RUGBY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 221, 12 June 1919, Page 7

RUGBY

MAORIS DEFEAT MANAWATD. .... .gy i'elegrftnh— Preaa. Aeaociation.' : -•. ■ Palmcrston North, June tl. . The football match, Maori Pipner Battalion Iteam v. Manawatu, was played-.to-day. Manawatu opened with the wind i and sun in. their favour, and scored 9- points in the first half to .the Maoris' nil.'-'' In the second half the home team showed lack of condition, and the' Maoris ran _ through them, .despite desperaterallies .by tho .Manawatu team.'. '. The Pioneers ...won easily by .22 points to 9. ' AUCKLAND ToTIAY 'AMENDED ' ' ■• - -BULBS. By Telegraph—Priisn Association Auckland, June 11. Tlio Management Committee' of the Auckland -Rugby Union decided to-night to continue tlio championship. Ruyby matches under the amended rules, as played, last year under the Auckland Onion. Tho motion wns carried on. the • casting .voto'of the chjnrman. This will probably mean, a break with the Noir . Zealand Rugby Union, and will probably affect the position regarding representativei' matches. '. ' . '■ ; ■• ~..The following-, are .Selw'yn teams.'for,. Saturday ;—Thirds .' ,v.. ;Hu:tt':—Boj'irko, Siitton; ' Finlayson, .Wnkelin, East-gate, .Giij'lor, Gould, Patching, Guinnessj kins, Hehdry, Pfti'ker, Draper, Ma'cdon'ald, Sinclair.' Reserve—Wanden. . ■•Fourths .v. Y.M.CA.:-Collicr/'Elliot, Lowe, Whittiiigton, Chapman, Howett, Renno, Hill, Sanderson, Hughes, .Griffiths, de Lisle, Short. Barr, Bruce. ■ Reserves—Winchester, Cummins, Steele/' FiCths v. Poneko , .—Hickling, Allison, Davies, AVolfe, Butland, Adamson, Tan Borssum, -Whitt,' Bcveridge, Thompson, Cossey, Guinness, Duncan. Budge, Cairns. I Reserves—Mqllier,.- Mercer. '