LEAGUE TEAMS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 133, 26 August 1927, Page 11

LEAGUE TEAMS

SATURDAY’S GAMES Following are the League Rugby teams for Saturday: Senior Grade NEWTON Fullback: M. Herewini. l'hreequarters: D. Sallen, C. Dufty, M. k*Five-eighths: D. McLeod, G. Morman. Halfback: J. Mclntyre. Forwards: W. Henry, A. Rhodes, J. Clark, W. Hall, W. Somers, P. Stack. PONSONBY Fullback: C. Grey. Threequarters: F. Delgrosso, V. Usher, G. Gardiner. Five-eighths: S. Riley, K. Peckham. Halfback: T. Peckham. Forwards: V. Fagan, J. Peckham, R. Allen, L. Hutt, J. Payne. W. McNeill. City.—Austin, Wade, Perry, Hooker, Brown, Leydon, Ferrall, Wetherill, Ghent, Pascoe, Mackie, Hamilton, Mason, Spencer, Townsend, Hadley, Horn, Hendren, Webberley. Second Grade Ponsonby.—O’Hanlon, Ferrall. Stevens, Uyde, Morgan, Sawtell, Wilson, Davis, French, Payne (2), Midgley, Harper, White, Empson Dsvonport.—Shaw, Saxon, Speeke, Oliphant, Wells, Paltridge, Cougnlan, Morgan, Tofke, Casey, Melklejohn, Clarke, Hunt, Masefield, Marshall, Messenger. Third Grade Pon3onbv. Cameron, Grams. Short, Barclay, Simpson, Fleming, Rogers, Lester, Lunn, Ashby, White, Leger, Drew, Johnson, Fullerton. Devonport.—Meiklejohn (2), Strude, Hales, Stevens, McCallum, Thornton, Archer, Yorke, McNiel, Laing, Gyde, Gardener, Vos. INTERMEDIATE City.—Campbell CD, Wade, Stock, Jones, Adams, Berryman, Hill, Whitehouse, McLoughlin, Donald, Weavis, Ford, Thompson, Rae, Cunnold. Fourth Grade Ponsonby A.—Shiicock, Nicholson, Fullerton, Metcalfe, Thompson. Grams (2'), Glenn, Healey, McCowatt. Barnes. Simmonds, Nicholas (2), Paltridge, Callaghan, White. Ponsonby B.—Evans, Clarke, Taylor, Hills, Wilson, Fullerton (2), Greenwood, Whitfield, Vercoe, Hatley, Hoffman, Dear (2), Whistanee. Devonport.—Laing, Pennell (2). Seagar, Lussey, O’Leary (2). Woolf. Scott, Jones, McLaren, Grant, Rae, Smith, Darrach. Fifth Grade Ponsonby.—Mattson, .Wrathall, .Snedden, Ruer, Thompson, Edwards, Robinwn. Wilson, Carter, Bailey, White, Durant, Fitzgerald, Patten. Whitley. Akarana. Meehan, Lusty, Alderton, icKeown (2), Peachey, O’Donnell, Jenkinson, Zaninovich, Beattie, Green, f’dlage, Hunter, Holton, Moore. Sixth Grade Akarana A.—Keesing, Shepherd, Trott, Jtunce, Peterson, McCaulley, Pollock, Kalp, McWilliams, Harris, Truscott, iam nAWay ’ Hodge, Clarke, Ginders, ShelAkarana B.—McWilliams, Nolan, Penfemith, Hearn, Meehan, Zaninovich, nw* ’ Trott, Shepherd, Anderson, Bloodworth, Andrews, Nadin. Devonport.—Edwards, Smith (2), Kirk, Jack fecott, Notton, Galloway, Darrach, avidson, Fleet, Neighbour, Kirn, Oliver. c 'ty.—Williamson. Thurlow, King, Trainor, O’Shaugnessy, Stowell, ’ Cameron, Hotham. Richardson, Schcdson Phemister * Corbett, Nelson, THE LEAGUE CODE NORTHERN union cup VISIT OF ENGLISH TEAM , &n application from South for a match against Auckna for the Northern Union Shield “f discussed at a meeting of the uncil of the New Zealand Rugby sr T* eae test evening, Mr. Taylor raised d st , ons objection to October 29 as the too l t rr ® n S©d. He said that it was tate in the season for a match. a to Mr. Stall worthy, the Dlnv team was quite prepared to ®°uth Auckland for the cup on ns lour South. t'nn W , as decided to defer consideraaa i, match until a future date, Possible to play the game in Auckland on September 24. English team’s tour En l Su“c m l t,on was received from the that • Rugb Y League to the effect lt ® representative team to tour wouM aha and New Zealand in 1928 leavi r, under present arrangements. England on Friday, April 20, and Xew V n S i'dney on April 31. The Hi-. Zealand itinerary could not be r pending early notification Austra -han Board of Control, statin . est Coast Rugby League wrote finan ■ ii was not Prepared to assist v ”£ lall y in support of this season’s *lfl‘S°uth Island match. woum Ptego League wrote stating it Piavt be P re Pared to finance its own honl to Auckland, and expressed a Th» tb e game would take place. Was n . Cante rbury League advised it a Sßistance repared t 0 give any financial the delegates were in ur of the match being played, but

stated it was impossible for the council to control tile game, owing to its depleted finances. It was decided to defer the matter pending communication with the Otago League regarding the financial position* x . r Applications for reinstatement from C. Collins and C. Sanders, Taupiri, were approved. . The Auckland League notified that the transfer of Fw. Crewther from the Marist Club to Wellington had been approved.