FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 May 1920, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

NORTHERN UNION GAME. BRITISH TEAM IN SYDNEY. By Telegraph —Press Assn —Copyright. Received May 24, O.fiO pin. Sydney, May 24. The English footballers have arrived. They express the opinion that, the present team is better Mhan the previous one. but they would like more weight in the backs, as there is great dancer of to small men used to soft English grounds. Tiie team wns accorded a. civic reception, at which the manager said he had been instructed that the practice, nf replacing injured men in the first half, which was permitted here, had been abandoned, and no Injured men were replaced.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asns. THE RUGBY GAME. REFEREES FOR THIS WEEK. The following referees wero last night appointed for this week's matches:— THURSDAY COMPETITION. SENIOR Ir.glewood v. Ttikapn, n.t New Plymouth, Mr. L Humphries; Stratford v. Eltliam, at Eltham, Mr. D. George. SECOND GRADE. ' Inglewood v. Star, at Inglewood, Mr. F., Roberts: Midhirst v. Stratford, at Strat-1 ford, Mr. J. H. Thompson; Toko v. Clifton, at Waitara, Mr. I<\ Julian. THIRD GRADE. Stratford v, Eltliam, at Eltham, at 1.30, Mr. J. Scoon. SATURDAY COMPETITION. SENIOR. Old Boys v. Rahotu, at Rahotu, Mr. V. Koch; Tukapa v. United at New Plymouth, Mr. .7. Johnson; Okato v. Clifton, at Wultara, Mr. 0. West. THIRD GRADE. Tukapa v. Clifton, at New Plymouth, Mr. W. Kupe; Lepperton v. Okato, at Lepperton, Mr. T. Claxe. The Referees' Association wish to draw attention to the following rule: "Any club j unable to keep Its engagement in any match must give, notice to the Secretary of the Union, secretary of the Club against which it drawn to play, and to the refereo In sufficient tlton to allow such team to avoid • expanses* incident to the playing of such match. In the event of any club not conforming strictly to this rule. It pay the club to whom It has forfeited such expenses as shall have been incurred by them in arranging such match." SOUTH TARANAKI PLAY. At the Hawera. Show Grounds on Saturday Hawera seniors defeated Walmate by five to nil, the home team giving the better display. Spratt secured the only try late In • the second spell, Robertson converting, The Opunake seniors, on their own ground, after a hard forward struggle, defeated Kaponga by 3 points to nil, Bayliss scoring the . only try. In the junior contests, Walmate defeated Hawera at Manala by oto f». H. Bnshford scored a try for the winners, and Ryan kiaked a goal, while for the losers Grant scored a try, which Wyllle converted. 1 Kaponga defeated Opunake by 3 to nil at ICaponga. In the match between Hawera and Walmate ; second juniors, at Hawera, the local team J won by 8 to nil.