RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 22 June 1933, Page 4

RUGBY FOOTBALL

THE DITTMAN (SHIELD. j Westland Sub-Union’ s challenge for the Pittman Shield, held by We®t Coast Rugby Uni orb is to be played et Rugby Park, Greymouth, on Saturday afternoon and should provide a good contest. * b'V. The West]and team, selected on Saturday night is a -fairly strong all round one, and though there is some difference of opinion as 'IB the inclusion or exclusion of one"br two players it can be said to be a fairly representative one. The forwards -aid a hard workihg and fast lot, whose weakness is Mne out play. Gene’r lly. they tackle wfc-U and this department is a very necessary one. The backs have been paying together on occasions 'and should combine well, but poor handling has’ been noticeable of late on many occasions, while the tackling has not always been sound. The Grey team is reported to, be a. strong one there being many new faces this year go that : there is ®offne difficulty to gauge the strength of the two contesting teams.' l: Some List football of an interesting nature -should result. ■' : v- .

WELLINGTON REPS. (Per Prest PnpyriQht.) WELLINGTON, • June - 21.; The following -Wellington team, wilt meet Taranaki' in the rep. Rtigby match at Hawera on Wednesday Eu 11-bnck: Pollock, Fuller, Killeen and Robbins, freights: Griffiths and r Page, half: Tindall, iiorwards.fi . Dellabanea, . Ltjjfcbourn. Syddei, Peck, Raid, Butier McLean, Lamason. Emergencies: Wilson and Aitkens. y'i%' : ;• *y. t INTER-ISLAND SELECTORS MR A. ADAMS INCLUDED Four selectors' have been appointed l\v the Management - Committee of the Ne.v Zealand Rugby Union to chose players for the inter-island, match,, viz.: North Island, Messrs E. McKenzie and F. E. Sutherland; South Island, Messrs P. Harvey and A. A. Adams. .!: -A -V" In the event of a dispute between the selectors, the Chairman of'the Management Committee will act as referee - ’v.