RUGBY IN WANGANUI

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 115, 19 May 1942, Page 3

RUGBY IN WANGANUI

REPRESENTATIVE TEAM SELECTED • The Wanganui Rugby representa live team to play Army on Spriggen Park on Saturday afternoon was an ■ nounced last night by the sole se lector, Mr. H. Whiting. The person nel is: Full-back, J. barsen; three | quarters. D. McCarthy, H. J. Haymar • and R. Farley; live-eighths, J. G. Me Kenna and C. L>. Brinsden; half-back iG. F. Pearce; back of scrum, R. N McKnight; side row, J. Whale and W J. Collins; locks, B. A. McKenzie aiu W. Firmin; front row, F. B. Geraghty D. Almond and F. O'Shanessey. Reserves: T. G. Fergesson and R Best (backs), and J. Halligan and M Adamson (forwards). Hayman is captain and Firmii vice-captain. The match is timed to begin at I p.m. and will be preceded by a cur tain-raiser between A.T.C. and Car tiers. Practice will be held at Sprig gens Park to-day at 4.30 p.m. and a the same hour on Thursday. Tank Brigade Team The Ist. New Zealand Army Tan! Brigade team will be selected iron th< following: Full-back, H. £ Johns (Taranaki); three-quarters, N A. Mitchell (All Black, Otago), J. J ‘.Molloy 'Auckland Marist), Mclnnar ney (former New Zealand Leagu player); live-eighths, M. P. Donnelle. 'New Zealand University and Canter bury representative), and Robinso: | 'Otago representative); hall-back, C K. Saxton (All Black, Southland' forwards, Passmore (Auckland) Mowatt, Godfrey (West Coast), Berry Bishop (former Wellington represen tative), Humphrey, Grant (Norti Otago). McCowan. Reserves: Hickey Sullivan, Dalbeth. Don Findlay Brountney and Dickie. Captain Stan Wright will be man ager of the team.