FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3826, 2 August 1928, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

1 ALL BLACKS DEFEAT NORTHERN DISTRICTS BY 27 TO NIL. The All Blacks played the fifteenth match of their tour yesterday when they met North-eastern Districts at Burghersdorp, and won by 27 points to nil. The following was the N.Z. team: — Full-back: H. Lilburne; threequarters: A. C. C. Robilliard, F. W. Lucas, C. E. Rushbrook; fiveeighths : M. F. Nicholls, L. M. Johnson; half: A. Strang; wingforward: R. T. Stewart; forwards: J. Hore, J. T. Burrows, M. Brownlie, P. Ward, I Finlayson, E. Snow, W. Hazlett. Wairarapa defeated Auckland at Masterton yesterday by 14 points to 13. NORTH v. SOUTH ISLAND B. UNIONS. A great attraction for Rugby enthusiasts will be the trial of strength between the North and South Island B. Union representatives at the Pamlerston North Showgrounds on Saturday next at 2.45 p.m. A curtain-raiser will be provided at 1.15 p.m. by the Wanganui and Manawatu third grade reps. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. SENIORS. Wanderers v. Hui Mai, at Manakau, No. 2. Wleraroa v. Foxton, at Levin. JUNIORS.' Miranui v. Foxton, at Miranui. Paraparaumu v. Hui Mai, at Manakau, No. 1. Weraroa v. Maungahiku, at Waikanae. THIRDS. Tokomaru v. Weraroa, at Tokomaru. Wanderers v. Shannon, at Shannon.

The following will represent Foxton Juniors to play Miranui on Saturday next: — Williams, Thompson, Procter, Broad, Huff, Ross, Hartley, Findlay, I. Ross, Rankin, Couch, Molt ekey, Chipper, Anderson and Wright. Emergencies: Heta and Roach.

Foxton and Miranui juniors meet at Miranui on Saturday and a good game should result. Broad will replace Stevenson and Findlay will again don the jersey in place of Hornblow, who is on the sick list. The following will represent the Foxton seniors to play Weraroa at Weraroa on Saturday:— E. Robinson, C. Procter (captain), T. Fuller, Moses, A. Thompson, K. Hirini, J. Huff, L. Andrews, S. Anderson, H. McGregor, W. Pine, C. Renata, and Royal. The ’bus will leave town at 1.30 p.m. sharp. The Foxton Club has three of its players in the Manawhenua senior representatives viz., Taylor, Westwood and Stevenson. “Boy” Stevenson is probably the youngest player in the combined reps., having attained his 19th birthday in February last. His promotion from the junior grade to senior and representative status in one season is something of a record. Anyhow his promotion is well-merited and while his junior team-mates will be handicapped in their final games without his services, they are proud of his inclusion among the classic players, and hope that he will yet wear the fern leaf.

Taylor is well up to provincial form this season, and Westwood has played consistent football throughout the season.