FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1921, Page 3

FOOTBALL

The Kiwi Football Club hold a practice on Cass Square to-night at 8 o’cloci-; sharp. Every member is requested to be present. The following will will represent Uniteds in their match oil Cass Square tomorrow afterhon at 4 o’clock -R. and S. King; Wognu, Smith. Heinz, Hall, Staines, White, Renton, Herring. Collyer, KtevensOli, J. Stopforth. I'.-.r1.i0 Wallace. Emergency- R. Carter. fin: TEL KG It APII —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION! NEW ZEALAND LEAGUE REPS. AUCKLAND, July 11 . Tile New Zealand League team, after its Australian tour, returned to-night by the Ulimaroa. THE SPRINGBOKS ARRIVE, ,U’( IvLAXD. July 11 The Springboks arrived from Sydney liv tho Ulimaroa to-night. There are 34 in their party, including three supporters. They are in excellent health. Gerhard Morkel and Sicdle, who were injured in Australia are with the team. The former probably will take the field before the tour is completed. Sicdle should recover earlier. THE SPRINGBOKS. THE MANAGER’S VIEWS. AUCKLAND, July 12 Mr Bennett, manager of the South African football team, discussing the matches played in Australia, said though they won all, he considered they were rather fortunate. The Springboks found New South Wales very Itiiiull stronger than they anticipated, the games were far more strenuous than expected. In fact the football was far rougher than they bad been used to. There was too much kicking of their players, a practice South African authorities tried their best to eliminate. In Australia the team also found difficulty with the referees for their interpretation of the rules was not the same as South Africans were accustomed to. My own opinion of the team, said Mr Bennett, is that they have not struck form yet, They will certainly have to plav much better football in New Zealand tliail they did in Australia if they are to meet with success. The team will be given a civic reception at the Town Hall to-day. They leave for Wanganui by the express this evening.

THE NEW ZEALAND TEAM. DUNEDIN, July 8

The Otago Rugby Union is endeavouring to arrange for the New Zealand representative team, which has been selected to play against South Africa in Dunedin an August 13th, to assembly in Dunedin on August sth and play an Otago fifteen on August 6. The New Zealnd team is to assemble in Dunedin a week before August 13 to enable .them to undergo coaching. If the fixlore with Otago can be arranged it should prove a, fine draw.

SOUTH AFRICAN TOl'Tt. .July 13 Wnirarapn. July 16—Taranaki. July 20—Wanganui. .July 23 Wellington. July 27 West Coast. July 30—Canterbury. August 3—South Canterbury. August G—Otago. August 10 Southland. August 13— First test. Dunedin. August 17 --Manawatu. August 20—Auckland. August 24—Rotorua. August 29—Second test (Auckland). August 31—Hawke’s Bay. September 3 Final test (Wellington) September 6—Nelson.