League Rugby

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 789, 9 October 1929, Page 15

League Rugby

Notes emd Comment.

The South Sydney Leaguers, a likely looking lot, arrived by the Maunganui yesterday, and will make their first appearance on the field when they meet Marist at Carlaw Park next Saturday. They will play three games during their stay in Auckland. The 1929 season will then close. What are they Like? What are these South. Sydney Leaguers like? Many fans must have asked this question by now. It is most difficult to say. The writer had the pleasure of meeting them when they arrived on the Maunganui, and they are all very confident, and certainly look a very" likely band of footballers. Manager Lynch gives the impression that they are sort of invincibles, and from their past performances, that is quite likely. And he says that they play the fast, open style of game. Well that is characteristic of the best League played, and it is quite likely that the manager of any combination would take the risk and venture to say the same. But favoured with the services of three or four internationals and sbme most promising youths, the team is undoubtedly a good one, and Marist is bound to have a hard task in putting them under.

As Good As Ever Timms, the New Zealand rep. forward, seemed to be taking things easy

in the early stages of Saturday’s game, but he woke up towa r d th e il n ish, and unloosened a great turn of speed to score two nice tries. He and George Raynor have been the solid old battlers in the South Auckland team for

a few j ears now, and both are as good as ever. In Hand Training Tn winning the? lToope Rooster and Champion of Champions contests, the Tykes have proved themselves to be the best club thirteen in Auckland at the present time. • They have realised what is before them next Saturday, and over the last week have been in hard training. One could hardly imagine the Marist rearguarders falling down under the thrusts of any club’s opposition, nor the forwards, if it comes to that, but if this Sydney side is so very open in its style of play among both forwards and backs, then the Marist packmen will have to come out of their shell and adopt a similar style. Of course, much depends on the weather. With heavy rain and a slippery ground, Marist stands a good chance of landing a big surprise. The Other Games * South Sydney will play Marist next Saturday—that is all set. But what team will meet the visitors on Wednesday and the following Saturday? Much, no doubt, depends upon how Marist fares, for if the visitors clinch a win it would not be much of a draw card to put another club team against tho Sydney side. It has been rumoured that a representative team of senior colts may get a game, or a team re-

gone home to play for Broughton Rangers’ League Club, stated that he had arrived and all was well. It is interesting to note that apart from the three years’ contract which ITanlon has to play for this club, lie has also been guaranteed three years’ employment in a big engineering firm, which will complete in that profession.

presentative of South Auckland and Northland, but so far it all seems to be in the air, and for the time being all interest is centred on next Saturday’s match. Tackled Well After the brilliant game he played against Auckland, JJcrghan was a bit

of a disappointtluy. The speedy little Northlander was seldom in the picture in the first spell, but an inquiry elicited the information that he was playing with an injured shoulder. In the second spell, I^erglian livened tip, and ho

did some great tackling in the closing' stages. Two Good Forwards Although Northland was severely beaten on Saturday, two forwards stood out of a pack which was little more than a rabble at times. Those were "Wells and Dunn, two husky lads, who were in the thick of it from start to finish. It will be interesting to see how they shape next year.

The Popular Price The Council of the New Zealand Rugby Deague, which is controlling Ml games in which the Sydney team will be featured, has decided not to charge the usual representative gate, but will make a slight reduction. If ever fans desire their money’s worth they should get it in the games to be played on the park next Saturday and the following week. Hanlon at Home A cable received from Trevor Hanlon, the ex-Richmond fullback, who has

te his higher study