PREMIER CLUBS MEET

Evening Star, Issue 23372, 15 September 1939, Page 7

PREMIER CLUBS MEET

PAYME TROPHY RUGBY PROSPECTS FOR TO-MORROW'S MATCH [By Hooker.] The final club fixture of the Rugby season will be played at Carisbrook tomorrow, when the Payne Trophy, symbol of supremacy between the premier clubs of Otago and Canterbury, will be at issue when Union (Dunedin premiers) meet the Christchurch champions, Canterbury University College. A good deal of interest is being taken in the game, since both sides are able to■ field strong forward packs and resourceful back divisions. Earlier in the season Canterbury Uni■afcrsity College visited Dunedin for the annual match with Otago University, Seating defeat by 14 points to 13; but, the side that will do battle with Union to-morrow is an immeasurably stronger combination than that which played here in June. The back line includes only three who, played here earlier in the season, and the presence of that astute general, J. J. M'Auliffe, behind the scrum will make a big difference. M'Aulifffe has been one of the soundest half-backs in New Zealand for some years, and though/he may be a little slower in his service from the scrum nowadays he is still a fine player. The inside backs will be H. M. Kimand A. L. -Ellis. The latter, who has represented Canterbury, did not play here earlier in , the season, but Kimberley took part in the game against Otago University. Both Cartwright and ' Hudson played in that game, but Cartwright filled the centre position, and made a good jpb of it, too. His rightful position, however,. is on the wing, and-on his displays in Canterbury this season he has been, classed as one of the most promising that province has developed in recent years. Much interest, too, will centre in _ the appearance of A. G. Hunter, who is a ijaphew of the famous 1905 All Black, Taranaki’s Jimmy Hunter. The Canterbury College centre created a fine impression on Canterbury’s northern toiA, and although not a match by any ineans for N. A. Mitchell when Canter-, bury played Otago last week, he showed on a few occasions that he had a very quick eye for the gap, and he is the type of player who if given any room to work in will be always a source of danger to the opposition. R. Hudson, who will play on the opposite flank to Cartwright, has been seen here before. Full-back is M. P. Donnelly, a 'New Plymouth Boys’ High School product, better known as a New Zealand representative cricketer, but a Rugby player of ho mean calibre. The pack is much stronger than that which played against Otago Uinversity, only four of the previous side being included to-morrow. . The game may well depend on the ability of the visiters to hold the vigorous Union front line, and the forwards look a likely lot, including such good players as the All Black, C. W. ‘Williams, who played such a fine game for Canterbury against Otago, and is Canterbury’s only representative. in the South Island team S ext week. C. C. Foote, a former. Otago niversity player, H. E. Garrett, P. Lynch, and 6. S. Walter are the quartet who played here in June. Walter is a very solid type of packman, and he went a good game for Canterbury against Otago. Although the championship competition closed before the Otago team went on tour, the Union Club was one of ■Uiose who took the subsidiary competi«bn with some degree of seriousness, and, with a fine pack and dependable hack line, Union should provide just as much opposition for the Canterbury premiers as it did for the leading Dunedin clubs in the course of the senior competition, although one or two of the regular team are unable to take part,to-morrow: Ron Silver, the Union skipper, turned on some of the best football of his career at full-back during Otago’s northern tour, and Lionel Werner, though unable to tour with the representative side, played against South Canterbury, showing that he is still one of the most resourceful wingers in the province. Silver will be played at centre to-morrow, a position which will suit him in view of his penetrative ability. If the Union pack can reproduce the form it showed in the competition proper, then a most interesting game should result, and the issue should be open. The teams will bq CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. Full-back.—M. P. Donnelly. _ Three-quarters.—J. 8. Cartwright, A. G. Hunter, R. Hudson. Five-eighths.—H. M. Kimberley, A. L. Ellis. ■ Half-back.—J. J. M’Auliffe. Forwards.—P. G. Roberts, 6. S. Walter, C, W. Williams, P. Lynch, C. C. Foote, H. E. Garrett, G. T. J. Wilson, J. N. Murphy. „ _ Emergencies.—A. J. Lake and C. F. Billcliffe (forwards), P. Quilliam (back). UNION. Full-back. —A. M'Kcrrow. Three-quarters.—L. Werner, R. Silver. D. Elder, Five-eighths.—R. Mathewson, J. Pol-Half-back.—B. Samson. Forwards. —J. Anderson, C. K. Jenkins, T. Gensik, W. Gibson, F. H. Vorrath, V. Newall, D. Slyfield, J. Walker. Emergencies. Glengarry, Hayes, Bowling, Woods, Ireland. PREVIOUS MATCHES. Previous matches for the Payne Tro* phy have resulted as follows; — 1923.—0tag0 University v. Merivale; University won by 27 points to 3. 1924.—0tag0 University v. Old Boys; Old Boys won by 22 to 10. 1925.—Pirates v. Old Boys; Old Boys Won by 18 to 11. . 1926.—0tag0 University v. Old Boys; University, won by 14 to_3. 1927.—0tag0 University v. Christchurch ; University won by 13 to 3, 1928.—Otago University v. Canterbury College; Canterbury College won by 17 to 15. ■ . nlln 1929.—0tag0 University v. Old) Boys; drawn, 9 points each. 1930.—Alhambra v. Christchurch; Christchurch won by 20 to 3. 1931,—University A v. Menvale; Merivale won by 9 to 3. 1932.—University A v. Sydenham; Sydenham won by 10 to 9. 1933.—University A v. Sydenham; Sydenham won by 10 to 9. 1934.—University A v. Albion; Albion won by 9 to 5. 1935.—Southern v. Old Boys; Old Boys won by 13 to 6. 1936.—Southern v. Sunnyside; drawn. 14 points each. 1937.—N0t played. 1938,:—Southern v. Liuwood; Southern won by 17 to 10.

CHANGES IN OTAGO TEAM There have been several changes in the Otago team to meet North Otago at Oamaru to-morrow afternoon, and the side has now been selected as follows : Full-back, W. J. A. Black (Southern). Three-quarters.—B. A. Taylor (Alhambra), N. A. Mitchell (Alhambra, captain), D. E. Murray (Kaikorai). Second five-eighth, W. I. Perriam (Pirates). First five-eighth, D. Trevathan (Southern). Half-back, L. H. Simpson (University A). Front-row Forwards. —P. Treacy (Dunedin), T. Graham (Pirates), L. Pollock (Zingari-Richmond). Middle-row Forwards. —G. McDonald, (Southern), J. Barron (Taieri), L. Hill (Southern), L. Aitken (Kaikorai). Back-row Forward.—A. A. Parkhill (Pirates). Emergencies—Forwards; B. Barnes (Kaikorai) and W. Bisset (Taieri). Backs: P. A. Ongley (Pirates) and K. M'Phail (Dunedin). With the exception of M'Donald, Parkhill, Aitken, and Pollock, all the players in the selected fifteen were members of Otago’s team on the northern tour. M'Donald, Parkhill, and Perriam arc all selected for the South Island team against the North, and the only player who has not previously represented Otago is Pollock. Aitken made his first appearance tor Otago in the match against the Bush. The Otago team will leave by bus at 9 a.m. from Manse street.

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