League

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18578, 28 September 1928, Page 13

League

GREYMOUTH MARIST PLAY FOR SHIELD.

WILL FACE PREMIER TEAM OF CANTERBURY. The Christchurch Marist Rugby League team, who successfully withstood a challenge from Christian Brothers (Dunedin) for the Gore Cup last week, will defend their right to the Thacker Shield at Monica Park to-mor-row. The challengers are the Greymouth Marist team, who won the knock-out competition on the West Coast this season. The shield is for annual competition among winners of knock-out competitions in the South Island. The visitors arrived last night from the West Coast. A third grade team, who also made the trip, will play against a Sydenham thirteen at Monica Park to-morrow. P. Clarkson will be available for the local Marist team', and will take up his

usual position as half-back. Growcott, a junior grade man, played in Clarkson’s place last week and performed fairly well. The other backs will be the same as last week- M’lvendry will be full-back. Bond, Brittenden, and Pearce in the three-quarter line, and Gillespie and Spillane five-eighths. There will be a rearrangement of positions in the Marist pack, though the players will be the same. Carroll will go into the front row with Hanrahan (hooker) and Consedine, and Drayton will take Carroll’s place in the second row alongside Dobbs. Bums will be breakaway forward.

Several of the West Coast players are well known in Canterbury. C. E. Robins, five-eighth, and J. O’Malley, half-back, played for Christchurch Marist last season and for several pre-

ceding that. Robins is a clever player who puts plenty of sparkle into movements, and the. duel between him and Spillane should be interesting. J. O’Louglilin, who will be centre threequarters, played for the Christchurch Marist fourth grade team at one time. E. Quinn will be full-back for the visi* tors, and Kennedy and Brown will guard the wings. M. Kennedy is down for the first five-eighths position. The visiting forwards will include two good men in Mollov and R. Quinn. THACKER SHIELD. GREYMOUTH TEAM ARRIVES. The Greymouth Marist Rugby League team arrived in Christchurch last night. They will play against the Christchurch Marist team for the Thacker Shield at Monica Park to-morrow. Both teams are winners of knock-out competitions in their respective centres. The visiting team includes C. E. Robins and J. O’Malley, two well-known ■men who played prominently for the Christchurch Marist team for several seasons. Others who have made ,the trip include J. O’Loughlin, who at one time played in the Marist fourth grade in Christchurch, E. Quinn. Kennedy, Brown, M. Kennedy, Molloy and R. Quinn. MARIST CLUB. The following will represent the Christchurch Marist Club versus Greymouth in the final match for the Thacker Shield to-morrow:— Full-back—T. M’Kendry. Three-quarters—R. Bond. G. 11. Brittenden, 11. J. Pearce. Five-eighths—-E. Spillane, N. Gillespie. Half-back—P. Clarkson. Forwards—lD. Consedine,' P. Ilanrahan, T. Carroll, G. Drayton, J. C. Dobbs, P. Burns. Reserves—P. Ryan, .T. Sheehan, W. Williamson, F. Growcott, E. Batchelor. B. Daly. • FRIENDLY GAME. A match was played at Monica Park between Woodward’s Bakery and the United Bakeries yesterday. United won the toss, and Woodward’s kicked off and Immediately Henderson scored after selling the dummy in approved Cooke style. Further tries were scored for Woodward’s by Callender, Pollock, Henderson and C. Fletcher. M. Smith potted two goals for United Bakeries. Woodward’s team missed their usual full-back, Dave Boyes (Welsh international). The public are invited to see the match between Woodward’s Bakery and Stacey and Hawker, for the shield donated by Messrs Stacey and Hawker, at Monica Park, at 3 p.m. on Thursday next. _