RUGBY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 190, 12 August 1936, Page 12

RUGBY

« SCHOOLS’ MATCH I TO-DAY’S FIXTURE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE. I Two secondary schools are to play j Rugby in Wanganui this afternoon, commencing at 2.30 p.m.—the first fifteens of the Wanganui Collegiate j School and Wanganui Technical Col- j lege. The match is to take place on ■ the Collegiate School ground and I should be productive of good, fast I play. The teams have been selected as follows; Collegiate School. Full-back: G. Bertram. Three-quarters: A. J. O. Williams, I J. R. Sherratt, D. G. Bradley. Five-eighths: J. L. Meuli. R. H. Gyl- I lies. ■ Half-back: G. Marshall. Forwards: W. P. Green, S. B. Mur- ‘ phy, W. J. Hyslop, E. S. Smith, J. C. L. Dowding. O. C. Martin. 1. C. C. McKenzie. R. C. Pearce. Reserves: D. B. Vallante and W. G. Kolan. Technical College. Full-back: R. C. Hermans (capt.). | Three-quarters: R. McNeil, P. B. Takarangi. B. Gannon. Five-eighths: M. Grogan and A. Me-1 Phail. Half-back: D. Watson. Forwards: I. Bayley, J. D. O Shea, ! H. D. Bliss, A. C. Manning, A. Taylor, N. R. Ford, J. Jones, C. E. Mita. Reserves: A. Reed, E. Casbolt, and : K- Burbush. FOR NEXT SATURDAY i I WANGANUI FIXTURES Next Saturday the final of the 1936 j championship will be played between Wanganui and Old Boy.- and Marist. the winners of the respective grades j A and B. Two curtain-raisers have ! seen arranged, a junior represent a- i live match between teams representing Manawatu and Wanganui and a I schools game between the Palmerston | North St. Pat's School and the Wan- I ganui Marist team. The Charity Cup i (senior) is to be devoted to a knock- . out competition and this will open . next Saturday. Kaierau playing I Waverley, at Waverley. Following arc the complete fixtures Ind grounds:— Senior Cup Final A and B Moye Scheme , Old Boys v. Marist. on Spriggens I Park, at 3.30 p.m. Junior Rep Match Manawatu v. Wanganui, on Spriggens Park, at 2 p.m. .Curtain-raiser to Above Two Games Palmerston North St. Pat’s School v. Wanganui Marist School, on Sprig- j gens Park, at 12.45 p.m. Senior Charily Cup Elimination Round Waverley v. Kaierau, at Waverley. | at 2.45 p.m. Fourth. Pirates v. Collegiate 11.. on Coliegi- ■ ate ground No. 1, at 2 p.m. Collegiate I. v. Technical Old Boys i on Collegiate ground No. 2, at 2 p.m. • Ratana v. Technical College, on I Technical College ground, at 1.30 p.m. 1 Kaierau. Fifth. Fifth Reps. v. Waverley. at Waver- : ley, at 1.30 p.m. Bus leaves at 12 ; o’clock from corner Avenue and i Taupo Quay. TO PLAY BUSH UNION WANGANUI’S CHALLENGE TO-DAY CHANGES IN THE TEAM. A representative team is to be sent ! from Wanganui to-day to play a re- i turn match with Bush Union at Pahia- ■ tua in recognition of the match Bush 1 Union played on Spriggens Park this i year. Several changes have been ' in the Wanganui side since it | was originally selected. Brogden | (half-back). and Builock-Douglas (three-quarter) are not able to make • the trip. D. Jones (Kaierau) replaces | Bullock-Douglas and R. Hunter (Wan- i ganui and Old Boys) is to take Brog- | den’s place behind the scrum. The ! team now stand as follows: Full-back: K. Welsh (TOB). Three-quarters: L. Burgess (K), D. , G. Barton (OB), D. Jones (K). Five-eighths: “Drake” Thompson (K), R. Chase (Taihape). Half-back: R. Hunter (Old Boys). Back of Scrum: G. Lockett (K). Middle Row: James (MOB). W. Firmin (K), A. Davidson (TOB). C. Hutchinson (TOB). Front Row: “Wally” Thompson (Taihape), C. Reynolds (Marist), M. McGregor (Old Boys). I Reserves: Walker (Hunterville), I forward, and Follas (Hunterville) i baclfc | 4

I The team is to assemble at the Road i Motor Services’ offices, Fosters’ Hotel |at 7.45 a.m. to-day. Players are asked to take special care of sprigs in view of the fact that the going will be very heavy. Mr. A. C. Danielson, president lot the Metropolitan Rugby Union, will : manage the team. WHENUAROA SHIELD WAINUI-A-RUA TEAM match with rangitikei I The following team has been selected to represent Wainui-a-rua against Rangitikei, at Upokongaro, next Saturday for the Whenuaroa Shield:— Full-back: Allen. Three-quarters: R. Mete King!, W. James, G. Ryder. Five-eighths: Tore Poutini and K. Wiwi (2nd.). Half-back: Waipara. Back Row: J. Murray. i Middle Row: T. Bailey, Hunt, H. I Bailey, Brooks. Front Row: Apou, Scanlan, P. Wiwi. Reserves: M. Waldron, J. Haami, and Ngatoa. Mr. N. Takarangi has been appointed referee of the match, which commences at 2.45 p.m. FIFTH GRADE REPS. TEAM TO PLAY WAVERLEY The following are the Metropolitan Rugby Union's fifth grade representatives, who are to play Waverley at Waverley. next Saturday (bus leaves corner of Avenue at Taupo Quay at 12 noon):— Full-back: Signal (P). Three-quarters: Hopper (P), Bergenson (M), Booth (P). j Five-eighths: Reardon (M) 2nd., | Christian (P). Half-back: Reardon (M). Back of Scrum: Pedley (P). 1 Middle Row: Comrie (K). Powell <P). Cornish (K>, Brown (M). Front Row: McDonald (P), Northover (P). Brown (M). Reserves: Philipson and Aynsley <P>, backs; Pidwell (K), Patterson (P). forwards. Practice to-night at Spriggens Park at 7.30. WEEKES CUP POSITION AS AT AUGUST 11 Per cent. Ratana Club 1.31 Marist Club 1.27 T. 0.8. Club 1.16 Kaierau Club 99 Pirates Club 69 The Marist v. Ratana junior match set down for last Saturday and postponed on account of Marist absence in Hawera has not been included in competing the above points. METROPOLITAN UNION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT’S MEETING The Management Committee of the Wanganui Metropolitan Rugby Union met last, night, Mr. A. C. Danielson presiding. There were also present Messrs. R. I. Sewell, J. Moye, E. Naumann, J. Vollemere, Dixon, E. Whiting, Alan Lockett, Alex Taka'rangi, and W. Kruse. The Manawatu Rugby Union wrote accepting August 15 for a junior representative match at 2 p.m. The Police-Press Committee wrote suggesting that the match be promoted this season to a curtain-raiser to the union’s Charity Cup final. The idea was to allow 50 per cent, of the takings to be devoted to the injured players’ fund and the balance to such deserving causes as the committee would decide. The suggestion was approved and September 5 was allocated. Messrs. Swan and Takarangi were appointed representatives on the Police and Press Committee. Discussion took place with regard to the promotion of a Charity Cup contest between the four A Metropolitan teams in an eliminating round Kaierau, Waverley, Old Boys, and Technical Old Boys. The decision to play accordingly was adopted, the round to commence next Saturday, Kaierau to play Waverley, at Waverley. Permission was granted Wanganui and Old Boys to play New Plymouth Old Boys on racecourse No. 4, at 1.30 p.m. next Saturday. A challenge from the Kaierau Club thirds for the Maoriland Cup was referred to the fixtures committee. Permission was granted tne Kaierau Club to advertise its annual ball by means of posters on the grounds. It was decided to send the fifth grade players to Waverley next Saturday, the team to leave the city at 12 noon, and play as a curtain-raiser to the Kaierau v. Waverley Charity Cup match. Messrs. Clarke and Blair were appointed managers of the fifth team, and the secretary was instructed to arrange a bus to leave at noon from the corner of Victoria Avenue and Taupo Quay,