Rugby

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 94, 1 June 1949, Page 5

Rugby

TEAMS SELECTED'FOB KING’S BIRTHDAY The following Whakatane A, B and junior teams have been selected to play Rangitaiki at the Whakatane Domain on Monday, King’s Birthday:— A team: E. Welch, L. McCready, W. McCready, B. McGougan, T. Riini, T. De Lacey, K. Hurran, G. Foreman, K. Merito, L. Ball, H. Ranapia, P. Ratahi, A- Muncly, W. Parsons, T. Wahapango, J. Rolfe, T. Hona, R. Dodd, M. Riini, K. Wana. B team: G. Lawson, W. Rutherford, M. Harawira, K. Martin, A. Martin, G. Stewart, R. Crapp, B. Ruru, G. Goodall, R. Hudson, J. Hayward, S. McMillan, M. Bluett, S. Ruffles, T. Tait, L. O. Stewart, S. Paul, W. Kopae, T. Kororiko, A. Sisam.

Junior: Full back, P. Comiskey; three-quarters, M. Brown, E. Dockray, K. Tawa; five-eighths, T. Hohapata, P. Seebeck; half back, W. Goodwin; front 'row, J. Chadwick, B. Tunui, T. Moeke; locks, K. Stuart, C. Butler, side row, J. Tay* lor, L. Goodall; back row,: S. Shap-' ley. Emergencies: Backs, A. Edmondson replaces Goodwin, J. Wano replaces Dockray, M. Tawa replaces K. Tawa; forwards, J. Prince replaces Stuart, R. Clark replaces Butler, K. Littlejohn replaces Tunui. Rangitaiki Teams

The following teams have been selected to represent Rangitaiki on the King’s Birthday. A bus bringing the teams to Whakatane will leave Te Teko and is to travel via Thornton if necessary:— A team: Full back, N. Schuster; three-quarters, C. Burt, L. Newdick, S. Parkinson; five-eighths, N. Raureti (capt), K. Sullivan; half back, M. Davis; back row, A. Black (vicecapt); side row, A. Caverhill, S. Davis; locks, M. Jensen, P. Falwasser; front row, S. Edwards, B. Pryor, E. Mulligan. B team: Full back, T. Tukiwaho; three-quarters, N. Rope, C. Hunia, B. Mexted; five-eighths, J. Marx (capt), M. Savage; half back, C. Ihaia; back row, B. Caverhill (vicecapt); side row, J. Conn, P. Lyons; locks, W. Anderson, P. Paul; front row, S. Beazley, B. Edwards, M. Rendall. Emergencies for both A and B teams: Backs, W. Beazley, J. Haipina, F. Wetini, G. Pryor; forwards, J. Dodunski, D. Schuster, R. Anderson, J. Laing. Junior team: O’Brien, Eivers, Baldock, W. Kay, Campbell, Pryor, Young, Conn, Conway, Baillie, Parkinson, Ihaia, Hawthorn, Cooper, Porter, T. Perenara, McQueen, Tu Tuhi, Tama, W. Laren. COMPETITION GAMES FOR SATURDAY Two senior Rugby matches are scheduled for Whakatane on Saturday and a junior match at Taneatua. At the Whakatane Domain it will be the final day that competitions will be played on the old ground. The draw:-

Sepior: United v Taneatua at Whakatane, 2.45 p.m., referee N. Chambers; Wairaka v Paroa at Whakatane, 1.30 p.m., B. Norman. Junior: United v Taneatua at Taneatua 1.30 p.m., A. Mitchell. Rangitaiki Games Matata, Thornton and Te Teko will have the Rangitaiki Rugby games on Saturday. The draw: — Senior: Matata v Edgecumbe at Matata 2.30 p.m., referee J. Hyland; Thornton v Te Teko at Thornton at 2 p.m., B. Magee. Junior: Matata v Otakari. at Matata 1 p.m., A. fylagee; Te Teko v Edgecumbe at Te Teko 1 p.m., T. Gardner. MAORI ALL BLACK TEAM PLAYS TODAY Eight of the Maori All Black team which defeated New South Wales on Saturday are retained in the team to play Newcastle today. The match brings the star five-eighth Couch back into the side. 1 The team is: Kenny, McKinley, Taylor, Delamere, Beazley, Couch, Kipa, Marriner, Bryers, Stirling, Reid, L. Hohaia, Heperi, P. Farahi, and R. Hohaia. Team For Saturday United seniors to play Taneatua at the Domain. Players to assemble a 't A. and P. shed at 1.30 sharp:— Boon, Rutherford, Kahui, Olsen, Hunt, De Lacey, Goodwin, Parsons, Ruffles, Mundy, McMillan, Mickell, Stewart, Rolfe, McCormick, Cruse, Dines, Koea, Oborn, Loney.

Boxing LOCAL LAD IVINS AT TAURANGA A bright and enjoyable Boxing Carnival was staged by the Tauranga Boxing Association on Monday night. The Whakatane Boxing Club sent three representatives over to fight,

but unfortunately only one fought, as the opponents of R. Jones and G. Thompson failed to put in an appearance.

I. McKenzie had an easy win over J. Carson. In the first round lan was troubled by the wild swinging Carson, but in the second and third he had his man missing badly and scored freely with straight lefts and a nice snappy right cross. * Results:—

Woods beat G. Murray, K. 0.. T. Ellingham beat C. Jones T.K.0., L London beat C. Davis, T.K.0., A. Wright beat Bluegum, C. Clifton beat V. Crawford, T. Flewny beat B. Crawford, D. Bluegum beat R. Harris, H. Crawford beat T. Hunt, Russell beat Wilson, Curtin beatDickson, Millar beat O’Grady, I. McKenzie beat J. Carson, Knight beat T. Gregory, R. Andrews beat Mellows, all on points.