PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOOTBALL.

Shannon News, 24 July 1928, Page 3

PRIMARY SCHOOLS FOOTBALL.

AUSTIN BANNER AGAIN WON BY LEVIN. The mateh played between the Levin and Shannon primary school Rugby teams at Shannon on Saturday morning, proved to. be the deciding one in the Austin Banner competition, Levin winning the game by eight points to nil. The contest afforded a fine exposition ef juvenile football, In the first spell

1 there was no score, but Levin for a good deal of the time had their opponents confined to their oAvn tAverity-five. Shannon nevertheless put up a creditable defence. The second half was fairly spectacular. The first score Avas registered by Kingsbeer, Avho picked up the leather just over, the tAveny-five. boat all the opposition and touched down. He converted his own try. The tally was increased by Blenkhorn, Avho crossed over from a scramble near the line. Although the Avin Avas a welldeserved one. it must be said that the Shannon team Avere somewhat the lighter of the tAVo and made a commendable stand. The game >yas referee by Mr Mabey. Last year Levin defeated. Shannon by 10 points to six ,but Foxton had already won the Banner in,, that year and had been the holders for .several years. An interesting stage was reached this season, as last Saturday the Levin team, by defeating Foxton, obtained a lead of tAVo points over that team in the aggregate. Having been drawn to play Shannon on Saturday, Levin had t>vo ehances left; a. Avin would give them the trophy, Avhile in the event of - their losing they Avopld have had another match to play against Foxton. : HOROWHENUA TEAM TO PLAY BUSH TO-MORROW-FolloAving is the Horowhenua rep.t team to play Bush to-morrow., to defend the Bebbington Shield: — Taylor Warren J Westwood ’ Roberts. McKenzie I T. Parata \ W. Parata /: Gleeson , . Hakaraia ' r Moody i ‘ Ward t Tatana u Satherley McDonnell . Dalzell • Reserves: Backs Stevenson, Walls; forwards j McDonald, • Andrews* • Rvder was not available as full back. Referee:; Mr A.: Brown, Wellington. HOROWHENUA JUNIOR TEAM. The Horowhenua Juniors to play. ‘Manawatu at Levin, on Saturday, at 3 p.m., have been selected as under: — Picard (M.) Croon (M) Atkins (HM) Thompson (P) Ross (F-) Pou (Para.) Hartley (F.) W. Gray (Shn.) Anderson (P.) Farrell (M.) pratt (Sl.)' Vertongen (M.) McKenzie (Maunga.) Trotter (H.M.) Taylor (Wer.) Reserves: Backs, Roe (Wer.),'Goodw,iil fonvarcls, Simxisou (M-), Maclean (Wer.) MANAWATU'JUNIORS TO PLAY HOROWHENUA. The following Manawatu junior representative team will play Hbrowhenua juniors at Levin onßatur- : day, 28th. inst. ,! F - Full-back: J ; w Bennett (O.B.) f " ‘ t, \ Three-quarters: Smith (B’thorpe), Benge (F.), V Seymour (O.B.) ;■ Five-eighths: ii Page (O.B.), Rose (St. Pat’i) " Half: ' S; Waugli (O.B.) Wing-forward: Hepworth (F.) ; " Hookers: " j 1 Flovrers: (Atn.), Scott (F.); 1 :: '. .' Lock;-- - Tkurston ; (F.) Supports: Argyle (K.T.), Johnston (W.E.0.8.) Breakaways: Cope (St. Pat’s.), Thomas (K.T.) Emergencies: Backs Morgan (K.T.), ColUns (O.B.); forwards,/ Guard (B’thorpe), Kerrigan (St. Pat’s). MANAWATU A’s AND B’s AGAINST HOROWHENUA The following players will compose the Manawatu A team:— Pull-back. Fearnley. • Three-quarters. Dais (Oroua), Strange (K.T.). Williamson (O.B.) - Five-eighths. Robb (Ath.), Akuira (O.B.). Half-back. Shapleslci (K.T.). - Rover. M. Waldin (F. 0.8.) Hookers. Bowler (Fdg), Crawford (K.T.) Lock. Conrad . (Fdg) ■ ' Supports. Parsons (K.T.), Payne (Ath;) Back row. Galpin (O.B.), Miles (Oroua)-. The B Team. ;i The following Avill represent the. B team: — : i: Full-back: Waslev (K.T.). Three-quarters: Dewe (F. 0.8.); N. BrainAvell (F. 0.8.), H. Darragh (Fdg):. Five-eighths: Evans (O.B.), Goldfinch (Te Kaivau). Half: Cochrane (F. 0.8.). Rover: Staite (Tc KaAyau). Hookers: Summers (K.T.), M. Hight (Fdg). Lock: Stratford (Te Kawau). Supports: Lyneli (Fdg), C. Hight (Fdg). Back row: Guv (O.B.), Heatlcy (K.T.) . Emergencies for the B team, defections from the A team to be filled from the B “team:—Backs Riddell. (O.B.), Powell, (K.T.), Griffon (K.T.), Field (Ath.). Forwards: Taylor (Ath), Grelg (O.B.), Biel (K.T.), Reid (F. 0.8.).