RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 248, 31 July 1937, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

RANFURLY SHIELD MATCH. GOOD GROUND AT CARISBROOK. DUNEDIN, This Day. It is calm but threatening for the first match for the Ranfurly Shield, between Otago and Southland. The Carisbrook ground should be in fair order. Fully 4000 visitors have come by rail from Invercargill and intermediate stations, with probably an equal number by road. An attendance of 30,000 is expected. At 3.50 the score was/': — Southland 12 Otago 7 PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ TEAMS. * TOWN TO PLAY COUNTRY. The following primary school Rugby teams have been selected to represent the Town in the annual match against the Country, to be played next Wednesday : Senior. Full-back—R, Toriks. Three-quarters —A. Prentice, P. Andrew, R. Kingsbury. Five-eighths—Vv. Lockhard, W. Slavin. Half-back —J. Hooper. Forwards —A. Atkinson, F. Hill, R. Oliver, C. Brady, J. Wilde, J. Withell, J. Small, S. Tutty. Emergencies: Backs, J, Robinson, R. Kingsbury, R. Collard; forwards, D. ■Childs, H. Luscombe, H. Meade. Junior. Full-back —L. Grant. Three-quarters—G. Rollinson, T. Swaney, T. White. Five-eighths—R. Sparrow and N. Gourdie. Half-hack —R. Robinson. Forwards —D. Oliver, W. Bryant, T. Tonics, A. Green, W. Tonics, N. Fox, E. Wimsett, G. McTigue. Emergencies: Backs, A. Lewis, A. Wylie; forwards, W. Adamson, J. Horsburgh.