Auckland Rugby Representatives

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 100, 19 July 1927, Page 12

Auckland Rugby Representatives

TEAMS FOR SATURDAY MATCHES AT WHANGAREI AND HAMILTON In the absence of Mr. V. R. Meredith, in Sydney, Mr. C. E. Anderson has chosen the following Rugby representatives for matches on Saturday: Against Waikato, at Hamilton.—Fullback, Gillespie (College Rifles); threequarters, Woods (Ponsonby), Jeffreys (Marist), Loft (Marist); five-eighths, Meyer (Training College), Cammick (Ponsonby); halfback, Wright (Marist); rover, Potter (Grammar Old Boys); forwards, Stewart (College Rifles), Noakes (Grafton), Anderson (Training College), Wanoa (Grafton), Crotty (South Auckland), Davies (Marist), Linton (University); emergencies, Stitchbury (Ponsonby), Smith (North Shore), McLeod (University). The team will leave the Chief Post Office by char-a-banc at S o’clock on Saturday morning. Any player unable to make the trip is requested to advise the Rugby Union immediately. Practice will be held in the Grafton shed at S o’clock on Thursday evening. Against North Auckland, at Whangarei. —Fullback, Butler (University); threequarters, Hook (Ponsonby), Sheen (College Rifles). Lucas (Ponsonby); fiveeighths, Badeley (Grammar Old Boys), Berridge (Ponsonby); halfback. AleMan us (Ponsonby); rover, Keene (University); forwards, S. Hadley (Marist), Palmer (Ponsonby), Righton (Ponsonby), Cathcart (Grammar Old Boys), Knight (Grammar Old Boys), Batty (Grammar Old Boys), McWilliams (Ponsonby), emergencies, Keegan (University), Macdonald (Marist), Cashmore (University). The team will leave by the 4 o’clock train on Friday, and will return on Saturday by the 6.45 p.m. train. Training will . be held at the Ponsonby shed on Thursday evening. Any member not available is requested to notify the Rugby Union immediately. PROVINCIAL REP. TEAMS The team to represent North Auckland against Auckland at Whangarei on Saturday will be selected from the following: Backs: Wade, Seymour, Wilkins (Northern Wairoa), Paki, Findlay, Smith (Whangarei), Lift (Bay of Islands), Clarke (Rodney). Forwards; Matene, Watson, Nika. Julian (Northern Wairoa), B. Finlayson, Wells, Sherriff, P. Morrissey (Whangarei), Warmington (Bay of islands), Yates (Hokianga), T. Donaldson (Otamatea). The following team lias been selected to represent the Pukekohe Rugby Union in a match against Hamilton at Pukekohe on Saturday:—Fullback, Willis (Patumahoe); threequarters. Lawrie, Wood (Ramblers), S. Crotty (Power Board); five-eighths. Bishop (Power Board), Bell (White Star); half. Laing (Power Board); rover, Pleydell (Ramblers); forwards, Fulton (Ramblers), Dazeley, Massey (White Star), Teddy, R. Crotty (Power Board), Robinson (Patumahoe), Fraser (Ramblers). Emergencies: May (City), Golding (White Star). Owen (Patumahoe), Macpherson (Power Board), Graham (Ramblers), Leatherland (City). , x , The following have been selected ns the Pukekohe Union’s junior representative team, which plays the Manukau junior representatives at Pukekohe on Saturday:—Fullback, J. Cameron (City); threequarters, J. Hogan (City). Bowden (Weslev College), Moyle (Ramblers); fiveeighths, R. Lakeman, H. Craig (White Star); half, F. Duder (High School); rover, S. Cox (High School); forwards, A. Best, W. Lovell (High School), R. Mills (Ramblers), I. Cane (Patumahoe), W. Russell (White Star), AV. Crump (City), Walters (Wesley College). Emergencies: M. Stephens, A. Papesch (High School), C. Lawrie (Ramblers), Allison (Wesley College), A. Jamieson (High School). Movie (Ramblers), Walker ("Wesley College), Griffen (Ramblers). . The Manukau Rugby Unions, senior representative team to play Waiuku at Panakura on Saturday is:—Fullback. G. Wilson (Papakura); threequarters, A. Firth (Drury), S. Wilson (Valley Rovers), T. Cossey (Drurv); five-eighths, C. and H. Robinson (Valley Rovers); halfback. A. Buckley (Papakura): rover. T. Luke (Clevedon); forwards, W. Paton, A. Stokes (Clevedon), G. Heard (Drury), F. Heard. C. Graham (Clevedon), L. Gerraghtv (Drury), R. Milne (A/ alley Rovers). ” Reserves: Pi. Alexander (Clevedon) Roigard (Valley Rovers), E. Clark, R. Grant (Papakura). _ . , . The junior team to play Pukekohe at Pukekohe is:—Fullback, I. Wilson (Papakura); threequarters. S. Plarding (Papakura), AV. Stephens (Clevedon), R. Gerraghty (Papakura): five-eighths, N. Wild (Drury). H. Paton (Valley Rovers); halfback, D. Mcßae (Clevedon); rover, L. Lacassie (Papakura): forwards, H. Walker (Papakura), D. Barry, A. Crispe (Clevedon), F. Webb (Drury), C. Taylor (Valley Rovers), AV. Peek (Clevedon), A. Johnson (Papakura). Reserves: R. Stevens, AVallace. Alexander (Clevedon).