FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1922, Page 1

FOOTBALL

SAruRUAY’S GiMES

Saturday’s football took place under Very unfavourable weather, heavy rain 'falling throughout the afternoon, Tlie results were as, follows Seniors, , Kiwi 0, beat Hari Hari 3. Kokatahi f) beat Ru’ma.ra 0. JUNI'CtIS. Kiwis 11, II .beat Hari Hari II 3. Arahura 11 beat Pirates 0. Excelsiors 6 beat Kokatahi 3. The games throughout were forward scrambles. In the game on Cass Square for Kiwis Irving scored a try and Stevens kicked a penalty goal, while Robertson scored a try for Hari Hari. SUB-UNTON TEAM.

The AA’estland team consists of:— Full-back, Stevens; three-quarters, T.es Robertson, McKay, JfcMannaway ; five-eighths, Aloynilian, AT. AA r allaee; half, Gifford; wing forward, Scott; forwards. Devaney, Carter, AfcEnanev, Baird. Cunningham, Best, Hagnr. Emergencies: Irving nnd Chetwvnd (hacks) ; C. Fleming and AA’.Mker (forwards). GREYAIOUTH REP. TEAAI.

The following will represent Orey against Hokitika at Orovniotith : Full hack, Goodnll (Star) ; threequarters, Steel (Star), Russell (United) and Reynolds (Star) ; five-eighths. Ryan (Alarist), Nightingale (United! ; half. Alosley (Star) ; wing forward, Mclntosh ; serum, Delaney, Deere. King, Hall, Alaloney (Alarist), Pring 'Star). Jones (United). i Emergencies :Fon\ ards, 1 ng’lis (Star), ■Tnrdcn (Star), Tlurley f'l'niied) ; hacks. Nelson (Star). O’Callairlinn. Heaphv 'Alarist). fnv TELEGRAPH— TER PRESS ASSOCIATION"]

INTER-ISLAND AfAT(TL AUCKLAND, July 1. The. North v. South Island Rugby football mutch was played to-day at Ellen Park. There was a fair crowd present. The ground was greasy, as the result of recent heavy rains.

It proved u strenuous game from beginning to end, the South Island winning by nine points (three tries) to eight (two tries, one converted).

The play was mostly of a forward nature, hut occasionally the southern hacks gave glimpses of a high standard of Rugby. The North Island • forwards were slightly better tliail the South vanguard. 11l the first spell Brownlee and Hickey Mined for the North Island, one of the tries being converted. In the second spell Steele. AA’illiams and Fitzgerald scored for the South Island, none of the trios being converted.

During the match Belfis, Burrell and O’Brien (North Island) retired through injuries, and Steel and Mbyte (South Island) retired for a similar cause. ATr AY. Aleredith was referee.

ALL BLACKS FOR AUSTRALIA. AUCKLAND, July 2. The New Zealand team to tour Australia has been selected as follows: Backs—R. Bell (Otago), J. Steel (West Coast), K. S. Svenson (Buller), P. Hickey (Taranaki), AL Nicholls, IT. Nicholls (AVellington). G. Dickinson ("Otago), J. Fitzgerald (Alarlborough), R. Af.athieson (Otago). V. Badeley (Auckland), S. Siddells (AVellington), Forwards.—S. Shearer (Wellington), M". P. Calcinai (AVellington), F. IT. Masters (Taranaki), J. ‘Richardson ,Otago), AI. Rrowjilie (Hawke’s Bay), L Cupples (Bav of Plenty), A. AA’hyte (Southland), Af.‘ Beilis (Wanganui, captain). G. 0. O’Brien (Auckland), F. Smyth (Canterbury), J. Donald (AA airnrapa), L. Peterson (Canterbury). Fea was unable to make the trip.

CHRISTCHURCH RESULTS. CHRISTCHURCH, July 2 A’esterday’s results here in senior Rugby were : Christchurch 9, heat Sydenham-Lyt-teltoil 5. ’Varsity 9, heat Alarivale 5. Alarist 22, heatAlhion 3. DUNEDIN RESULTS. DUNEDIN, July 2. In the senior Rugby competition Saturday's Dunedin results were:— Pirates nine, heat Southern nil. Alhambra three, heat Port Chalmers nil. ’Varsity forty, beat. Union nine. Zingari sixteen, heat ’Varsity B eleven. Dunedin six, heat Taiori three.

AVELLINGTON CLUB AIATCHES. AVELLINGTON, July 2. Yesterday’s Rugby results here were as follow:—Alarist eleven, heat Petone nil. ’Varsity five, heat Oiiental three. Poiieko eight, heat Selwyn three. Berlinmpore 14, heat Old Bovs nil. Athletic 14, heat AVellington nil. . AIA OR IS IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, July 2. The Alaori Rughv Union footballers defeated AVallelm District by 45 to 6. AUSTRALIA DEFEAT AUCKLAND. AI’CK LAXDN, July 2. The Australian Soccer team defeated Auckland by four goals to one. The game was played in wet weather, the ground being slippery and the ball greasy, after the heavy vain falling early ill the day. The visitors outclassed the local team.