FOOTBALL.
NEW SOUTH WALES PROFESSIONAL TEAM. Sydney, August 13. The New South Wales professional football team is seeking to arrange a tour to England in 1908. PROFESSIONAL TEAM IN SYDNEY'. Received 14th. 11.5(1 p.m. Sydney, August 13. The New Zealand professional team was welcomed by the ollicials of the i Sydney Professional- League. THE AUCKLAND TOURINti TEAM.
Per Press Association. Auckland, August 12. The sole selector to the Auckland Rugby Unio'i lias chosen the following [players to represent Auckland in the
tour Smith as fur us Invevcaigill:— Hacks: Miller. Hurray, Twinaine, Far'rant, Dullamore, ft. Magec, Stuckey, Hngan, l.adner (Auckland), Suowling (Thames), .mil Cuiitß (Waikato); I'mwurds, MeMuller, (illicit, llcliuiro {£) K'ity ami (irafton), Xicholson, Seeling, Francis. Mall, Cunningham, Kindi'r, .UacConr.:■•!<. Williams (of Auckland), ami Hayward (Thames). Emergencies: Backs, Xoilson, Woodward (Auckland), and Xewdlck (Thames); forwards, Pople, Walsh, Hooper, and Smith (Thames). The team will leave Auckland next J
Tuesday, and the first match will lie played against Taranaki. The team aa whole combination is the best thai could he secured for Auckland on thiseason's form. The hacks are a fast. tricky lot, and well up in all points of the game, and during the present season have shown line consistent form. [The forwards, if all can get away, will fully uphold Auckland's prestige. It is not known whether those in Australia (who will arrive here*next Sunday) will be able to make the trip, hut Seeling has already said lie has given the game up, while (i. Tyler, who has also retired, will be a noticeable absentee. There are several young players included, and on the form they have shown all have fully justified their inclusion, though one would like to see Herring among the pack.
SEELIXG IXTERVJ EYV ED. Per Press Association. Auckland, August 12. fi. Keeling returned from Australia yesterday. He states the Australian play lias greatly improved, liut is not yet ii]) In Xew Zealand standard in either forward or back divisions. The team suffered from sickness and hard grounds.
It is prohalile that the Star Juniors will visit Napier, playing at Palmerston Xorth en route. Auckland is understood to be out of the question.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 14 August 1907, Page 3
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