Rugby Football.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10305, 27 July 1907, Page 2

Rugby Football.

TO-DAY'S MATCHES. jl. - ■ — I AIUCKLAND V. THAMES. To-day the annual football fixture the representative teams of > the Auckland and Thames Rugby > Uuilons takes place at (Alexandra Park, and a good gamei may ibe expected. The Thames forward division ] i ( is particularly strong, this year; in .' ) i fact rarely has the district, put a I j better team of forwards in the field, r The back division, however, is not as strong; as previous combinations, though the defensive 'play should be : > sound. The local team is weakened by -, the atwenoe of Keating', who missed , 'i the iboat this 'morning,; The teams , I may line out somewhat as under: THE THAMES REPS. • i '-'■ Full-back: ■•..-'■ L D. Floyd. > Three-quarters: ? Choafie Newdiok - Kitvhing b Five-Eighths: L. Snowling. Half: ' A. Hougfrton. I Wings: l S. Baker McCollum. Forwards: I j I. Smith McKeown darke J. Dunlop Dengate H. Hayward Autridge. THE AITC&LAIN<D TEAM. i - •• Fufcbaok: » Miller. ■ Three-quarters: ; Wilson Twiname Murray ; ; Five-eighths: i Magee R. Wynyard L ; Half: ■ \ >. > ' Kiernftii. r Wing forward: W,. Tyler. Forward*: l Dunning) MacCormick _- ' I Trevarthen. MoGuire (Grafton) Kinder , Hall MbDonald. ) _ „-■■; * SCHOOL BOiTS' REP. MATCH. For *he first time in, the history of 'local football a representative *j matoh. has 'been arranged ibetween r ( taame from Auckland and Thantes l; public scihoole. The local team is oonl. sidered a fairly strong one, but • as 5 i this is their maiden effort before a >' large g!aitherine| their play may ibe 'r\ affecfed ibjr^nerVotisneM. The I, are as under: . „ ; »i Thames: Full, Shand; three-quartiers ' b Read, Buohan, Johiison; five-eighths,-T Climo; half, Henderson; forwards, , b Thomas, iSparke, Brownlee, Spraggon, : 1 Winder, 'Morrison, Law, Smith, Grigg, j! Auckland: Ardero, Henderson, i Randbll, Keneally, Impey, Ifwerson, i Priestiley, /Bollard, Lendrum, McCul--3 lough, Riiokardfl, Chatfield, O'Neill, t Ro,<!»ers, Rosser. Ij Our usual athletic and sporting -' extiras will be 'nuiblished this evening i as soon as the cables and telegrams ■r arrive at this office). if . .; - ——— . . > SOMiB PAST RB(X>RiDS. THAMES V. AUCKLAND. t , The following are the results of the j' various representative matches played t between Thames and Auckland from - 1896 to last year. It will lie seen g that of the' fourteen igames played > ■ during the period i stated Auckland i. has worn <8; Thames 15, while one was ,'drawn:' b" 1896V-Auckland beat, Thames .17 8 . 1897—Thames beat. Auckland 9 6 j 1898—Thames beat Auckland 19 13 7 1899—Thames bealb Auckland) 12 3 .: 1900^—'Auckland Jbeat Thames 14 0 * 1901—Auckland !beat Thames 6 4 r 1902'—lAiuokland beat Thames 9 6 t 1902—Auckland beat Thames 8 0 1 1903—Aiuokknd beat Thames 11 3 , 1903—A draw ...: 6 6 I 1904—Auckland beat Thames 42 0 f 1904—Auckland beati Thames 15 5 .' 1905—ThVimes b» fl t( Auckland 6 1 5 3 1905—Thames beat Auckland 7 6 .I 1906— Auckland beat Thames 6 3 - 1906—Auckland beat "Thames 6 3 I ——— r ALL BLACK PROFESSIONAILS. 26 PDAiYBRS SELECTED. (Per United Press Association.) NEW PLYMOUTH^ July 27. ' The "News" says it is able to state that four of ,the "All Black" team now im Australia hare aince arrival there offered and been accepted for the professional team., The«e and others in.the team will not come back to New Zealand, W, mil join the rest in Sydney, where three matches will oe played and tihen they all leave by the Orotava instead of the lonic A listt of 25 out of 26 forming the team is known, but is not for publication.