MATCHES WITH WAIROA
P.B. RUGBY FIFTEENS FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. COLTS’ TEAM TO TRAVEL Always a fixture which creates wide interest, a representative Rugby match is to be played at the Oval next Saturday between the Poverty Bay and Wairoa fifteens. The teams have met twice this season and each has scored one victory. This will be a “needle” match, as victory to either team will give the particular union the honours for the season.
Wairoa has had a good representative season, but the Poverty Bay team has shown improved form in recent games and should prove a tough proposition for the visitors.
Poverty Bay will be represented by the following team: Backs, B. Malone (Celtic), A. Read (Old Boys), A. G. McAneney (Celtic), R. Short (H. 5.0.8.), P. I-laisman (Old Boys), T. Smiler (Marist), W. Morrison (H. 5.0.8.); forwards, R. Rogers (Celtic), G. Phillips (Old Boys), captain, V„ Kutia (H. 5.0.8.), W.. Holmes (H. 5.0.8.), F. N. Twigg (Old Boys), W. Johnstone (H. 5.0.8.), If. C. Anderson (Marist). and G. King (Waikohu); emergencies. J. Robinson (Waikohu) and G. Shanks (Old Boys), forwards, M. Short (Old Boys) and W. Hoy (Marist), backs.
On the same day as the senior team plays in Gisborne the Povelty Bay colts will play the Wairoa colts in Wairoa, the following team being announced to represent Poverty Bay: Backs, T. Moug'han (Marist), Jack Short (H. 5.0.8.), J. Moore (Waikohu). M. Smiler (Marist), R. McKinley (Celtic), J. Sargisson (Motu); forwards, J. Baker (Celtic), P. Livingstone (Old Boys), W. Bright (Marist), W. Tibbie (Marist), C. Hayes (Old Boys), T. McGuffie (11.5.0.8.), captain, C. Gardiner (H. 5.0.8.), R. Francis (H. 5.0.8.); emergencies, W. Smiler (Marist) and M. Glassford (Celtic juniors), backs, C. Gardner (H. 5.0.8.) and S. O’Connor (Celtic), forwards.
The selected players are asked to keep in training and a specified training night will be announced later by the sole selector, Mr. T. French.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20039, 11 September 1939, Page 6
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