FOOTBALL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3667, 19 July 1927, Page 3

FOOTBALL

AUSTIN BANNER COMPETITION

IFOXTON STILL ON TOP,

The following is the state of the championship table to date: —

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In the match against Ohau on Saturday B. Coley scored in the first spell and Matthews in the second. Neither try was converted.

MANAWHENUA TEAM FOR WEDNESDAY.

The following team has been selected to represent Manawhenua in the match against Wairarapa at Plmerston North on Wednesday:—

iFnll-back: C. Hunt (Horowhenua); three-quarters: H. Darragh (Manawatu), D. Brophy (M), J. McDonald (H); five-eights: T. Parata (H), J. Dewe (M); half: Chrisholni (H); wing forward: H. Jacob (H), (captain); forwards: E. Anderson (M), Hakariaia (H), Crawford (M), Parsons (M), Tatana (H), Payne (H), Tremewan (M). Emergencies: Backs, Warren (H), Williamson (M), Parata (H); forwards: Person (M), Gleoson (H), Hammond (M). WAIRARAPA TEAM. The following team will represent Wairarapa: — Full-back: E. B. Booth; threequarters : R. Booth, Stringfellow, G. Booth; five-eights: Cooke and Candy; half: Hiroti; wing forward: Parker; forwards: Q. Donald, Irvine, Reid ,Harvey, Reside, Fairbrother, Willougby. Reserves: backs: Hart and Yates; forwards: Churchhouse and Ward.

HOROWHENUA v. MANAWATU.

On Saturday afternoon in perfect weather, before an excellent attendance, the second of the home-and-home matches between Manawatu and Horowhenua was played at the Palmerston Show Grounds. Play was bright and interesting throughout, but although plenty of opportunities were, afforded both sides, not one point was obtained from conversions or penalties. The Manawatu forwards enjoyed supremacy in the scrums and lineouts. Their backs early began to adopt agressive tactics, while during the major portion of the game Horowhenua were kept busy defending. Manawatu won by 18 points to 9. JUNIORS. HOROWHENUA v. MANAWATU. The junior game between representative teams from the same district councils resulted in a narrow victory for Horowhenua by 11 points, to 9. Manawatu led by 9 to 3 at half time. Tries were scored by Flowers, Sutherland and Waugh, while R. Trotter scored for Horowhenua. Upon resumption however, Dalziell scored a try, which was converted by Pickard, who also kicked a good penalty goal to win the game for his side. Manawhenua reps are to meet Hawke’s Bay in the Ranfurly Shield match early next month. The Manawhenua Council decided at a meeting on Saturday to put 21 men into camp on Monday, July 25, the camp to be held on the Show Grounds, and the .offer of the Palmerston business men to render assistance accepted. Mr. M. Winiata and J. Ryan, selectors of the team, were appointed as managers of the trip to Napier, and instructed to go into camp with the players.

While in Masterton last week, the Canadian Soccer team paid a visit to the Wairarapa High School. In thanking the Canadians for their visit, Dr. G. H. Uttley, principal of the school, spoke of the rough play in the Ranfurly Shield game on Saturday last, and declared that if Rugby was to be played as on that occasiin he would have to consider the advisability of introducing Soccer into bis school, and mght also have to advise boys not to play Rugby after they leave school.

At a meeting of the Canterbury Jiuo'by Union executive, it was decided to challenge for the Ranfurly Shield on September 3, provided that Hawke’s Bay still held it on that date. The Taranaki team to play Hawke’s Bay for the Ranfurly Shield next Wednesday is as follows: Petty, Hohaia, Brown, Bourke, Johnston, Owen, Lynske, Guy, Young, Robinson, Kivell, Q’Kpefe, Walter, Espin, Ward. Emergencies: Dennis, Court, Lusk, Sturmey.. jfr p. Robinson has bpen appointed manager of the Manawhenua team fpr the matches against Wairarapg on July 20, and the Maoris on July 23. Mapawhenua will play E-uig Country at Obakune on August 17. Q Donald and M. Brownlie, the two players who were ordered off during the Ranfurly Shield match at Masterton, last Saturday week, have both been exonerated by their respective union s.

Owing to some misunderstanding Hui Mai Thirds travelled to Foxton on Saturday to meet the local Thirds but the home team was acting on the impression that there was no game, and were not on the field to meet their opponents. Hui Mai kicked off and declared the game won by default. Just where the fault lies cannot be ascertained at present but the matter will, in all probability, be ventilated ta tonight’s meeting of the Horowhenua Rugby Union. The local lads were acting under instructions that there would be no game.

The following is the local State School team to play Shannon at the racecourse to-morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock:—

M. Gardner, H. Gardner, B. Gardner, B. Coley, J. Hirini, K. Matthews R. Coley, R. Rickerbv, M. Adams, S. Bills, H- Rossiter, P. Easton, W. Graham, L. Thompson and E. Hoffman.

i'oxton 5 4 1 — 57 8 9 Shannon 5 2 3 — 18 12 7 Otaki 4 11 2 15 28 3 Ohau 3 10 2 30 34 2 Levin 4 0 1 ) 3 5 39 1 ’Shannon defeated Otaki by 3 points to nil on Saturday.