RUGBY FOOTBALL
MATCHES FOR TO-DAY. The leading Rugby fixture at tho Athletic Park to-day will be tho match between Athletic and Selwyn. It is expected that tho game ,will bo very keenly contested, as on tho last occasion when the two teams ni'et Athlefic won by a very narrow margin. Since then Selwyn have greatly improved, and havo lost only one match?" To-day's match will bo played north and south, and if the wind is unfavourable, four spells of twenty minutes eachmay be played instead of changing tho ground to cast and west in tho centro .of tho ■ park. Two third-grade teams, St. Patrick's College and Wellington College Old Boys, will provulo tho curtain-raiser. Wellington moet Petone at Petone, but it is notified that tho 2.15 special tram will not: be run. Tho University-Poneko senior mutch has, through absence of-players and sickness, been postponed until later in t>«<round. University A cannot fulfil the third grade engagement with Athletic, while the Athletic fourth grade team Ims been withdrawn from the competition.
Besides tho above canoilled fixtures the times of starting the undermentioned matches have been altered as follow:—
Third grade: St. Patrick's College v. Old Boys (Wellington College), Athletic Park, 1.15 p.m., instead of 1.30 p.m. Fifth Grade: Selwyn v. St. Patrick's College, at Kilbirnio, 2.45 p.m. instead of 1.15 p.m. Sixth Grade: Poneke v. St. Patrick's College B, Kilbirnio, 1.30 p.m.,' instead of 2.43 p.m. The following have been selected to play for University Juniors naginst Berho.mtwro:—Blathwavt. Hardin*. Beveridge, Woodward, Dickson, Robb, Harden, Whiteman, Tregurtha, Burns, Dowd, Brnoker, Adams, Cress. Ilussell. Tho following te<im has been selected to represent War Bxnensas:—H. W. Lone;, C. MTarlie. W. S. Trotter, G. A. Bdl. F. Whitcombn. E. M'Phorson fenntnin). P. Stitt, F. Desmond, T. J. Tiller, IT. Trotter. A. N. Jordan, C. D. Pnls.W<l R Pringle. P. Stunrt, and Sgt.Maior Bryant. Emereeiudes: Back. A. J. Fabian; fornvtrfK ('. S. Maundrell.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 241, 5 July 1919, Page 9
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316RUGBY FOOTBALL Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 241, 5 July 1919, Page 9
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