FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 166, 4 July 1908, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

, NEW ZEALAND UNION. • BRITAIN <v. TARAXAKI. Bv Telegrapj.—Press Association. " ;. Wellington, Friday. The New Zealand Eugby Union has decided to instinct the Taranaki Union iso accede to th£ request of the Railway Department for a guarantee of a hun-

dred for the train to run from Wangamß to New Plymouth on the night of tK British-Taranaki match. The amount of the guarantee required is about £38.?-.

Mr. E. McKenzie ha 3 accepted the ap. asfreferce for the BritishManawatu no|tch and the Iter. C. ('. Barper for thi British-Wanganui match.

WESfEKN DIVISION. (RaWtu Correspondent.) The cup Hitures as far as the seniors are concern* will be concluded when Rahotu raeetiOpunake at Opunake and Okato nieetlPihaina at Pihania. Con- . siderable injprest is attached to these fixtures, as .Opunake is at present one point aheadfof Okato, Pihania and Rahotu bemglont of the hunt. Should Opunake wjn on Saturday, they will lave the hdjrior of playing off with Waimate and |ukapa. Should Raliotu win and Okatoisucceed in beating Pihaimi. Okato will|>e the winners, whilst a draw between Kihotu and Opunake will necessitate another match between Okato and Opunake. &t Js generally expected that Okato wijj beat <Pihama, who will be minus thqr best forward and captain, Alf. Smit* who is playing for Taranaki. A close go fe expected between Rahotu and Opnvke, who will be witiiout the services aj $L O'Sullivan. Rahotu have not won fWhy matches this season, but they arelinrproving rapidly, and, moreover, hay*, ilways been a hard team to beat, i- ";

NOSTHERN DIVISION. Follofeinjfjs iic position" qf-ffie senior teams in the Northern Division. Tukapa has to meet Waimatc in file play-off: f F&niobs.)

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