RUGBY FOOTBALL
THE FINLAY €CP.
THE MORRINSVILLE TEAM. In Albert Park on Saturday next the Waipa senior reps, will be called mjjon to withstand their first challenge for the Finlay Cup. against Morrinsville. It will be recalled that in their first match of the season against Morrinsville, at Morrinsville, the local was defeated by Morrinsville by M points to 6. A week later Waipa »W*ed, Cambridge and won the Cup. ther Morrinsville can again lower, the colours of the local men is at present the main topic among Rugby followers and next Saturday's game is -being keenly anticipated. Following is the Morrinsville team: Full-back: S. Thomas. Three-quarters: Campbell, Rcbson, Letton. Five-eighths: Anderson, Marshall. Half: Roach. Rover: Howard. Forwards: Pretty, Raynell, O. Mulcahy, Goble, F. Thomas, Russell, Hew- • itt. , Emergencies: Haycock. Scott, Cameron, McNaughton. ALTERATIONS IN! WAIPA TEAM. Owing to the injuries sustained by A Johnson last Saturday it has been necessary to re-arrange the Waipa backs for next Saturday. T. Reichenbach replaces*lE. Bell at half, while the latter drops back to A. Johnson's place at. first five-eighths. With the exception of Shepherd and Reichenbach the Waipa team is the -same as that which was beaten' by Morrinsville earlier in the season. TEAMS FOR SATURDAY. ~ ' J United Juniors.—Batty, Hall, John-' son (2), Martin, Balme, Culley, Connelly, Murray, Clarke, Wenham, Broiigh (2), 'Swain, Parish, Raine, Gregory. Puahue Juniors—Sykes, Spiers- (2), Linehan, Brill, Lipsey, Coyne, Long, Crozier, Owens, Hayes, Glasson, Coutts, N'atzke, Parish (2), Kite, Dobbs, Deed, Hastie. TARANAKI DEFEATS HAWKE'S BAY. (By Telegraph.;—Press Association.) HAWERA, This Day. Before an attendance of 6000 Taranaki defeated Hawke's Bay by 5 to 3."> but the visitors' team was practically a second fifteen, only six regular players being in it. Taranaki forwards proved just too strong for them. WANGANUT, This Day. Te Aute College beat Wanganui College by 18 to 8.
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Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1780, 8 July 1926, Page 4
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