FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1927, Page 1

FOOTBALL

WEST COAST RUGBY UNION. The weekly meeting of tho West Coast Rugby Union was held last evening. Present : Messrs Guy (chair), T. Mclntosh, 11. Steel. T. Rvan, A. White. A .1. B. Ryan, AY. T. Ogilvic, .1. Kyle. AY. llamiam. and N. A), .lonos (see.). 'Jhe School team reported finance was in order for the tour of Westport fur the match against A\ estport lor the Primary School Shield. li was resolved to write Messrs Jamieson and Freitas congratulating t hem on I heir inclusion in the South Island trial teams.

Technical School were declared the winners of the fifth grade competition. It was resolved that owing to the lateness til the season, and two Dittlmiii Shield matches still to he played, tli<> senior otic-round competition lor the Citizens’ Shield be played off between Excelsiors and Kanieri. It was resolved to advertise for accounts outstanding to the Union to be in by next Tuesday evening. United fourth graders were given permission to travel to Hokitika next Saturday. Mr Mclntosh was asked to select a team on Saturday evening next, to represent Greymouth for the Dittman Shield match on Saturday week.

NORTH ISLAND TEAM. FOB SATURDAY’S MATCH. [by TELEGRAPH —PER TRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Sept. 27. Following is the North Island Rugby team to play the South Island team at the Athletic Park on Saturday:— Full hack: Mark Nicholls (Wellington); three-quarters: Hook (Auckland). Sheen (Auckland), Grenside (Hawke’s Bay) ; five-eighths: Porridge ( Auckland), 1,. Johnson (Wellington); half: Kilby (Wellington); wing forward: Keene (Auckland); forwards: Hadley (Auckland), Swain (Hawke’s Bayi, M. Brownlie (Hawke’s Bay), Harvey (Wairarapa), Finlayson (North Auckland), McWilliams (Auckland). C. Brownlie (Hawke’s Bay). Emergencies: McManus (Auckland), Brown (Taranaki), Rnslil i rook (Wellington), Con Is ton (Wanganui), and Ward (Taranaki).