RUGBY FOOTBALL

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 87, Issue 202, 27 August 1943, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

NORTH v. SOUTH ARMY MATCF IN WELLINGTON E. C. WEBB PLAYING IN NORTH SIDE. The North Island-South Islanc Rugby match to be played on Athletic Park, Wellington, to-morrow will have special interest for followers ol the code in Wanganui as E. C. Webt will be playing on the wing for the North side. Webb has been playing consistently good football during the season, and to-morrow gives him the opportunity of parading his talent before the selectors. The match will mark the reappearance of noted players who have been on service overseas, including the former New Zealand Rugby and cricket representative, E. Ttadill, Wales, Coull and Campbell. The personnel of the team is:— North Island (chosen by Captain C. I. Mullany).—H. E. Johns (Taranaki), J. J. Campbell (Auckland), J. B. Smith (Auckland); E. C. Webb (Wanganui); R. L. Dobson (North Auckland), F. M. J. Novak (Taranaki); E. W. Tindill (Wellington), captain; G. Wales (Wellingon), A. Lockwood (East Coast), J. B. Coull (Taranaki-Hawke's Bay), S. L. Young (Wellington), J. Gunning (Auckland), R. Johnstone (North Auckland), A. D. Mcßeth (Auckland), M. D. Smith (Auckland). Emergencies: G. Hook (North Auckland), L. Moran (Wellington). D. H. Breed (Wellington), and A. Rawlings (Wellington). South Island (chosen by W. O. P. W. Storey).—J. Grainger, T. Cochrane. D. M. Jones. R. B. McCammon, D. Murdoch, N. M. Paewai, D. H. Taylor, O. E. Dasler, P. M. Kawe, W. H. Rendel, E. Lindstrum, I. A. Prior, L. W. Skerton, T. A. Moran and C. P. Walkin. Wanganui Teams. The following is the personnel of Wanganui teams in to-morrow’s matches:— Pirate Senior B.—A. Ahern, Len Head, Les Head, R. Healey, J. Mitchell, J. Taunton, M. Glentworth. L. Hussey, I. Matson, A. Bott, D. O'Connor, M. O’Connor, O. Benson, B. Adams M. Crowley, P. Croll and D. Fyfe. Pirate, Fourth Grade.—L. Dalton, B. Signal, J. Anderson, L. Durrant, L. O’Connor, J. Massey, A. Erickson, L. Head, G. Nelson, P. Hunia, R. Deerness, L. Managh W. Davison J. Black, I. Gurney, R. Ahern, A. Glentworth. Tech. Old Boys.—H. Smith, R. Kendrick, S. Nimmo, C. Ginders, K. Dunlop, E. Buller, L. McCarthy, N. Couchman, N. Ross. R. Boswell, S. Granville, L. McGrail, A. Barnett, C. Blythe, L. Adamson B. Hillier, R. Ingram.