RUGBY FOOTBALL

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17219, 30 September 1927, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

ALL BLACK TRIALS. SOUTH ISLAND MATCH. Play was rather disappointing in the South Island All Black trial match tolay. The Possibles’ forwards won the match, completely outclassing their flower opponents. Possibles won by 31 points to 15. The following is the selected South Island team: — Fullback.—Lillburne. Threequartcrs.—Robilliard, Lindsay, Steele. Five-eighths.—McGregor and Strang Half-back.—Dailey. Wing forward.—Scrimshaw. Forwards.—Burrows, Hore, Stewart, Alley, Hazletl, Marslin, Snow. Reserves. —Backs. Holden, Snodgrass, Carleton; forwards, Godfrey, Young. NORTH ISLAND TEAM. Following is the North Island Rugby team to play Hie South Island at Athletic Park on Saturday next:— Fullback: Mark Nicholls (Wellington). Threequarters: Hook (Auckland), Sheen (Auckland), Grenside (Hawke’s Bay). Five-eighths: Berridge (Auckland L. Johnson (Wellington). Halfback: Kilby (Wellington). Wing-forward: Keene (Auckland). Forwards: Hadley (Auckland), Swain (Hawke’s Bay), M. Brownlie (Hawke’s Bay), liarvey (Wairarapa), Finlayson (North Auckland), McWilliams (Auckland), G. Brownlie (Hawke’s Bay). Emergencies: McManus (Auckland), Brown (Taranaki), Rushbrook (Wei-i lington), Coulston (Waiganui), Ward (Taranaki). GAMES FOR TO-MORROW. CLARKE CUP FINAL. CITY MEET OLD BOYS. To-morrow should see the curtain rung down in the senior Rugby football competitions at Hamilton, when the final of the Clarke Cup, between City and Old Boys, will he played. The clash promises io he a willing one and doubtless a good crowd will turn out to see these two old rivals meet. An excellent game should eventuate. Morris Cup fixtures will he played in addition, and these matches always create considerable interest. The games set down for decision to-morrow are as follow: Clarke Cup Final. City v. Old Boys, No. 1 Rugby Park, 3 p.m. (Mr S. E. Senior). Morris Cup Fixtures. Stock Auctioneers v. Public Works Department, No. 1 Rugby Park, at 1.30 p.m. (Mr Bateman). Dairy Company v. Electrical Workers, No. 2 Ilughy Park, 2 p.m. (Mr Watkins). Old Boys.—Wilson, Tuck, Boneham, Johnstone, Head, Brown, Simpson, Brough, Carter, Corlett, Badeley, Kemp, Hawke, Fitzgerald, Frazer, Johnstone, Hume. City.—Going, Hayward, Brown, Clemett, Johnston, McGregor, Buckingham, Schultz, C. Christie, Courtney, W. Christie, Ilume, Stubbs, A. Christie and H. Johnston. Emergencies: Skeates and Delanay. WAIPA V. IY3ANIAPOTO. TE AWAMUTU, Thursday. The Waipa junior representative team to meet the Maniapoto junior representatives at To Awamutu on Saturday will he chosen from the following:—F. Ilagen, G. Ilagen, 11. Johnson, W. Murray, R. Parish, P. Foley, R. Grace, I. Johnson, W. Clarke, A. Brill , ,T. Martin, J. Turney, A. Jamieson, N. Cruickshank, R. Jackson, F. Johnson, A. Gregory. REFEREES FOR FINAL TRIALS. WELLINGTON, Thursday. Mr H. J. McKenzie (Wairarapa) has been appointed referee for the North v South Island match on Saturday and Mr E. Epsom (Canterbury) for the Possibles v. Probables match on Wednesday.