RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 18024, 20 May 1930, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

BRITISH TEAM. FIRST MATCH OF TOUR. $ PLAY WANGANUI TO-MORROW, The British team will play the first match of their tour at Wanganui tomorrow. Keen interest is being taken in the match, for which the following fifteens will line out. Britain. Fullback.—G. ’ M. Bonner (England). Three-quarters.—J. C, Morley (Wales), C. D. Aarvold (England), T. C. Knowles (England), A. L. Novis (England). Halves- —W. H. Sobey (England) captain, H. M. Bowcott (Wales). Forwards. —W. B. Welsh (Scotland), S. A. Martindale (England), D. A. Kendrew (England), J. L. Farrell (Ireland), B. H. Black (England), H. Rew (England), G. R. Beamish (Ire*land), Ivor Jones (Wales), Wanganui. Fullback. —Thompson. Three-quarters.—Tilley, Ambrosey and Prince. Five-eighths.—McLennan, Gibbons (captain).' Half.—Duncan. Forwards.—Walden, Leahy, Lockett, Oxley, Stewart, Heise, Lumsden, Lowry. Mr H. J. McKenzie (Wairarapa), will be referee. ALL BLACK TRIALS. SOUTH ISLAND GAME. LINDSAY REPLACED. INVERCARGILL, May 18. G. Porter (Southland) has been selected to replace 'D. Lindsay (Otago) as fullback for the Possibles in the trial match at Christchurch tomorrow. A BULLER BACK. WESTPORT, May 18. Disappointment is expressed in Buller Rugby circles that Eddie Holder, the brilliant Buller centre three-quarter, has not been selected for the Possibles v. Probables All Black Rugby match. Writing to the local press, a keen follower of the sport says:—“During the tour of the 1924 All Blacks , I travelled with the team. I have seen South Africa, England,. Scotland, Wales, France, and Australia in action, and I openly state without fear of contradiction that in Holder there is the makings of one of the .world’s) best three-quarters.” ISIATAMATA TEAMS. In view of the representative matches on May 31 and June 3 Messrs W. L. Hollis and R. McCready, senior and junior selectors respectively, have chosen the following players for practice:— Seniors.—-Mills, Stewart, H. Ensor, Story, Hodge, Carlson, Flutey, Fausett, Hope, Lory, Davies, G. Brown, D. Ensor, Campbell, Fraser, Egan, Short, J. Carroll, Patterson and Fell. Juniors. —Ford, Sutherland, Swap, Clements, Shaw, Brown, Sheat, Begbie, Tisch, Hill, Simpson, Wine, Ashford, Western, Hawke, Hammond, Smith, Lansdowne, Malligan, ami Brocklesby.