RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Star, Issue 22445, 16 September 1936, Page 13

RUGBY FOOTBALL

RANFURLY SHIELD MATCH OTAGO TEAM TO PLAY WELLINGTON The Otago team to play Wellington on Saturday in the seventh match of the season for the Ranfurly Shield was announced last night by the selectors (Messrs W. Pearson and A. Cameron and Dr Harty). The sid© < has been strengthened by the inclusion of H. Smith as centre three-quarter, this player having recovered from the injury suffered in the match against Manawatu. He has undoubtedly been missed in recent games, and should give the fast wingers, Watt and Black, the extra pace that is needed. Otherwise the backs provide the same combination that has done so well in recent games. There are no changes in the forwards, the pack being exactly the same as the one that pinned down South Canterbury and Canterbury so successfully. The gam© with Wellington will, as usual, probably be one of the best and brightest of the year, and also one of the best contested. The Wellington team includes such players as Pollock, Griffiths, Sadler, Lamason, Wells, Lambourn, Devine, and Andrews, who are all prominent in the Rugby world. The visitors will arrive to-morrow evening and will stop at the Excelsior Hotel during. thenstay in Dunedin. A'- a curtain raiser a primarv schools’ representative team wifi, play a High School team, commencing at 1.45 p.m. The box plan will be opened at Messrs Charles Begg and Co.’s to-morrow. The Otago team has been chosen as follows: — Full-back; J. M. Taylor. Three-quarters: J. M. Watt, H. Smith, W. A. Black. Five-eighths: D. Trevathan (first), C. O. GiUies. Half-back: H. Simon. Forwards; Front row—C. Quaid, W. Laney, J. Here (captain); middle row W. Parkhill, F. Vorrath; back row— P. Green, L. Niven, W. Forman. Reserves: Backs—C. Saxton, R. M‘Skimming, R. G. Mahony, and H. Fookes; forwards -J. Campbell, E. Murphy, E. Valentine, and R. Neiper. The Wellington team to tour the South Island is as follows: Backs: Pollock, Edwards, Fleming, Hansen, Nees, Griffiths, Baldwin, Sadler. Tindill, Upchurch, and Crisp. Forwards: Leahy, Lambourn, Hull, Wright,- Wells, Devine, - Fraser-Smitb, Lamason, Andrews, Guy, Barry, and Kenny. The manager is Mr Harold Murphy, AUSTRALIANS’ TWJR TO-DAY’S GAME AGAINST SOUTHLAND The teams for to-day’s match at Invercargill were: — Australia.—K. P. Storey, A. D. M'Lean, J. D. Hammon, B. C. Egan, R. Rankin, L. S. Lewis, V.' Richards, O. L. Bridle, F. E. Hutchinson, M. Ramsay, R. L. Kelly, K. S. Windon, J. H. Malone, A. H. Stone, R. J. Walden. Southland.—R. Sharp, Alex. Sutherland, N. A. Mitchell, C. Milne, G. Thomas, M. Hamilton, J. Purdue, T. Metcalfe, W. L. Crawford, R. Ward, N. R. Irwiln, W. Parker, J. Mattingly, W. Sherriff, and L. George. CANTERBURY TEAM SELECTED. The Canterbury Rugby team to play Australia on Saturday is as follows: G. T. Nolan, G. F. Hart, J. O. Pawson, J. Gillespie, J. A. Hooper, W. G. Brooks, J. J. M'Auliffe, O. Hattersley, R. Burke, J. Mahoney, M. Scandrett, H. Milliken, N. J. M'Phail, J. E. ManChester, J. 6. Rankin. Emergencies.—Backs: C. H. M'Phail, R. Round, and C. Clark. Forwards: P. K. Rhind, G. S, Cooper, and W. Fright. MAORI SIDE ANNOUNCED. The New Zealand Maori team to meet the Australians on Wednesday, September 23, at Palmerston North, is as follows:—M, (VConnor (North Canterbury), C. M'Kinley (Poverty Bay), G. Pepere (East Coast), R. White (North Auckland), N. Kotua (Marlborough), H. Mason (North Otago), C. Hellish (Marlborough), E. Jackson (Hawke’s Bay), H. Whin (North Auckland), W. Cooper (Auckland), H. Mataira (Hawke’s Bay), D. Ruakero (Taranaki), T. Reid (captain, Hawke’s Bay), B. Rogers (Poverty Bay), W. Robertson (East Coast). Emergencies—Back, G. Ryder (Wanganui); forward, J. Lockwood (East Coast).