SPOTLIGHT ON SPORT

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 50, 28 May 1948, Page 5

SPOTLIGHT ON SPORT

Rep. Rugby Fixture With Opotiki Likely June 14 or June 28

Suggested matches between Opotiki and Whakatane Rugby representative teams will not now eventuate on June 5. However, the Whakatane Sub-Union is trying to arrange matches for the A and B seniors and , the juniors on either June 14 or the 28. Instead of three teams travelling away, one team might play here. Now that P.W.D. Rugby Football Club has v nominated a junior team for the competition, all clubs in the Whakatane competition are represented in both grades and the SubUnion has decided to try to organise the draws so that the junior teams can all play at the same places as and travel with, their senior teams. Following is the draw for the Whakatane Rugby Sub-Union on Saturday:— Seniors Poroporo v Paroa at Whakatane, No. 1, Mr Whitehead. Taneatua v United at Whakatane, No. 11, Mr Walker. Waimana v Public Works at Taneatua, Mr Mahy. Juniors Taneatua v Waimana at Taneatua, Mr Brown. Poroporo v Wairaka at Whakatane No. 1, Mr Wells. United v Paroa at Whakatane No. 11, Mr Chambers. Whakatane Points Chart Seniors United 7, Paroa 7, Poroporo 2, Wairaka 6, Waimana 2, Taneatua 6, P.W.D. 2. Juniors Taneatua 2, United 8, Poroporo 2, Paroa 8, Wairaka 0, Waimana 4. Rangitaiki Draw Junior trial match at Matata 1 p.m., referee Mr A. Heagh. Senior trial match at Matata 2.30 p.m., referee Mr J. Hyland.

Rangitaiki Selection For Senior Rep. Trials

Two teams have been selected by the Rangitaiki Rugby Sub-Union to play in the representative trial match at Matata tomorrow. From these two teams a selection will be made for the Rangitaiki representative team to play Whakatane for the Dunderdale Cup at Te Teko on Monday, June 7. , ' A -Team Pope, Mexted, Wallace, Orange N. Shuster, Ratima, M. Davis, Back row: Beazley, Smith, Fallwasser, J. Dodunski, S. Davis, Mulligan, D. Shuster, Jenson. B Team Anderson, Newdick, Frank, Burt, S. Beazley, Sullivan, Rauriti, Back row: Shipeni,

Hall, J. Marr, Waldegrave, Woods, D. Fallwasser, B. Edwards, A. Black Emergencies for both teams: Backs, G. Hunia, Tare, J. Marks, F. Witene.

Forwards, W. Anderson, J. Black, S. Edwards, W. Witene, Logan. I. Campbell is not available on the day. All players are to assemble at Matata at 1.30 p.m.

Saturday’s Rugby Teams

United Juniors

Following is the Whakatane United Junior Rugby football team for the United-Paroa match on Saturday:— - Chadwick, Coker, Brown, Shapley, L. Henderson, Seebeck, Edmondson, Goodwin, Goodall, Sandham, Carling, Howat, Alcock, Petty, Mundy, Taylor. All players are to be at the shed at 12.45 p.m. for a trial. Wairaka Juniors Wairaka juniors to play Poroporo at Whakatane on Saturday:— H., 8., W. Merito, M. Karepe, J. Hudson, A. Kora, N. Mita, B. Ainsley, Ray Heta, S. Whatu, E. Christensen, B. Kahika, R. Kataua, F. O’Brien, B. Clark. Reserves:" T. Gerrard, J. Lowe. Rangitaiki Rugby SubUnion’s Arrangements For Rep. Matches

A meeting of the Rangitaiki Rugby Sub-Union was held recently, there being a good attendance of delegates from clubs. It was decided to hold A and B trial games for both Senior and Junior grades at Matata tomorrow. From these trials teams will be selected to meet Whakatane Sub-Union representatives at Te Teko on King’s Birthday. It was further resolved that the gate money from these games be devoted to a travelling fund. Arrangements were made to send a junior team to play Te Puke in a friendly game on Sunday next. A match has been arranged for the seniors with the Galatea SubUnion to be played at Te Teko on June 18. i

For the King’s Birthday games the following managers were appointed: Senior A, Mr Tat Anderson; Senior B, Mr T. Whitey; Junior, Mr F. Burt. As the Union wishes to bring its players register up to date, it was decided that all club lists, both senior and junior, must be in the sec-

retary’s hands by tomorrow. It was resolved that in the junior lists, the ages of the players be included.

Mr Ngaheu, of Te Teko, has of-*' fered to present a trophy to the Union in memory of a former player, J. Ngaheu. The meeting decided to accept the offer and hold over discussion of rules of competition till next meeting.

Whakatane And Rangitaiki Hockey Section Draws

Hockey draw for matches in the Whakatane and Rangitaiki sections of the Central Bay of Plenty Hockey Association:— ' Whakatane Section Women: Awakeri v Whakatane. Men: Awakeri A v Whakatane at Awakeri, umpires, F. Jensen, N. Rigden, Mrs Chamberlain. Women: Paroa A v Poroporo. Men: Awakeri B v Poroporo at Poroporo, umpires, Mrs Grey, Mrs Ngamotu, Mr Marx. Women: Paroa B v Taneatua. Men: Paroa v Taneatua at Taneatua, umpires, Mair and Hughes. Rangitaiki Section Women: Matata O.G. v Richmond, at Matata (morning game); Matata vTe Teko. Men: Richmond vTe Teko at Matata, umpires, Cook, Hunia, Chaytor and Mrs Jones. Women: Rovers v Rangers. Men: Rovers v Rangers at Edgecumbe, umpires, Stones and Learning.

Hockey Teams For Sunday

Following is the Wairaka Hockey Club’s team for the Ruatoki matches on Sunday 30:— T. Morgan, T. Thompson," A. McElroyd, K. Merito, R. Merito, M. Crapp, R. Dodd, B. Merito, L. Stewart, J. Karepe, T. Iga.. Reserves:' M., J. and H. Merito, A. Kora.

Whakatane ladies’ and men’s hockey teams to play at Awakeri. Bus leaves Rock 12.30:—'

E. Chamberlain, M. Moore, Mt Cannell, D. Riini, N. Howell, H. Archer, E. Kilgour, C. Windley, G. Ngamotu, C. Broad, N. Griffiths, P. Ruffles, M. Stokes. •' N. Rigden, W. Crawford, B. Miller, Wilcher, ,J. Stringer, N. E. Rigden, P. Hammond, W. Penny, R. Cox, B, Waller, A. Tuki, P. Winn, W. Mokomoko.

Central Matatua Hockey Association: Sunday Play

The Central Matatua Hockey Association will play its senior men and women’s matches at Ruatoki on Sunday 30 commencing at 11 a.m. Draw:— Senior Men: Ruatoki v Okiwa, Tumatauenga v Tuhoe, Petakahi v Kaiki, Ngahina v Ahuwhenua, Wairaka v Rovers.

Senior Women: Ruatoki v Ngahina, Okiwa v Tumatauenga, Ahuwhenua v Kaiki, Tuhoe v Wairaka. Junior Boys: Taneatua v United, Wairaka v High School, Wairaka a bye.

Junior Girls: Junior Girls v High School A, United v High School B. Whakatane Trampers Will Climb Edgecumbe On Sunday

After lengthy discussion on the proposed trip to National Park on the King’s Birthday, the Whakatane Tramping Club, at its meeting on Wednesday night, decided that, as v the majority of the members were entirely new to tramping, the proposed trip was a little too tough a proposition for a start. An alternative trip to Tarawera was suggested and tentatively accepted. Club members will, weather conditions being favourable, travel to Tarawera Lake on the Saturday morning cross the lake and prepare for the night. On the Sunday the club will climb Mount Tarawera and return home on the Monday. As a training trip, the club intends to climb Mount Edgecumbe this Sunday. The meeting also instructed the secretary to write to an established tramping club and obtain a copy *; of the constitution. After this copy has been obtained, a special subcommittee is to be set up to draft a set of, rules. One rule that it was deemed necessary to adopt immediately was that no firearms are to be carried on any of the organised tramps unless with the permission of the executive committee. Any arms so'carried are to be unloaded. Te Teko Men’s Golf

Following is the draw for the Te Teko Men’s Golf Club’s Medal round to be played at its links at Te Teko on Sunday: Glen and T. Lyons, Ranson and Balfour, Thomas and Mcßride, Nation and Macken, Housham and Latimer, Moulden and Knight, Burr and Goodwin, Hall and L. B. Smith. Hegh and Johnston, Loane and Gardiner, Campbell and Jamieson, A. P. Smith and Mita, Caldwell and Patchell, Saunders and Haultain, Francis and another.

Thomas, with a nett card of 81 was the winner of the Eclectic competition played last week.