. ICitto,' and E. Mackenzie, members of the Now Zealand Rugby Union: — “AYith reference to tho cutting, I ;lony that I have been in eommxmicaAon with tho Hull League Club, and I lierrhy .stale that I havo no intention of joining a League Club or of playing under tho Leaguo code.’’