Waratah’s Tour

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 442, 25 August 1928, Page 15

Waratah’s Tour

Big Rugby at Eden Park

Large Crowd Views First Match

THERE was a crowd of about 20,000 at Eden Park this afternoon when the New South Wales Rugby team played the first match of its tour, meeting' the Auckland representative side.

Two curtain-raisers, one commencing at 12.30 p.m., between the Hikurangi and Mount Roskill primary schools, and another at 1.30 p.m., between the Ponsonby and Eden third grade teams, provided football of a standard sufficient to keep the large crowd interested until the big game commenced. Injuries suffered by L. Hook on the Southern tour will keep him out of the Auckland team to-day, his place being filled by J. Stuart. Present indications point to a hard and fast game. THE TEAMS

Details of the N.S.W. team, showing their age, weight, height, and general record, are as follow: Sydney Joseph Malcolm (Newcastle), half-back, captain, age 25 years, height sft Bin, weight lOst 91b. Representative record, Waratahs, Victoria, 1928. Other sports, surfing (Cook’s Hill), cricket. Robert Briton Loudon (Manly), forward, vice-captain, 26; 6ft; 14st 21b; in New Zealand, 1923; played as full-back, centre threequarter, and winger. Victoria, 1927. Other sports, vice-captain Manly Life-Saving Club (premiers 1927-28), stroke of 1927-28 champion surf boat, captain champion relay team (running), M.E.S.C., 1927-28. Herbert Melville Abbott (Manly), forward; 23 years; 6ft lin; 14st 21b. “Rep” record: Played for Victoria v. New South Wales, 1927; Metropolis v. Victoria, 1928. Other sport, surfing. Eric John Bardsley (Norths), forward; 24 years; 6ft 4in; 14st 101 b. Other sports, cricket and rowing. Harold Bartley (Wests), five-eighth; 22 years; sft 7in; list 51b. Representative record, Victoria, 1925. Other sports, New South Wales Junior Cricket XI., 1923. Geoffrey Bland (Manly), forward; 22

years; 6ft; 13st 51b. Rep. record, against All Blacks, 1926; Waratahs. Other sports, champion belt swimmer. North Steyna Surf Club; captain of Australian surf premiers, 1926-27. Donald Bull (North-West Union), centre threequarter; 23 years: sft lOlin; list 91b. Robert Burge (Uni), centre threequarter; 22 years; sft 9in; list 21b. Bruce Clifford Caldwell (Randwiek). centre threequarter; 19 years; sft 101 in; list 61b. Representative record, Victoria, 1928. Other sports, G.P.S. cricket, rifle shooting, athletics and tennis. William Hector Cerrutti (Y.M.C.A.), forward; 19 years; sft lOin; 13st. Rep. record, Metropolitan country tour, 1926; Victoria. 1927-28; Japan, 1927. Other i sports, North Narrabeen Surf Club. lan Comrie-Thomson (Easts), forward; 125 years; sft list 121 b. Rep. re--1 cord, v. All Blacks, 1926. Bernard H. D, Croft (New England Union), fullback; 24 years; sft 9in; !2st lib. William Gregor George (Y.M.C.A.), five-eighths; 24 years; sft-9|in; lOst 101 b. Rep. record, in New Zealand, 1923-25; v New Zealand, 1923-24-25-26; v. Victoria, 1927-28. Wilfred Herbert Hemingway (Uni), ! winger; 19 years; sft 9in; 13st. Other ' sports, Sydney Grammar athletics, 1925i 26. John Stewart Lamb (Easts), forward; ! 21 years; 6ft; 13st 21b. Rep. record, Metj ropoiis v. Victoria, 1927-28. Other sports, rowing. William Harold Langenberg (St. | George), forward; 24 years; aft 9£in; 13st i 41b. Other sports, swimming. Soccer j (represented New South Wales v. Queensland in 1925). First season in Rugby. Alan Munsie (North-West Union); 21 years; 6ft Sin; 13st 71b. Rep. record, v. Victoria, 1928. John Aioysius O’Connor (Randwiek), forward; 21 years; 6ft Olin; 13st 71b. Rep. record, Metrop., 1926, Victoria, 1927, Rest v. Waratahs. 1928. Other sports, swimming. Sydney Club breast-stroke champion. New South Wales Water Polo team, 1925-26, 1926-27. 1927-28 John Brook O’Donnell (Randwiek), forward; 24 years; sft 10Jin; 12st ,81b. Other sports, boxing, swimming, athletics. Won Eastern Suburbs amateur middle-weight tourney. William Joseph Flower Phipps (Uni), forward; 20 years; sft Sin; list 71b. Rep. record, v. Victoria, 1928. Other sport, athletics. Myer Rosenblum (Uni), forward; 21 years; 6ft Gain; 12st 101 b. Rep record, v. Victoria, 1928. Other sports, athletics. ’Varsity hammer-throw champion, 192728. Inter-faculty shot-putt champion, 1927. Inter-Varsity hammer-throw champion, 1928. Alfred Smairl (Easts), winger; 21 years; 6ft 2in; 13st 81b. Other sports, East Sydney Swimming and North Bondi Surf Clubs. Harold William Snell (Easts), halfback; 23 years; sft Sin; lOst. Rep. record, v. New Zealand and in New Zealand. 1925; v Victoria and Japan, 1927. Other sport, surfing (North Bondi Club). Cyril Henry Thomas Towers (Randwick), centre threequarter; 22 years: sft lOj∈ 12st 41b. Rep. record, 1925-26, v. New Zealand; Waratahs. Victoria, 1925. William James White (Randwiek), winger; 20 years; sft llin; list 121 b. Rep. record, v. Victoria, 1928. Other sports, G.P.S. rowing and athletics. RETURN GAME AT THAMES REP. TEAM TO TRAVEL The return match with Thames will be played at Thames on Saturday next. An Auckland representative team will leave by the S.S. Rangitoto at midnight on Friday, returning from Thames at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday. Tickets at excursion rates may be obtained at Wiseman’s, Queen Street, at McElwain’s, Khyber Pass, and also