RUGBY FOOTBALL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 197, 9 August 1940, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES WHAKATANE TO TRAVEL , SOUTH AUCKLAND; MEETS RANGITAIKI The Aveek-cnd should see soiric interesting •■•football, a strong Whakatane combination travelling to" Opotiki for • aiv-iftte'r'-Uitioit • 'inalteH 'find Rangitaiki; b'ei'ii# at.i h'dme : '' ; to' ; the South Auckland representatives at Matata. At. IKe> Puke,*, that: Union's junior reps. Avill meet a team of Bay of Plehty tliglf'School'"&oys. J The match at the-Whakatane Domain, the only junior fixture scheduled, Will be 'BetweenWhakatane Star and .30 p.m;' ' , The Whak ( atane seniors,— .after their display , against, Rangitaiki last Saturday,, should,be /able :to hold their own the Opotiki stalwarts, though the latter are in fine form at present, arid have doubtless improved since their visit ito Whalcatanc two months ago iii tlib Para ta Cup fixture. ••■ ' ' The only alterations in Whakatane's challenge' tbam arc the sub-stituting-of Courtney for Ropa. and Re net i for Robsori. :: The, Matatti Game. Visitbrs to Matata ort Saturday are the South AtiCkla'ncl pick and Rangitaiki will"' be' well' tested. It will be interesting to see whether thfc Plaiiis team can main tain its unbeaten/ 'record- ' against such formidable opponents but well in Rarigitaiki's favour is the fact that the South Auckland team has not played as many representative matches season. Some confusion exists concerning South Auckland representation.The impression is current in many quarters that the Union's area embraces Hamilton, Taupiri, Raglan and other sub-districts. these ham cd are included in the Waikato Union. South Auckland' includes the Waiuku, Pukekohe, Manakau and Mangatawhiri sub-Unions. We understand that the South Auckland Union has a total of eighteen senior teams from which to pick the representatives, so it Avill be seen thai Rangitaiki will not be able to take too many chances and can consider it a feather in their caps if, as seems likely, they carry on the old habit and walk ofF victors for their sixth match this year. High School Fixture. The Te Puke juniors will meet a team selected from the Bay of Plenty High, Schools at Te Puke on Saturday. The two members of the High School team from Whakatane ai*e T. Anderson and Rlini. WHAKATANE v OPOTIKI team to plav Opotiki at Opotiki tomorrow:— Oswald; Mitchell, Thompson, Old; Boynton, Courtney; Morpeth; Brown, Merito, Reneti, Cleland, Dodd, Boynton, Hughes and Moore. . Einergncies: P. Merito, Windle. Bus will leave Whakatane at 12.30 p.m. sharp. OPOTIKI REPRESENTATIVES The team to meet Whakatane at Opotiki to-morrow Avill be chosen from the following players:—J. Grey, G. Walker, J-.. Koopu, N. Sheeran, J. Mihaere, W. Moore, Koopu, R. Lendrum, S. Moore, T. Walker, T. Delamere, B. Tairua, Whatman, W. Poihipi, C. Ross, M. Delamere, G. Newth, A. Roach, Jacob, F. Mokomoko. ! SOUTH AUCKLAND v RANGITAIKI The following will represent Rangitaiki in the provincial rep. match at Matata to-morrow against South Auckland:— C. Francis, E. Gardner, >R. Lees, Renata, M. Lees, T. -Lees, McCr;ic:lon, Howell, Phil-; lipsy Woods, Sch«oii§r,*Ka-f kaho, Tama, 3on<js and; Savage. .■•' : The referee "will be "Mr R, Rousham of RairglTailti7"' """