RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 291, 4 September 1919, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

NORTH ISLAND TEAM. ' The..Mowing team lias ton, selected'' to represent the North -Isuind 'in the ■ . match against the South Island, to be played at "Wellington on .Saturday, feeptember 20:— 7 Full-back, AY. Laxon (Auckland) i threequarters, C. Woolley (Auckland), M. Cor-; ner (Wellington), V. Wilson (Auckland); r five-eighths, C. Baddeley (Auckland, E. :l{oberts (Wellington); half, H. E. Nicha. s (Wellington); hookers, H. Elliott (Wel- ' ilington), Quinton-Donald (AVairarapa); lock, H. Masters (Taranaki); supports, 1?. Pa ton (Wellington), A. L. Mlean (Bay of Plenty); hack, rank, W. Ryan (Wellington), W. M'Cook (Taraimki) jiving, J. Thomas. Emergencies: 'Three-quarters, j Algar (Wellington): five-eighths, Svenson (Wangpmii)',' J. TiLyard (Wellington), • M'Cu'llough (Auckland); forwards, ' Carroll (Manawatu) and.Fletcher (Auckland).. WELLINGTON 'V. TARANAKL In view of tho challenge of Taranaki for the Ranfurly Shield on, Saturday •• next, the following ' list of ; results of Tkist matches between. -Wellington' and ' Taranaki will be of interest to followers of Rng'by:—lß94, Wellington 0; Taranaki • 6: 1895,, Wellington 0, Taranaki 0; 1806; Wellington 0, Taranaki 6; 1897, -Wellington 3, Taranaki 0; 1898, Wellington 0, ' Taranaki 6; 1899, Wellington 9,'• Taranaki ' B; 1900, Wellington 9, Taranaki 8; .1901, Wellington 20, Taranaki 3;. 1902. Wellington 3, Taranaki (I; 1903, Wellington 3; Taranilki 5; 1901, Wellington 3, Tarawa 11; 1905, Wellington G, Taranaki 0; ' 1906, Wellington 14, Taranaki 6. In 1907, owing to bad weather, the match ■was abandoned at- half-time, when Wellington was leading bjf 3 to nil. 1908, Wellington 0,. Taranaki 15; 1908, Wel- ■ lington 13, Taranaki 8; 1909, Wellington ,- 15, Taranaki 6; ,Wellington 11, Taranaki G; 1911, Wellington 3,'Taranaki 23; 1912, Wellington 12,, Taranaki- 10; 1 1912, Wellington' 5, Taranaki 0; 1913, Wellington-18, -Taranaki !); 1913, Wel- ■ lington 8, Taranaki 0; .1911, Wellington 10, Taranaki U; 191-1, Wellington. 12,' Taranaki fi; July 2, 1919, Wellington 5, TaTanakiß.- ■, • Summary.—Wellington, Id; Taranaki, 10; drawn, 1. POVERTY BAY 'DEFEAT. HASTINGS. By Telegraph— Asnociatlon. Napier, September 3. ■.The Rugby senior representative match Poverty Bay v. was played at Hastings to-day. The ..visitors'won by 19 points to G. RETURNED SOLDIERS BEAT REST 'OF SOUTHLAND. By TelecrftDh— IT.-ss AMr.cintlon.

1 Invercargill, September 8. , Tho Eoturned Soldiers defeated the Peat of Southland, after a tough ganio mostly among tho forwards, by G points to 3. •AUCKLAND TEAM NOT COMING TO - WELLINGTON. , , i i)y Telczrni'h.-Pn>RK Association. . Auckland, September 3. ' The-Auckland Rugby Union hr.s dceid- : ed to refuse the invitation to play Wel- .'• lington On September, 17 at Wellington for the Eanfurly Shield, owing to the unsatisfactory travelling facilities. Tho Base Records' team defontcd War Expenses by 9 to 6. Collins and Clark scorod tries for the winners, and Mitchell kicked n penalty goal. M'Pherson and Whitcomba scored for War Expenses.