RANFURLY SHIELD

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1025, 16 July 1930, Page 15

RANFURLY SHIELD

SOUTHLAND PREPARES TO DEFEND IT STRONG FORWARDS AVAILABLE Special to THE SUN" INVERCARGILL, Tuesday. Preparation for the first Ranfurly Same of the season is proceeding apace, and the play of last Saturday was dis--fiy encouraging in the stronger Poition of each team, the forward divh on, though the backs left much to be desired. Sm!fh n f ar l ui ,«? C)lnes d °wn to the far ‘ ) 6 U flna to its en &agement on July b« » as tile river city may prove to are side, the coaches on the laure ls their forBriti*»h earned when playing against the when they were W 8 £H“ 001b in P aok and line. Was ’ the All Bla ck forward, Sen on Saturday. Arthur Starnaov P P? arcd a^ain behind the a thrYL . , retur *n to the game after be a h 6 o i2l ee^ s spell proving him to abilitv ai £kf ck °f more than ordinary sider h; lae select ors must now condisappea^ed^ 13 hiS staleness has Quite first who held the position of *HouJv'fif hth , gainst Britain, was Sfll-W-X» Uretl during the InvercarcidmU d i kiwi match—the last and decomnpt«?«ame tlie Galbraith Shield ful 5 v«.? n of ? It is very doubtson as >y en Play again this seatfie hnimui was taken unconscious to has jrivoi *' However, Jack Falconer flve-p ° Si’ ea t games in the first c ‘>Univ t L? osit,on * his P la y against HindliiL. * especially meritorious. Peara t<f 1? his s P ec lality, and he apany able to take a pass of t n riptl P n - R - Sharpe, late of second five’ eij^vtlf 8 more an d more at c °untrt el:> K f core d five tries against OI H r his strength, like that pacenf « , ddes * lios ln attack. The behirjf] ac I * s above the ordinary, and 1)6 able. t ffo< ?d forward side they should the q..: , x ? kee P opposing wingers on j, hui vive. *ener ßure Place-kicking and for the make him indispensable wiij eith teani - so that the selectors Porter rfi Ilave 1 l ave to drop the slower G. L'nivn-ou very speedy ex-Ota go dfferj., nian . H. Webb. Porter’s *ho 7 er - v sound. ‘-Biff” Norris, B D a a £fd Quite as good a game, as m U ln the British match altiv«. l ninti, ig was not so effec- i fiou. st retain the fullback’s posipowerful forwards »m b»'?®* lett cannot be used there Proba°hi“’ r f ° r "' ard set his cap, ,J Tooi,. b s. bly the man will be R. outs fartding dribbler and , e nzio t pack. Hunter McPur due. lan Galt and T. ttocini nT 8 KO °d enough for any pror ße an5 e e ,n . *^ ew Zealand. L. elated * George have been assofi«ntlv hookers, the intention evi?or efronf to retain them in the ka K ? f the scrummage. It will . R»y B*ir , rward P ack - l or *ard J* performance at winger intem^fi^ nps him as in the running national honours, since Spong

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expressed himself as impressed with Bell in that position. There is no other player in sight with Ray Bell’s dash and experience. If he should be called higher. S. Mahoney, wingforwturd when Wairarapa lost the shield, mult be called upon to refill his old position.

In order to keep a large number of players in- condition for the visiting

teams an extra competition has been arranged for senior sides, the winning team to receive medals. The selectors are combing a wide district for players of calibre, but evidently they find it difficult to go past their tried town men. R. McLeod, of Gore, is playing tip-top football. As a lock he is far ahead of any other man seen on Rugby Park this season, while his lino work and general play are of a high order. Other aspirants from tho country might be mentioned, but McLeod is still an exceptional player in a position which as yet is not well filled. i During the matches to be played, the ! New Zealand replacement practice will be in vogue, and strenuous games will | cause a demand for promising ma- , terial. It is fashionable to aid selec- ; tors in their work, but very powerful sides will visit Invercargill this season. 1 A coincidence worthy of record is ' that Southland held the Ranfurly ! Shield when the Springboks visited ' tho Dominion; and while the British j team is visiting us the most southern Rugby centre of the two islands has I a similar honour. Southland is popu- ! larly supposed to be hard to beat on its own midden. Time will show whether local conditions are to aid the i province to retain the fift€;ens to victory.