Football News.
The following team will represent Rongotea in tbe cup match against Awahuri on Saturday, at Awahuri : — Full-back, Costal! ; three quarters, W. Brougbton, Edwards, Penny ; five-eighth, Harper ; half, Carter ; forwards, Jarvia, Edwards, Brougbton, Duthie, Rodgers, Burgess (2), Dnke and Gardiner. The coach will leave Rongotea at 1 45 sharp. Great interest is taken in this match as the winner will be the premier team in the northern division, and will hays to play off with the winner in tbe southern division for the junior championship. I would BUggest to the Awahuri team that they mark out their goal Hues, so as to save any disputes between tbe contending teams. A football match is to be played at Birmingham to-morrow (Saturday) between Birmingham and Ruahine. The following players will represent Birmingham :— Vitskey, Wishaw, Bell, Hall, Bailey, Sangiter, Scrimgeour, Corkery, Fraser, Fanthorpe, Barlow, Wilson, Thompson, Moss. Richardson, Davis. Next Wednesday the Unionists and Albambra meet at Palmerston. Should the latter win, each of the junior teams in the southern division will have the same number of wins to their credit and another round will bo necessary. If, however, the Unionists defeat the Alhambra they will play off with tbe wiDDing team in tbe poxthem division to finally decide tbe junior championship. Members of the Unionist Club are reminded of the meeting at the " Camp" this evening at 8 o'clock. A senior match will be played to-mor-row at Feilding between Foxton and Feilding. The match will start at two o'clock sharp. The following players will represent Feilding .-—Foster, Morshead, Reade, Giesen, Jack, Gannon, Linton, Hastie, Bryce, Farmer (2), Whisker (3), Wratt, Douglas.
(Per Press Association.) Sydney, July 1. Tbe New Zealand team bad a practice on the Association Ground to-day. Armit and Mills are still suffering from injuries sustained in tbe North v. South Island match, and will be unable to play on Saturday. The Rugby Union bas drawn up a liberal entertainment programme.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 2, 2 July 1897, Page 2
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322Football News. Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 2, 2 July 1897, Page 2
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