VISITING RUGBY TEAM

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 199, 8 September 1937, Page 5

VISITING RUGBY TEAM

"i I faa T-vrr m South Canterbury Flays H.B* To-morrow

Tlie South Canterbury Itugby football team, which is tbufifig the lower pdl'tloh of the Nofth Isiand, arrived in Hastings last evening in anticipation of the rCpreSentative match With Hawke's Bay at Nelson Parlt, to-mbr-row afternodn. The touring party nUiiibers 22 ahd includes Mf B. Hefdman as manager, and Mr A. Aitkeii as assistant Manager t The visitors will be opening their tour agaifist Hawke's Bay and on Friday depart for Masterton to play Wai-

fai-apa. Latef they ineet Mahawatu at Paimefstbn Nofth aiid fiflish off the trip with a game against Wellington. The tedftl to take the field to-mor-row will be as follow;— Fuli-bacb : ti. LuHdy. Three-quarterg K. McPhail G. Wright E. W. Ryan Five-eighths : d. Cartwi'igiht B. T. Morrison Haif-back ; C. Saxton. Back row: G , T. Adkins. Middle row, Strang, Stewart, F. Thomson Vircetich Fx'ont row. . J. Gilmofe. T. Gulin H. Graham Iteserves : Backs, A.- Gaffaney, H. Jameson, T. Morrison. Forwards: J, Bryce, P: Hansen. The visitors had a practice at Nelson Park this morning but found the gfoliUd father on the sbft side after the fuin. However, if the present light wind cohtinuea it is hoped that the ground to-morrow wxll be in eXcelleiib condition i'or a good bright and opexx giaxne. It is many yoax,,s since South Canterbury visited Hawke's Bay and actually the last occasion on which the two sides met was at Timaru in 1926. The present Soutlx Canterbury side is one that can be regarded as a stfong combination. Inclnded in the party is T. Morrison, Who Was a prominent iigure in tlie tfial games early this season and who, but fof an injlify, Woiild in all probabilxty liaVe gainbd fern-leaf konoum this season. Adlcins, a member of the 1935 All Biadk side, ife anotliof member of the teani, and his iG-Stone will take sbhie shifting in the front row. Anothef membef bf a Well-knoWii footbali family is J. Stfang, a South Island representative. Hi§ bfother Arehie went to Africa in 1928. Eflteftainirig euftain-raisers wili be pi'ovided, and patrons are assured of a good aftemoon's footbali.