AUCKLAND V. HAWKE’S BAY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1163, 25 July 1912, Page 15

AUCKLAND V. HAWKE’S BAY.

At Eden Park on Saturday Auckland will be called upon to defendthe Northern Union Challenge Cup against the Hawke’s Bay representatives. The visitors are reported to be a strong combination, .and a close and interesting game may confidently be expected. Last season Auckland defeated their opponents by 17 points to 13. 7’ The Auckland team on Saturday will comprise the following pjayerp: Fullback: Hardgrave (Manukau). Threequarters: Keneally (Etjen), Curran (Newton), Weston .(North Shore). -- • . . .. Five-eighths: . Blakey (Newton), Carlaw (Ponsonby). . Half: Webb Ponsonby). Forwards: H. Hayward (Thames), Dunning (Poirsjbntjy), Rujptai (Manukau), M. Howard'- ' Mitchell (City), Seagar Shore). Emergencies: Backs —Healy (Newton), Roope (Ponsonby). Forwards —Fricker (Ponsonby), Griffin (North Shore). . * * * The following junior players have been selected by the Auckland League junior selector, Mr J. G. Jackson, to take part in an A and B match next Saturday, as a curtainraiser to the Auckland v. Hawke’s Bay match: — A TEAM. Fullback: Hedge (Otahuhu). Threequarters: Young (Ponsonby), Robinson (City), Fox (North Shore). Five-eighths: Beecham (Ponsonby), F. Martin (Otahuhu). Half: Brennan (Otahuhu). Forwards: Stanaway (Ponsonby), E. Jordan (Northcote), McCullagh (City), Martin (Otahuhu), C. Chafe (Ellerslie), Mann (North Shore). Emergencies.—Backs: Walsh (Ponsonby), Gilchrist (Northcote), Chapman (Ellerslie). Forwards: Sheehan (City), Buchanan (North Shore), Good (Ellerslie). ***** B TEAM. Fullback: Liversidge (Ponsonby). Threequarters: Brown (Otahuhu), Millar (Ellerslie), McSweeney (Eden). Five-eighths: Ridings (North Shore), Bater (North Shore). Half: Peate (Northcote). Forwards: Madden (Otahuhu), G. Jordan ((Northcote), Wilson (Hobsonville), Longbottom (Ponsonby), Horscroft (Manukau), Wylie (Ellerslie). Emergencies.—Backs: Greenwood (Ponsonby), Nicholson (North Shore), Good (Northcote). Forwards: Buchanan (North Shore), Wrightson (Northcote), Ryan (Otahuhu)'.-