FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 192, 4 August 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

I AUCKLAND REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. Bj- Tclegraph.-Press Association, ft„ .. Auckli "«l, Last Niirht In connection with the first chXL. louonby), and jc. Wilson (uS «ty) s hve-eig,tl, s , It. Magee (Ci l t , MorS ae p 1 ' '^f 0111 ')'); half-back, K lett ?P™ Wig " g forwaid . «• Gillett (Ponsonby), captain; forwards ' rranus, \V. Cunningham, and 0 Niclnl son Ponsonby), Creeling Uty) 'and Yo„nJT'' e , Urafton > J elner« 'no s loung (forward) and Miller (bade).

THE VICTORIAN CAME. , Ti,„ v- r, ,- Auckl '"><l, Last Night. The New Zealand Australian Football Wgue representative team left here fo Melbourne via Sydney this evening by he „ Jloana. A large crowd as^mbl'u to bid farewell to the party whi-h manager. Ihe team intend to take part in the jubilee celebrations of the Ausra un game which are to be held at the latter end of this month.

THE SOUTH CANTERBURY TEAM. Ti. o .. „ A,,cklanil > last Night. the South Canterbury Rugbv Union representatives left Auckland for New Plymouth to-day. Xheyplay TwaSSS on Thursday. w3i he >- te " " aliscd at the TukapaWaunate football match last Thursday amounted to £3O. *«uisfU) The Waimate senior team, which has not been defeated this season in the Taranaki cup fixtures, has issued a challenge to the Ponsonby team, the winners of the Auckland championship to play a match in the northern city some time within the next three week's. The Ponsonby team, comprising several Ne-v Zealand "rep." forwards and a stion* back division, is reported to be a particularly powerful club combination, and the team purposes making a trip to Australia this season. The Waimate team is also a formidable fifteen, the forward pack especially, and if the match between the two teams is arranged a very interesting contest should result.—Witness.