RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 19 July 1932, Page 4

RUGBY FOOTBALL

THE WESTLAND SUB-UNION. . ' BENEFIT GAMES NEXT SATURDAY. The Westland Rugby S.uh-Unipn met last evening, there being present Messrs J. CJ. Stafford, A. Cutbush, A. Thompson, J. L. Men-zibs, J. McCleary J It. A. Bell,' Dv R. .Dow-eCI, R, McDonald, and E. W. Keenan (secretary). A letter was received from the West Coast Union asking that the present rules be adhered to in- the l ,meantime.- f -.; : Received. • The app ioat'on of the Watnroa School for a football was granted. The High School team was g-anted permission to play a match against Greymouth Technical at Cass Square on Saturday -afternoon. . Mr McDonald, asked . .the chairman for information as to a suitable date foi a match with the United Club, Westport. The chairman suggested August 6th. - ' v ‘ - It was decided that the representative team to meet Merivale be select: : ed on Saturday evening. ■ : On the motion of Mr Heenan it was decided that the whole of the .gate receipts next Saturday,be donated, to the Unemployment Fund, arid that j ■ all free pusses he suspended on.that day. -v ; "' ; '77- . A

In connection with the Newman Shield, August 13th, was suggested a* a suitable date. ,i. •

Matches for.. Saturday were «p*

proved n» follow i—*

Seniors :~N°- 1 'Qroimd, Kiwi - ,v, Ross, at Cass Square (A. Cutbush) j No. 2 Ground, Exodsior v. Rival, at Cass Square (E. M. Best); Rimu a bye; Juniors:—Kiwi v. Ross, at Rossfß, Collett); Kokatahi. v. Rimu, at Koka. tahi (M. Wallace); School and Excelsior byes. .. v

COMMENTS ON TEST FORM.

Australian Press Association.)

- , BRISBANE, July 18. Mr F. C. Lea, Queensland’s first selector, says: The New Zealand forwards were great, but the whole side was fine on the day. •*

Mr J. Flynn, the selector, and former international .player, declared that the game on Saturday was an absolute victory for the Ali Blacks from the fdllback to the forwards. ; - ■ An ex-international forward , #nd Australian selector, Mr D. W. Williams.- expressed the view that . the New Zealand eight once more gave a splendid: exhibition of ideal forward play. - i . 7.'-'H'-'b'b-"- ■ ...V - -in , \ ' . 8 -AUSTRALIAN TEAM CHANGED. Four of the formermembefs, iriblud- ’’ irig the captain, Lawton, ‘hsvAb’een '.7;; dropped from Australia’s .teami, wlilbH . was ohosen to'; west -the..- - AU7 . Blacks in the final Test next Saturday. V The new team is Bsfollows' AAxl Full back: RO3& (NewW4W), Throe-quartera: Lindsay t Queens- 1 land), Cowper (Victoria), Steggall (Queensland), Hemingway (New South Wales), ~ - Froe%iglith: Sturtri-dge (Victoria). , ; ‘ Half-hack: .Malcolm: (New Sbuth ’ Wales). Malcolm is now captain; Forwards: Brindle (Victoria), Dunlop (Victoria), Palfreyman (New South Wales), Cook (Queensland), Cerutti (New South Wales), ’ Bonis (Queensland), Love (New-South Wales),