CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE PREMIERSHIP FINAL CAN RICHMOND BEAT NEWTON? r 3 final club match of the year will be played at Garlaw Park to-morrow, when Newton, winner of the club championship, will meet Richmond, winner of the Roope Booster competition, in the JStormont Shield match to decide the champion of champions at League.
got i teams have shown good foo'.Ifjl t its season, and although Newtc n his n3t had a game for several weeks, it hai kept training. With six of its memters .iway on tour with the Auckland rep. team, the Red and Whites s ,ouM not lack condition, and can be depended upon to see the game right out. Richmond, on the other hand, has had tj pU y right through the Rooster contention, and although it had two of it* members away touring, it could still tiusl:r a team good enough to cefeat Dcvonport in the final of the ltoos er competition. So with the I,oth teams in good form and at f ill strength, a good game is assured. BEST CLUB TEAM OF YEAR This game, uliich is a champion of champions match, proves which is the best team at the end of the season. Man:' teams show good form at the
beginning of the season, but toward the end, the lower teams in the grades begin to improve, and continue to improve all through, until at the end of the season they are often at the top of their form. The likings of this match will be divided equally between the two teams interested and the Auckland League, each club receiving 33 1-3 per cent, of the net gate. Prentice and Bass, Richmond’s two reps., will be included in the team. Both were reported to have played w€ill on tour. The former will certainly strengthen the back division. Newton, on the other hand, has made a wonderful “come-back” this season, and if it can manage to win this match, : will have: put up a great performance. With Somers hooking, Newton will no doubt gei: its share of the ball from the scrums, and Richmond will ’have its work cut out to keep Dufty, Little and Co. off its goal line.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 163, 30 September 1927, Page 11
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