FOOTBALL

Wairarapa Daily Times, 20 September 1934, Page 6

FOOTBALL

MAORIS v. SOUTHLAND. INVERCARGILL, Wednesday. In o.ne of the most brilliant Rugby matches seen at Invercargill in recent years, the Maoris defeated Southland by 24 points to 20 to-day. —(P.A.) WELLINGTON BEAT WEST COAST. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The first West Coast Rugby team ever to play in Wellington was defeated at Athletic Park to-day by 14 points to B.—(P.A.) NORTH V. SOUTH ISLAND. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. The following team has been selected by Messrs E. McKenzie and V. R. Meredith to represent the North Island in the Rugby match with the South Island at Dunedin on Saturday week: Full-back, Davies (Waikato); threequarters, Smith (Hawke’s Bay), Stiingfellow (Wairarapa), Apsey (Hawke’s Bay); five-eighths, Griffiths (Wellington), Solomon (Waikato); half-back, Nunn (Wairarapa); forwards, Leeson (Waikato), Lambourn (Wellington), Clarke (Taranaki), Reid (Hawke’s Bay), McKenzie (Manawhtu), Fraser Smith (Wairarapa), Bush (Auckland), Rolls (Hawke’s Bay). Emergencies: Backs, Brown (Taranaki); forwards, Popper (Auckland). SOUTH ISLAND TEAM. DUNEDIN, Wednesday. The following team has been selected by Messrs Alan Adams and W. Pearson to represent the South Island: Fullback, G. Gilbert (West Coast); threequarters, G. Hart (Canterbury), C. Oliver (Canterbury), N. Mitchell (Southland); five-eighths, K. Mortlock (Canterbury), G. Gaffaney (South Canteibury); half-back, H. Simon (Otago); forwards, front row, A. Cotterill (Canterbury), J. ITore (Otago), G. McDonald (Otago); middle row, R. King (West Coast), J. Best (Marlborough), G. Adkins (South Canterbury), J. Manchester (Canterbury); back row, T. Metcalfe (Southland). Emergencies: Backs, E. Holder (Buller), H. Smith (Otago); forwards, F. Morratli (Otago), E. McLean (Nelson). —(P.A.)