FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 July 1928, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

HEALTH OF THE TEAM,

WELLINGTON, July 21

The New Zealand Rugby Union cabled the manager o£ the All Blacks the best of good luck in the second test and asked him to cable a report on the health of the team.

The following reply has been received :

“Thanks for good wishes. All members of the test team are fit and we expect a better showing to-morrow. Harvey is in hospital here (Johannesburg) for observation. Kilby leaves hospital to-morrow on crutches. M’Grcgor’s knee is improving. Burrow’s ribs are almost- right. All the others are well except for slight colds.”

The win of New Zealand on Saturday will add considerably to the interest in the two remaining tests. The third test is to be played at Port Elizabeth on August 18th. and the fourth at Cape Town on September Ist. Had South Africa won on Saturday a great deal of interest would have departed from the remaining tests, because the best that New Zealand could have hoped for would have been to make honours even by winning the remaining two. Now, howbvor, New Zealand has a chance for the rubber. The result of the third tost will naturally be awaited with a great deal of interest, but whatever the result of this match it will undoubtedly be the fourth test that will arouse the greatest amount of interest. This will be the deciding game, whichever way the third match goes. All eyes in New Zealand will be turned on Cape Town on September Ist.

On Wednesday the. All Blacks.will play Pretoria Districts ( at Pretoria, and on Saturday they will meet Orange Free State at Bloemfontein. This will be practically a return game with the Free State. In the first game on June 13th. the All Blacks were supposed to play a team representing the country districts of the Free State, lmt as a matter of fact the majority of the players were recruited from Bloemfontein ' clubs. In their first match against Orange Free State the All Blacks won hy 20 points to nil. The All Blacks have now played 12 matches. They have won eight matches, lost three and drawn one. They have scored 177 points, compared with 86 against them. The following are the results of the matches to date:— Western Province (country), won 11 to 3. Cape Town Clubs', lost 3 to 7. Griqunland West, won 19 to 10. Transvaal, lost 0 to’G. Orange Free Stato, won 20 to 0. Transvaal, won o to 0. Western Transvaal, won 19 to 8. Natal, won 31 to 3. First test, lost 0 to 17. Northern Districts, drawn 18 to 18. Rhodesia, won 44 to 8. Second test, won 7 to 6.

WESTLAND SUB-UNION. MONDAY, JULY 23rd., 1928. The Sub-Union met at S p.m. Present:—Messrs M. M. Coulson (President), Moore, McGregor, McManaway, Cutbush, Breeze, Williams, Cooper. Stafford, Dowell, McDonald and Heennn. The reports of referees were read and considered satisfactory. The United Club, Grcymouth, wrote asking for a third-grade match with a local team on August 4th.—Received and request granted, match to be played against the team that lias a bye on that day. A letter was read from J. Boyd, re Rirhu-Exeolsibr match.—Received. Ross Club was declared the winners of the junior championship. MATCHES FOR JULY 2Sth. Representative junior game, Greymouth v. Westland (Mr A. Cutbush). THIRD GRADE. Arnhura v. Excelsior,-1.30 p.m. (AD J. Conning). NEWMAN SHIELD. Hokitika v. Grcymouth school at 1.30 p.m. It was resolved that the match between bantam teams School v. Convent which ended in a draw ho called off and the game he replayed. It was resolved to discuss with the W.C.Ii.U. fit Tuesday’s conference the question of assisting primary school visits. It was resolved to hold a one-round junior competition for the Breeze Shield, commencing on August 4th. Junior selectors were requested to so lect the junior representatives. Congratulations were extended to J. McCloar/and F. Freitas in their selection for the South Island Minor Unions team.

In the junior football match at Ross on Saturday, Ross proved victorious over Kokatahi by (3 points (two penalty goals') to 3 points (a try). This win gave Ross the junior cup for the year.

WESTLAND JUNIOR REPS. The following have been selected to represent Westland Juniors;' in their match with Grey mouth at Hokitika on Saturday next: Full-hack: Houlahan (Roesh Three-quarters: Hamilton (Arahura), S. Fleming (Kokatahi). R. Parker (Ross). Five-eighths: Webster (Kokntalhi) capt., Herring (Excelsior). Half-back: Davidson (Excelsior). Wing forward : McMinn (Kokatahi). Forwards: Growc-ott (Rimu), Marshall (Kokatahi), Russell (Ross), Hughes '(Excelsior), Aniuri King (Excelsior), E. Mitchell (Ross), C. Howat (Ilimu). Emerg: Backs—B. Morel (Kokatahi), S. Ogilvie (Rimu). Forwards— M. Kelly (Arahura), Broadhent (Rimu). EnVergencies not in order.