FOOTBALL.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9173, 17 June 1908, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

BRITISH TEAM’S FIXTURES. Wednesday, Jnue 17—West Coast and Btiller Unions, at preymouth. Saturday, June 20—Nelson and Marlborough Unions, at Nelson. Saturday, June 37—New Zealand, at Wellington. Wednesday, July I—Hawke’s Bay Union, at Napier. Saturday, July 4—Poverty Bay Union, at Gisborne. Wednesday, July B—Manawatu and Horowbenua Unions, at Palmerston. Saturday, July 11—Wanganui Union, at Wanganui. Wednesday, July 15—Taranaki Union, at New Plymouth. Saturday, July 18—Auckland Union, at Auckland. Saturday, July 35 —New Zealand, at Auckland. BRITISH MATCH TO BE PLAYED AT FEILDING. The Manawatu Kugby' Union last evening decided to recommend tb© New Zealand Union to accept the offer of Feilding to allow the match to be played on the Racecourse free of charge. The Feilding people have raised £SO as a donation to the local Union if the match is played there, and also £SO for entertaining the visiting team. The local Union will endeavour to arrange for a free train to convey passengers to Feilding from Palmerston on the day of the match. Per Press Association. Dunedin, June 16. McDonald and Casey, who were selected to play for the South Island in the Inter-Island football aaatch, will be unable to play, and will not be available for the second test. Mahoney (Canterbury) has been selected to fill Casey’s place in the front. TO-DAY’S MATCH. Greymouth, June 17. There is beautiful weather .for the match Britain v. West Coast, and the ground is in a good state. The attendance will be very large, as the town is full of visitors from all parts of the Coast. Following isjtho British team; —Full-back, Jackett; three-quarters, Griffiths, Ponty Jones, McEvedy, Gibbs; half-backs, Morgan, and j?Davey; forwards, Dibble* Oldham, Jackson, Hind, WSmith; Morgan and Kyike. v