RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14340, 9 July 1914, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

TEE NEW ZEALAND TE*AM

‘WELCOMED IN SYDNEY,

Press As; ociation—Telegraph—Copyrigh’ Received Julv 9. 10.15.a.m, SYDNEY, July 9. At the reception to the New Zcalanc footballers, the. speakers, including; Mi Wade, supported the claims <jf the fma our game. Mr Isaacs, in Halving, gav* ,h u assurance that tlie Now Zealander; ,vore trulv amateurs. The visitors in nediately started practice.

SATURDAY’S GUP MATCH

PIRATES, v. KAIERAU. /

On Saturday afternoon next, wha should bo t'ue most interesting Cup gam >f the season will ’be played beCweci Kaierau and Pirates seniors. The forme, team is leading for the championship having won all their games so far, bul Pirates intend putting a strong team i. the field on Saturday, and are cor.fiden' -.f defeating the maroons, and thus equal ising the Cup points. The Kaierau cm bination is a- good one though, and th blacks will have to show most of thoi. old-time dash and brilliancy if they wis.' to succeed. In any case a fast, oppn and exciting game should be witnessed and there is every prospect of a big tendance of spectators on the Rec. to see heso old riyals fight out another butth for supremacy.