FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1920, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

PROPOSED VISIT TO AUSTRALIA. j Ey Telegraph.—rress Assti.—Copyright. I Wellington, Last Night. The New Zealand Rugby Union decided to. night to inform the New South Wales Union that It would not bo practicable to send a team to Australia before the middle of July. THE RUGBY GAME. TUKAPA 11, IXGLEWOOD 0. Tho above teams met yesterday at Western Park. With a heavy field, and the majority of players out of condition, the game was nut fast, hut there were occasional flashes of play that Indicate both fifteens possess material to make strong teams.. Chapman captained Inglewood, and Oliver Tukapa. In the first half. Tukapa generally had the best of the play, but fulled to penetrate the red (Inglewood) line, whilst Oliver also failed to score off a couple of penalty kicks, both going wide. • In the second half play was more interest'.ng, the Tukapa backs throwing the ball about to good purpose. The first, opening, however, came to Inglewood, the visitors' heavy forwards carrying play to the blues' 25, where N'lcholls (red full-back) had a siot at goal. This fell short, and Andrews securing,, carried play well past the half-way The reds cleared, but iverc cent back bv a good kick by Priitr, and there, in the red half, the ball was llirown to Sim, cud the ex-Elthaculte. gathering nicely, ran past Langunn and Xtch'.n.s and scored a fine try. which Oliver failed To convert. Tukafia 3. Inglewood 0. In play soon after Langdon was playing too close to the centre ,and Stoiir kicked past, and beating the full-back, scored Tukapa's second try, which Cron-> increased by another two imints with a fine kick—Tukapa S, Inglewood 0.

Sin-later picked up. ami kicking across the iioW, (lie Maes curried play It this reil line, ;vi.;i nftfir smis hot piny. H. Oliver broke flirout'li anil scored the third try, which was cot converts! TUKAPA v. CLIFTON. The Tukapa flub will be represented by the following plavors in Uu> benefit match against Clifton at Wait am to-morrow (team leaves Hookhnm's corner at 1.30 p.m.) : W Quickfall, L. Honker, (J. Honker, b Andrew. Hums, f. Oliver. Brown. H. Qulekfall. McCall Davis. Alton. Bra.byn. BcrtVmd, 'lVylnr ami Mather; emergencies, Malcoimson, Morrison. STAR TEAMS. Star v. Old Boys senior and first Juniors at the Racecourse to-morrow Teams will lie selected from the following: G. Bertram!, E. Falconer. ItnimtTee.. Cnpcstake. It. J Burns, Munro. T. B MoKenzie. B. Spenoe, F. Richards, \V. Cormnek. E. Bedford. M. .lames. KatamaTii, L. Smith, Batholnmew, W. Hitches, V Push. 1. .lenkins. A Fahvasser. P. Coloiman, F. Shirley, Ti. Scrivener, .7 C. Hcsklns, A Boon, (\ Clare, A. Mills. E. Hoffmann. D. Deane, H. Murdoek. (?. Wav, 1,. Bollringer, P Shepherd. 3. Uncles, G Mills, MoGonagle, Edwards. .1. Wylle Juniors to bo on ground at 2 p.m. ' Seniors, 230 pm. All are requested to attend OLD BOYS' TEAMS. The followinfr will represent Old Boys seniors against Star seniors in the Recreation Grounds to-morrow, at 3.30 p m.: Oliver, It. Boon. Syfccs, MacDohald, A Bavlv, Fuller, Role, Eggleston. Brokenshlre, Fussell, Corklli, Hughes, Barr. Marnier, andDnilo; emergencies, Medwny, Lowell. All players are urged to attend. The following will represent Old Boys juniors in a match against Star juniors in the Recreation Grounds to-morrow at 2.1(1 p.m.: Brokenshlre, K. Jury, Itrnauil, Whittle, rattenon, G, Boon, Howell, It. Fox, Brookes, Kynsdon. Brown, Calder. Bollringer, W Mackay. and Knajiman t emergencies, It Blnnilell, Macaulay, Wright, Yates, and N. Hamblyn. SOUTHERN DIVISION. FTXTUnES FOB FIRST ROITND. The Southern Division fixtures have now been drawn. The first- round is as follows : SENIORS. -■, May S— Kaponga v. Hawera, at Hawera, 3 p.m.; Opunake v. Okinawa, at Okaiawa, 3 pun.: Wnlmate, a bye. May 15—Hawera v. Opunake, at Opunake, at 3 pin.; Waimate v. Okaiawa, at Mniiaia, at 3 p.m ; Kaponga, a bye. May 23—Wainiate v. Hawera, at Hawera, at 3 p.m.; Kaponga v. Opunake. at Kaponga, at. 3 pm.; Okaiawa, a byo. May 29.—Waimate v. Kaponga, at Manaia, at 3 p.m.; Hawera v. Okaiawa, at Okaiawa, 3 pm; Opunake, a bye. Juno s—Kaponga v. Okaiawa, at Kaponga, 3 p.m ; Waiuiate v, Opunake, at Opunake, 3 p.m.; Hawera, a bye. JUNIORS. May B.—Kaponga v. Hawera, at Kaponga, 3 p.m.; Okaiawa v. Opunake, at Opunake, 3 p.m ; Walmate v. Normanby, at Normanby, 3 pm. May in—Opunake v. Hawera, at Hawera, 3 p.m.; Walmate v. Okaiawa, at Okaiawa, 3 lum.; Kaponga v. Nnrmanby, at Kaponga. 3 pm. Ma? 22—Walmate v. Ilawora, at Manaia, 3 pm.; Kaponga v. Opunake. at Opunake, 3 p.m.; Okaiawa v. Nnrmanby, at Normanby, 3 p.m. May 20.--WaUnate y Kaponga. at Kaponga, 3 p.m.; Hawera y. Okaiawa, at Hawera, 3 pm.; Opunake v. Normanby, at Opunake, 3 p.m rune "i.—Kannnua v. Okalawn, at Okaiawa, 3 pm.: Walmate v. Opunake, at Manaia, 3 p.m.; Hawera v. Nnrmanby, at Normanby, 3Ji Til. 4 . SECOND JUNIORS. May S.-, Okaiawa v. Waimate, at. Manaia. 3 pm.; Ha (vera Technical School v. Kar.r.nga, at Kaponga, 1.30 p.m.; Hawera. May 1.l Hawera Technical School v. Walmate. at Hawera. 130 p m.; Hawera v. Okaiawa. ai Okaiawa. 1.10 p.m.; Kaponga, May 21- -Kaponga v. Okaiawa, at Okaiawa, .1 p.m.; Hawera v. Waimate, at Hawera, 1.30 |i ni.; Hawera Technical School, a bye. May 20--Hawera v. Kaponga, at Kaponga, 130; Hawera Technical School y. Okaiawa. at Hawera, 130 p.m.; Waimate, a bye. fune .".—Kaponga v. Waimate. at Manaia, 1 30 P.m ; Hawera. Technical School v. Hawera, at Hawera, '.! p.m.; Okaiawa, a bye. For the second round grounds to be reversed.