RUGBY FOOTBALL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 118, 22 May 1942, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

REPRESENTATIVE MATCH WANGANUI v. TANK BRIGADE Keen merest is being taken in the first Rugby representative match of the season between the Ist New Zealand Army Tank Brigade and Wanganui to be played on Spriggens Park to-morrow afternoon. . The visiting combination contains talent in abundance and includes two ! All Blacks in N. A. Mitchell and C. K. Saxton. Mitchell first won interna--1 tional honours in 1935 when he gained a place in the 1935 All Black team which toured England and Ireland. On that tour he played in 22 matches, including four internationals and scored twelve tries. Ho played in one test ■ match against the South Africans in ] 1937. Saxton seized his chance to ; enter big Rugby in 1938 when hii i brilliant play won him a place in the 3 South Island team. His dashing and l ! polished exhibition at the base of the “ South Island scrum caught the Nev. u Zealand selectors’ eye and he was s chosen for the All Blacks that yea) s and toured Australia, winning praist s for his Rugby ability. 7 M. P. Donnelly is better known te i cricket fame than to Rugby, 'out hi 1 has made his mark in New Zealand': 7 national game and has representee 7 New Zealand University and Canter 7 bury province. P. Mclnnarney is '< ~ I former New Zealand Rugby Leagiu 7 1 player and was selected for the 1931 1 lour of England which had to be aban ■ doned bet ause of the outbreak of war In H. E. Johns the Tank Brigade hav< - a first-class full-back. His displays fo 9 Taranaki against Wanganui are stil * vividly remembered. ‘ Other members of the team includ ; 5 J. J. Malloy (Auckland Marist), .) 2 'Robinson (Otago), L. Passmore (Auck / land), W. Mowatt, G. Godfrey (Wes o I Coast), J. Berry, W. Bishop (forme s I Wellington representatives), Hum phreys and Grant (North Otago) an - I McCowan. Included in the reserves i 3 C. F. Sullivan, a brother of the famou 2I J. L. Sullivan. He is the possessor c 1 | good football sense and has plenty c o initiative. 0 The Wanganui side will take th " field determined to make a good show 0 ing against their redoubtable oppor t'nls. They will be ably captained b J. H. Hayman, a Taranaki represents five player. W. Firmin, R. McKnigh and D.’ Almond, with their male: 2 should keep things moving in th 2 pack. D. McCarthy. C. Brinsden, F 1 Farley and the rest of the backs wi i- have to tackle zealously as the me s opposing them will be hard lo stop i J they get a break. - I To-morrows match is timed to star 7 at 3 p.m.. and will be preceded by . 7 curtain-raiser between A.T.C. an Carriers. 1 TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW 7 The following are club teams for to morrow's engagements: KAIERAU CLUB Third Grade v. Pirates (Maoriland Cui k'ame). Racecourse. 1.30 p-ih. Whale, Brown Granville, Mossmi.n, McGregor. Hackshaw i Packer, Bilderbeck. Wills, Steadman, Hi hira, Tauri. Scott, Webby, Lett. ;• Sixth Grade, v. pirates. -Bretol. Byres (2), j Coleman, Glasgow (2), Glengarry, Lee, McLeod, Pratt, Paul, Seddon, Stewart, Thomson. Webby. White, Seddon, McCarthy, Ingram, Bauld. Team to be at Racecourse at ’ 1.30 p.m. A.T.C. CLUB A.T.C. v. Carriers.— McNagel, A. Simpson, A. Strachan, M. Granville, 11. Bailey. K. Gudsell. C.. 'f. Giltord Moore, D. Wan. 1). Curtis, L>. Herd, D. Liinni, D. Barnes. E. Hiil, B. Ualzicll, W. Muller. Reserves: F. Webb (back) and R. Richdale (forward). CARRIERS’ CLUB Horgan, Noble, Ballintyne, West, Welsh, Sturgeon, Pepperill, Maskelync, Hall, Bree. Simplon, Galtney, Bradley, Picard, Crawley. I Reserves: Pitt, McKenzie, Winhnowski and PIRATES CLUB Thirds. - Les Head, L. Head, D. Fyfe, P. ’ Bagley. R. Butters, H. Cooper, D. Cotton, J. ; fhomas, N. Ahern, L. Hussey, V. Bell, A. I I Bott, M. Crowley, 1. Watson, J. Taunton, ■’ D. M. O'Connor. H. Schreiber. , I Fourths. —Tau Hopa. J. Hopa, K. Pedley, I j V. Signal, G. Tauri, R. Tasker, B. Tasker, •i B. Deerness, K. Salmon, R. Buller, C. Head, j L. O’Connor, L. Kirwin, B. Anthony, T. ’ I Chant 'l Sixths. -B. Rauhawa, I‘. McClintock. A. I Higgs, R. Hihi, T. Kmauria. T. Wenhatn. D. Holme-'. S. Stevens. R. Wood, A. Johnston, . C. Tauri, C. Young, T. Che.itley, B. Foru, D. Tauri. TECH. ULI) BOYS’ CLUB Senior B, lo play Beavers.—D. Reid, A. • Barnett, V. Clare, B. McGrail, \V. Gilbcrd, G. Jones, J. Barnett, J. Edwards, 1. Jones, . H. Shepherd, L. Ardell, M. Cox. L. Ginder.-. N. Couchman, D. Hunwic-k, H. Smith, R. Kendrick. A. Gillord, S. Ford, B. Farringi ton, Hillier.