AIL BLACK TRLALS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 162, 29 September 1927, Page 8

AIL BLACK TRLALS

SOUTH ISLAND MATCH BELOW EXPECTATIONS “ALL fHITIS" SELECTED Pr« 4 *Li3o:^:K-a. ■is-7 aeiectiara had a4WarsfttLy grocEped tli* beat with the the Poeailites, aad the bear, buda •aiSag tjL_a tesksa tr.e Cotvij diaagfotiiftfimg on the Tkote, al-th-vigh there were Saa£u» of tadTrSda*; ■ rather than. bctZUssuaice. forurariLs won. the match, thmp.etel7 o : LtoiajEixng their slower opto i£. For tfc.e wl.-nri'S'-rs. tries were scored ’»T ... EL Stewart, Hore. Reed, and I>. Ihadsay, Ihndss.y kicked a penalty goal and eonverteft dre trie*. For Probe.b_e» Steele scored two tries ar&d kicked > penalty and ..-ftrant: inchfid two peaalty goahs. Very few of the pLayers repro-d-io-ed their beat form in toe match. The selectors wo-Id have no difficulty Lo select*ngr Undsay aa the beat centrethraequartar. Fk>bilLi&rd had Little to do, but hi* form this season hai* been 'itiformiy go*>i and. to-day he gave -ajiLea of ?Xi<i on *IL3 few onnor- ■ tcatftJe*. HteeLe’a d_?,y.Loy wa* mixed. Snodwaj* fa .ater' ate alwcs-ya dangerotoa.. G -‘* not Learned the trick of Steele ,ar.d consequently sh--owed Steele to real him twice. Hdides, j'” to-day's pio; more InterestingLoan I>L.:e7. H_s peasAin? from the wajj ltr.rneaaora.oLy better bo* not show Dklley'* «r.&ugS*«o as an attsetting half, t« «*6alt*£r Dillv* superior. ■ 1 Liiibirrs ncr '•'«7 c«rrin«r;ng, but la.lVirr.e shool<l I'tiprbve 'cxtSi ' *,r, tiie oosiUca “ct; msi.x,"* •s'a.a m■_ stiperior J r.*-. r. at iring-for^v.vrri. *el/.it*;,* lave not ch.arh 0-r.giaa. cboiee of Uie pack. The out, o-AST forwaid x-ho on to-lavi play eoasideratioa ,a Freitas i w< *t Coast*, srbo led nearly ail the Probable* forward r.jhe*. THE “ALL WHITES" The foUowlng is t!;e selected South Is.ibvi team; Fullback.—luilbnrntr. Tb reevfu-artor- -—Rooillianl. I..:r.'iso Steele. : —lfcOregor ami Strang Halfback.—Caltey. Wing - f onrirt —Sorfawha w. Forwards.—Burro we. Here Stewart. ilarslxn S"ow Reserve*.—Back*: IfolCen Snod- ' gra*s. Carietor. Forarartl -' Gotif'-ev To’iDg. - ’

RUGBY UNION

LAST EVENING’S BUSINESS At letat niirhts of the Auckland Rugby Union Mr. H. Frost presided. over a. good attendance of members. The City Club was granted perm.iwoon. to Bend a. to Pukekohe on Saturday next. It wa« decided pr> letters of congrat-Liatlon to the Auckland representativfc# who had secured places in the trial matches and the interisland game. The committee decided to place on record Its appreciation of the past services of Mr. W. J. Meredith, who for the past 25 years: had acted on behalf of the Auckland Rugby Referee*' Association ar.d other associations. A letter was received from the Park Board of Control advising that it cou-d not allow the use of the park for tr.e Cunningham and unemployed benefit match nezt SattircLay. The board forwarded a donation of £25 to the Cunningham fund. It wa* decided to play the benefit match at the Show Grounds on Saturday next. The chairman referred to the v/o -'■ done by tlie Auckland City Council in tne way of providing playing field*, and on hi* recommendation the ; o j. lowing motion was carried: That th*s union desire* to record its appr«viitlon of tr.e efforts of the Mayor and members of the Parks Committee and council in endeavouring to supply more Plaidng, fiolds, and at the same time emphasises the pressing need for an f—i e the Epsom district. This dia- ?*„ open playing area for footr,th‘!r athletic games at i prei..n_ The committee desires to ! assiire the Mayor and council of the wholehearted support of its members’ and the clubs generally.”