Football News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 288, 11 June 1896, Page 2

Football News.

O Tho following will represent Pirates II v. Rongotea at Palmerston on Saturday : — Full back, Richards ; threequarters, Lyon, Pallant, Bedford ; halves, Lyon, Biota ; forwards, Selby, Smith, Deßlois, Weston, Crichton, Evans, McMillan, Kennedy, Dixon. The Red Stars defeated the Palmerston II yesterday by 3 tries to nil. Jack Smith scored two tries and B Parkes one. Oroua Union fixtures for Saturday are — Apiti v. Ruahine, at Rangiwahia. The following are picked to play for Awahuri against the Palmerston II on Saturday next. The team will leave tbe Hotel at 1 o'clock sharp, (by coach) Full back, M. O'Reilly ; three-quarters, McMurray, .Lucas, and W. Mends ; fiveeighths, W. Isherwood ; halves. C. Weigbtman, and Fellann ; forwards, E. Bennett, F. Stuart, (wings) Gellends, Dermer, J. Campbell, Whisker, Flynn, Small, and Rositer. Emergencies, T. Stuart, D. Bennett, Smith, J. O'Reilly and Feck. The following team has been selected to represent Rongotea in their match with Pirate 11, at Palmerston :—Fullback, Anderson ; three-quarters, Green, Costall, Harper ; five-eight, Costall ; half, T. Cameron ; forwards, Hinklie, O'Brien, Jarvis, Duthie, Thomas, Williams (2), Whisker, Penney. Emergencies, West, Arnold, Wrigley, Merrett, and Bishop. The coach will leave Rongotea at 12.15 sharp. A match was played at Rongotea on Wednesday between a team of boys from Bulls and the Rongotea boys. Rongotea defeated them by 12 points to nil.