NEARING A CLOSE.

Thames Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 20426, 30 September 1938, Page 4

NEARING A CLOSE.

RUGBY IN THAMES. MANUKAU RESERVES VISIT. FIXTURES FOR TO-MORROW. Tlic chief Rugby fixture at Rhodes Park to morrow will be the match between Manukau senior reserve team and a Thames rep. team. The visitors have a fine record and play a fast, open game, the type which delights spectators. Physical Training juniors will be pitted against another Thames junior team selected from the other teams in the competition. College Old Boys’ thirds will also play a team picked from the other teams. The team to play Manukau will bo picked from: —A. Boyle, E. Anderson, D. Schofield, G. Solomon, C. Billing, B. Davis, I. Gregory, C. Hamilton, J. Ake, J. Poland, A. Story, E. liussek, K. Strange, N. Sanderson, T. Dunne, G. Percy, W. Heappey and J. Doherty. The team to play Physical Training will be picked from: —D. McLennan, D. Muir, D. Courtney, E. Hill, J. McGregor, R. Reihana, A.. McGregor, L. Sveistrup, 0. Price, E. Holden, 11. Rohrlaeh, W. Comer, L. Rohrlaeh, L. Coward, P. Durrant, K. Galloway.

THE FINAL MATCHES,

BIG THINGS EXPECTED,

On Saturday' week the season in Thames will be brought to a close with the visit of the Barbarians’ and tho Auckland referees’ teams. A feast of football should be provided, and thcro seems little doubt but that the public will support the Union to the full. The Barbarians’ team will be tho same as that which play'ed Auckland, according to advice received from the secretary, so the game should bo “something out of the bag” for excitement and a grand and true exhibition of the code. Thames Referees. The following have been selected to play against the Auckland referees: — G. Cosgrove, L. White. R. Dovell, R. Comer, C. Gedye. T. Dufty, C. Cameron, W. Lomas, M. Dovell, J. Grey, A. Campbell, A. Lomas, B. Mahoney, A. Johnston, H. G. Brownlee, F. Rushton, R. Smith, A. Boyle, J. Strange. Training at Rhodes Park during the week-end and at the training shed on Wednesday night.