FOOTBALL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5458, 7 August 1929, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

THAMES VALLEY V. WAIKATO. LOCAL TEAM FOR AUGUST 17. The following is the team to represent Thames Valley against Waikato at Paeroa on August 17 :— Full-back : Hedley (Plains). Three-quarters : Graham (Plains), Bax (Paeroa), McNeil (Paeroa). Five-eighths : Dillimore (Waihi). Saunders (Waihi). Half-back : Snodgrass (Waihi). Rover : Price (Waihi). Forwards : Hume (Waihi), Beasley (Plains), McLaren (Piako), Walters (Waihi), Clarke (Plains), Payne (Piako), Mulgrew (Piako). Emergencies : Backs,. Rackham (Piako), Marshall (Plains). Arkle (Piako) ; forwards, Page (Paeroa), Hearne (Waihi), Fisher'(Plains). • Thus it will be seen that thera is only one change in the team that played Auckland last Saturday, Page being dropped and Payne taking his plate. PAEROA RUGBY UNION. WEEKLY MEETING. The regular meeting of the Paeroa Rugby Union management committee was held on Monday night, Mr J. Crosby, chairman, presiding over the following : Messrs J. C. H. McDonald, B. Neil, W. Neil, H. Robinson, E. Shaw, and W. A. Fathers, secretary. J. Ganley’s registration for East juniors was accepted subject to the rules being complied with. The clearance of J. Catlin from the Hauraki Plains Union was approved, subject to his membership subscription being paid to the Turua Club. Accounts totalling £9 were passed for payment. It was decided that teams not taking the field at the appointed time should forfeit the match. It was left in the hands of the chairman to arrange a third-grade match for Saturday. The secretary was instructed to inform the Thames Valley Rugby Union that owing to a request from Piako the Paeroa-Piako match set down for September 21 had been altered to August- 24. Future dates of McLean Cup fixtures were left in the hands of the secretary. It was decided to notify the Primary Schools Union that before playing any match they must make representations to the Paeroa Rugby Union. In reply to the Basketball Association, which asked for a donation, it was decided to inform the association of the impossibility owing to the union’s stringent position in regard to funds. Messrs J. M. Fox and D. Frost were appointed voluntary gatekeepers for Saturday. It was decided that the chairman should interview the Waihi-Paeroa Transport Co. and state what the union expected the company to do in the matter of the conveyance of players. Drysdale Cup. Following is the draw in connection with the knock-out competition for the Drysdale Cup :— August 10 : West v. Pirates ; East v. Suburbs. Williams Cup. Following is the draw for the Williams Cup :— August 10 : Suburbs v. East; West a bye. PLAINS RUGBY UNION. MEETING OF COMMITTEE. The Hauraki Plains Rugby Union met at Ngatea on Monday evening for the purpose of arranging the Dent Cup knock-out competition on Saturday next. Messrs H. Dent (president), C. S. Foster, C. Bertel sen, C. Stretton, L. Berney, and W. Wylde (secretary) were present. The draw resulted as follows :— Turua v. Waitakaruru, No. 1 ground, referee Mr Cleave _• Ngatea v. Kerepeehi, No. 2 ground, referee Mr C. Stretton. Both matches will commence at 2.30 p.m., and the final will he played a fortnight later. As some of the clubs might- have to play juniors, it was agreed that their junior status would not be affected by playing in these matches. SCHOOLBOY REPRESENTATIVES. PAEROA DEFEATS PLAINS. The Paeroa Primary School Union’s repi'2sentatives were again successful last Saturday afternoon, beating the Hauraki Plains schoolboy team by 29 points to nil. The local boys showed greater combination, their passing movements being particularly effective. Costello, D. Dudding, E. Sparrow, and W. Gray were perhaps the most outstanding players of the Hauraki Plains fifteen. M. Costello at half back made several openings but received little support from his backs, who lacked cohesion. For Paeroa Coxhead played his usual formidabie game, whilst Fulton at wing threequarters proved to be fairly speedy and made the most of all that came his way. H. (Ginger) Robrison was responsible for many brilliant movements among the backs, most of which were turned to good account. G. Morrison, B. Alley, and Bourne were the. pick of the forwards. The Paeroa boys have now had four successive wins, scoring 63 points with 3 against. The visiting boys were entertained at afternoon tea by the local boys. The Paeroa representatives wil'. now meet Piako at Te Aroha on Saturday next. The selectors are busy ticking off the names of likely boys for the Thames Valley representatives who will be called upon to defend the Roller Mills Shield in the competition which is to be held at Cambridge during the first week of the term holidays, commencing this on Monday, August 26.