Football.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1877, 30 August 1886, Page 2

Football.

The secretary of the Rugby Union has received word that the New South Wales team will play their mutch with the Wairarapa on Monday Glh September. The match will be played in Maaterton on the Maaterton Football Club's new ground, the kick off to take place at 3 o’clock. Arrangements are being made for a special train to run from Wellington through to Maaterton in time for the match, and to return in the evening for the convenience of the lower end of the valley. The following is the final selection of the match committee for the team to represent the Wairarapa 0. J and W. Perry, Houn» alow, Whatman, Bannister, Welch, Bitrnher, 0. end A. Udy, Tally, E- Udy, (J. Beard, \\ eh. .stcr nod Itoydhouse. Emergencies Fair brother, Ewen and J. Beard. The New South Welshmen ate tc be bauquetted in tbe evening after the match and the Reception Committi c now making every effort to make thei. ..t a pleasant one JNTERPBOVINOIAL MATCHES. Saturday was a great football day in Now Zealand Now Wales team played Auckland and were beaten I* w ** joints Wdiington played Nelson on Newtown »» and the result was in favor of Wellington by ton points to nil. The match between Canterbury and Otago was drawn. As the Maaterton contingent of the representative fifteen who were to have played the eighteen on Saturday did not tu.a up. a scratch match was ananged. E. Udv and C, Udy chose sides and two elevens kept the game lively for some time, some of the representsshowing some excellent form in passing -.mi running ; eventually E. Udy’s side proved tut winners,