RUGBY CUP FINAL

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21217, 13 September 1940, Page 9

RUGBY CUP FINAL

CLARKE TROPHY CONTEST CITY TO PLAY RAGLAN MORRIS CUP SEMI-FINALS The Rugby season in Hamilton is now drawing to a close but an interesting contest lias been scheduled for tomorrow when tiie final of the Clarke Cup—‘the premiership of the Hamilton and Raglan club teams in the Stag Trophy contest will bo decided. City will meet Raglan In the game, which is the mam attraction at headquarters. The contest this season has been a strange one. The Raglan team lias actually played one match only in the competition and has risen to a place in the final as a result oi a number of victories by default. The game tomorrow should be a close contest, however, as Raglan lias been playing improved football in recent matches. The semi-finals of the Morris Cup, the inter-house competition, will also be contested tomorrow. The draw for all games is as follows: Clarke Cup Final.—Raglan v. City, No. 1 Rugby Park, 2.30 p.m. (Mr K. A. Preston ). -Morris Cup Semi-finals.—-Railway v State Advance*, No. 2 Rugby Park, 2.30 p.m. (Mr A. Bankier); Power Board a bye. Friendly .Matches.—Manukau rourtii grade v. Frank ton fourth grade, No. 1 Rugby Park, 1.15 p.m. (Mr G. Mathers); Rotorua juniors v. Old Roys juniors. No. 3 Rugby Park, 2.30 p.m. (Mr K. Atkins); Papakura juniors v. Frank’ton juniors, No. 2 Rugby Park, 1.15 p.m. (Mr L. Hotter). City Seniors.—Brighouse, Sunich, Perkins, Smith, Hand, 1 ley wood, Dobson, Flyger. Keen, Spiro, Barr, Dowling, Keen, Johnson, Scott, Irwin, Flyger, Wilson, Nettleton, Cann. AUCKLAND’S LAST GAME MATCH WITH WELLINGTON FORMER WAIKATO PLAYER Considerable Interest centres around the meeting at Wellington tomorrow or Auckland and Wellington. Tbe Auckland team will be playing- its final match of the season and will endeavour to maintain an undefeated record. Kicking a penalty goal and converting a try lor Wellington against Canterbury last Saturday, F. Cassidy, the former Waikato representative, played a prominent part in bis team’s victory last week. lie is playing excellent football in the capital city this season. The teams for tomorrow’s big game are as follows: Auckland. —Fullback, W. Hare; threequarters, L. Schubert, A. Wiles, L. Col-more-Williams; five-eighths, n. Pearrnan (captain), R. 11. Barlow; halfback, P. L. TetzlulT; front row, R. R. Hull (vicedaptain), A. Johnson, J. Gilmour; second row, D. Ryan, 11. Priest, J. Barry, W. Smith; back row, D. Mills. Reserves: Backs, J. Molloy, F. Cooney; forwards, M. Nelson, A. Moliitt. Wellington.—Fullback, Dance; threequarters, Gillespie, Thurston, Pearson; five-eighths, Veitch (captain), Reynolds; halfback, O’Halloran; forwards. Todd Gunn, F. Cassidy, McNicol, ongley, McCarthy, Hegglun, Kenny. Emergencies: Posselt, L. Thomas, Kirschberg, Stanaway.