FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 54, 25 August 1911, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME. AUCKLAND FIXTUKES, ' By Telegraph—-Brass* Association. ( •' Auckland, Last Night. The Auckland Rugby Union decided the itinerary of the southern tour this evening. The team will leave Auckland on August 28, arriving in ('hristchurch on the 31st. Canterbury will be played on September 2. The team will leave Christchurch for Dunedin on September 4, and play Otago on the 6th. Dunedin will be left on the morning of the 7th, and Wellington reached on the Bth. The Wellington team will be played on the Oth, and the Aucklanders will depart from the Empire City en route for New Plymouth on the 11th. The last match of the tour will be played against Taranaki on the 14th. The team leaves for home by the Rarawa the same evening. They will reach Auckland, via Onehunga, on the 15th, and play the second Ranfifrly Shield match here against Poverty Bay on the 10th. Mr. M. J. Sheahan was appointed manager of the team. K. Magee will act as captain, and W. Cunningham as vice-captain. The selection committee will consist of the above-men-tioned officials, and T. Wilkes. W. Geddes notified the selectors yesterday that he was unable to go tsouth, and O. Wolfgramm was appointed in his place. The Auckland "Rugby Union decided to-night, in regard to the referees' strike, to make their own appointments in future. Sufficient referees are available for the remaining club matches.

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION. Wellington, Last Night. At a meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union to-night, the suspension of McDonald (Otago) for twelve months was confirmed. A large number of players who had taken part in games under the Northern Union rules were expelled for professionalism. THE JUNIO& CHAMPIONSHIP. HAWERA (14) v. CLIFTON (3). Hawera and Clifton juniors met at Stratford yesterday in the play-off to decide the junior championship. The southern team won by 14 points to 8. Mr. B. Petty refereed. INGLEWOOD v. TAIUKI . At Inglewood yesterday a friendly match was played' between Inglewood and Tariki, resulting in a win for the former by 12 .points to 3. For the home team tries were scored by Allen (2), and Rayner, and for the losers by Coutts. Mr. F. Spurdle refereed. NORTHERN UNION GAME. The Taranaki team meets the Nelson reps, at Taumata Park, Eltham, on Thursday next, August 31. The visiting team is reported to be a good one. They have challenged Auckland for the Northern Union Cup, and are playing them on Saturday. They leave by Sunday's boat for New Plymouth, and will spend a couple of days here. The Taranaki team .has been greatly strengthened by the inclusion of a lot of fast men, and the game will be worth watching. The game is fixed for Kltham so as te give South Taranaki people a chance of seeing the new game.

'Hie Auckland-Taranaki match for the Northern Union Cup takes place at Auckland on »Saturday, September 2, and' the Taramvki team intends to make a 'bold 'bid to bring it back to Taranaki. The team will be published in a day or two, and some of the old plftyers will be found out of the team, the selectors having got together a good thirteen, and have hopes of landing the coveted cup. The Taranaki-Auckland match will prove the match of the season. Taranaki will play the Native team on September 21, and will play a return match with the Wellington team at Wanganui. B. Frewin has retired from the game so as to give other players a chance of a game. "Riley" of late has put on flesh, and "can't come back," as he puts it. The ex-Tukapa half is very popular -with the different provincial league players, as he was and is with Rugby Union players. Frewin has played some fine games in his time, and was a better half than he got credit if or. Putting him out of the Taranaki-" British match at the eleventh hour was an injustice. The same, year Frewin scored the only three points against Auckland at Auckland which won the match for Taranaki. "Riley" was carried off the field shoulder high by Taranaki supporters, followed by about 300 bluejackets, who were also barracking for Taranaki. Anyone now wanting a football yarn with "Riley" will have to wade up the Waiwakaiho river, where "Riley" will be found with rod and reel. THE ASSOCIATION GAME. NEW PLYMOUTH 4 v. STRATFORD 1. In the semi-final Association match for the Julian Cup, played ait Stratford yesterday, the scores were: New Plymouth 4, Stratford 1. For the winners, Wyllie scored three goals and Eggleston 1. For Stratford Schofield, from a penalty, scored the only goal. The next match (cup final) will be played at Stratford between New Plymouth and Manaia.