RUGBY FOOTBALL

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20888, 21 August 1939, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

NORTH ISLAND TEAM TARANAKI NOMINATIONS (By TPT#*rraph.—Press Association NEW PLYMOUTH, Sunday The Taranaki nominations for the North Island Rugby team are as follows:—Racks: Johns,’Sullivan, Brown. Killeen. Forwards: Coull, Benton, Walker, Maclean. Fowler. Nominations for the Maori team to play Fiji are:—Backs: P. Toro, Broighton, Wctwre, Kara. Forwards; Potaka, Skipper, Awahou. MOABCAR CUP TOURNEY WIN FOR PALMERSTON NORTH (By Telegraph.—Press Association) PALMERSTON N.. Sunday In the final match of the Moascar Cup tourney, Palmerston North Boys' High School beat Te Aute College by 19 points to ti, and St. Patrick’s •College Silverstrcam beat Mount Albert Urammar School Auckland) by 12 points to 6. The matches played on Thursdayresulted as follows: Palmerston North beat St. Patrick's, 12—6; Te Aute beat Mount Albert, s—o. TAIRAWHITI MAORI TEAM (By Teiegrapn.—pre.«* Association) GISBORNE, Sunday The Tairawhiti team to play "the South Island Maoris at Gisborne" next Saturday has been selected by Mr T. French as follows: Fullback, G. Harvey Wairoa, ; threequarters, c. Taite Hawke's Bay,, e. Howell (Bav ©f Plenty^, \\. Rika (Hawke's Bav/; live-eighths, T. Wirepa (East Coast,, N. Whaanga Poverty Bay,; halfback, Ahepeni Bay of Plenty; ; forwards, E. Jackson (Hawke's Bay), K. McClutchio (East Coast), J. Lincoln (Hawke's Bay,, s. t. Reid (Hawke's Bay), captain, M. McDonald (Hawke's Bay), D. Tuhoro .East Coast;, S. Jackson (Hawke’s Bay,, T. McClutchie (.East Coast) ; emergencies, M. Wa|titi (East Coast . J. Ilikutapu (East Coast, J. Lockwood Hawke's Bay), V. Kutia (Poverty Bay,.