FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 September 1926, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

Burnett's Face Pirate Football Team will play a 9-stone local team on Cass Square to-morrow (Friday) afternoon at 3 p.m. The local team will be selected from School. Kiuis and Excelsiors. The following will represent Hokitika against AA'estport on Friday afternoon and will be required to he on the field at 2 p.m.—Nightingale, AA'ells, Staines, Nestor, Stopfortli Al. Davidson. Rutland. Taylor. Stopfortli, Hutchison. Hughes. Larcombe. King, Eager and Preston. Emerg. AA’hite. Shannon and Herring. fnv TELEGRAPH—PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. DANXEYTRKE, Sept. 1. A team chosen by the Southern ITawkes Bay .Sub-unions, but comprising mostly DiHinevirkc players, defeated the representatives of the Atauauatu Rugby Union oil a saturated slippery ground by 14 points to 13. NELSON, Sept- 1. At Rugby this afternoon, AA’ellington colts defeated Nelson B. senior team by 18 to 14, after an interesting game, in which the visiting hacks proved too fast for the locals. The weather was fine, and the attendance fair for an off day. INVERCARGILL, Sept. 1. The rep. Rugby match. Southland v. South Canterbury, was played to-day in brilliant weather, before a large attendance, an interesting game ending in a win for the visitors by 24 to 14. Tries were scored for South Canterbury by Gerard (4), Ward, A. Lawson, and Afcßride. Strang converted two. For Southland, Lilley kicked two penalties, and converted a try, and Otxey and Malioney scored tries.