FOOTBALL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIX, Issue 5305, 27 July 1928, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR TO-MORROW.

TEAMS SELECTED.

The Paeroa Rugby competitions will be continued- to-morrow afternoon, when three matches! will be played at the' local domain.

The senior attraction on the No. 1 ground will be the game Pirates and Suburbs, while the No. 2 groun,d will.be occupied by the East and West .senior team.

As a curtain-raiser to the senior games the newly-formed Maori junior team will have a try-out against a combined junior team, commencing .at 1.45 p.m.

In the event of Pirates defeating Suburbs and West beating East, the West team will retain the senior shield for tlie season. The Paeroa representative junior team journeys to Thames tn play fon the Johnson Cup. Following are the teams: —

West Seniors.—D. Fraser, G. Wells, A. McQuarterS, J. Verraji, L. Nield. R. Swann, L. C. Masters, W. Taylor, A. Hamilton, J. Sweeney, W. Southby, V. Carrick, M. Poland, F. Knight, D. Snow. Emergencies : R. Shaw and H. ■McKee.

Pirates team will be selected from the following.—G. Pullen T. Puller, C. McNe'l, H. Buchanan, E. Tyson,, J. Goonan. W. Pearcey, H. Pennell, Peke. Bullock, Beall, E- Maxwell, G. Morrow. H. Fraser, K. B. Lockett, F. Boord, J. McCarroll, Saunders, Tomicli.

Junioi* Representatives.—E. Rai'e, R-, Mead, P. Poland, L. Potter, J. Rackham, T. Morrison, E. Tremain, G. Taylor, A. Flatt, L. Carrick, W. Pennell, K. slyfleld, R. Killgour, E. Robinson, W. Ashcroft. Emergencies: J. Smith, N. Handley, C. Vincent, V. Hale, A. Overall, L. Masters. Maoris.—D. Wilkinson, J. Katu. D. Ben, Nahi Parati, S. Ngatai, T. Williams,. J. Kaio, G. Gage, W. Tukuk’mo, E. Te. Moananui, S. Tukukino,’ P. Royal, E. Karn, T. Waho, T. Te Moanianiy'. Emergencies: Backs, C. Wickliffe, ]M. Hirawani, A. Wickliffe : forwards, E. Hirawani, K. Hirawani. Junior B Team.—Overall, C. Nield, Kaio, Bayley, Tilessider, Saunders, R. Keighley, Walls, Bell, Clayton, Hc-l-well, Saunders, Quinn, Curnie, Denize. Emergencies : Verran, Johnson, Vercoe, Chisholm. PRIMARY SCHOOL FOOTBALL. The inter-union school representative matches for th© Fleming Shield will be, continued to-mor t tow. Paeroa has a bye, and Waihi and Piako will meet at Waihi. In tlie local schools’ competition the first round has; been completed) and the teams stand as follows t —

The second round will commence to-morrow. Paeroa B meets United at the Domain at 10.30 a,m., .and Hikutaia v. Paeroa A* should provide a willing match at the Domain at. 1.30 p.m.

GAMES ON THE PLAINS. MATCHES FOR TO-MORROW.. A good programme of Rugby football will be staged at Ngatea to-mor-row, when the Turua' and V/aitakaruru senior teams will meet in tlie. final for, th© Dent Cup at 2.30 p.m. Prior to the above- match a primary school game between; teams representing Hauraki Plains - and Thames at. 1.15 p.m., and a third-grade match between the Ngatea and Kerepeelii teams will be played.

Team P. w. L. Pts. Hikuta’ia 3 3 0 6 Paei'oa, A 3 2 1 4 United ' 3 1 2 2 Paeroa B 3 0 ' 3 0