RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 143, 20 June 1933, Page 14

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

REFEREES' ASSOCIATION

There was a bumper attendance of nearly 60 members at last night's meeting of the Auckland .Rugby Referees' Association, over which Mr. j. G. C. presided. Dr. L. H. Briggs and Mr. G. Pepper were cleeted members, subject to them passing the required examination. Mr. Frank Sutherland, a past president and the present Auckland representative solo selector, lectured on the relationship between referee and player. After dealing with the need of uniformity in rulings and many other aspects of control to the game, Mr. Sutherland touched upon a matter which is greatly exercising the minds of many patrons of the game. Week after week there are interminable stoppages for minor injuries, which should most certainly be dealt with by the ambulance staff 011 the sideline without holding tip play. (In one big game at Men larjs recently several minutes were lost "while a player actually .standing on his feet 1 few yards infield, with a damaged eye, was assisted.) And there have even been instances of adjournments of play tor attention to bootlaces. ~, Mr. Sutherland dealt trenchantly Wit.i this great annoyance to spectators. Oldtimers were constantly claiming that in their days there were no stoppages except for a real accident, but filthough theu memories were perhaps short, it was evident some rule is required to deal with the matter. Mr. Sutherland suggested th«u a motion be passed advising the executive of the Auckland Rugby Union tuot m future play would not -be stoppec. .tor minor injuries for any greater time t:i an was necessary for the ambulance stair to remove players to the sideline for treatThe subject is to be discussed further; also that of replacing gear without future interference with play. SECONDARY SCHOOLS' GAMES. The Kings College first and second fifteens made their annual visit to St. Stephen's School, Bombay, last week. The match between the senior teams was won by St. Stephen's by 14 points to 8, and between the juniors by King's by 22 points to nil.

THE PUKEKOHE UNION,

The positions of the teams In the Pukekolie Rugby competitions are : —Senior : Old Boys, 12 points: White Star, 6; Ramblers. 5: Patuinalioe, 5: Kla Ora, 0. Junior: White Star. 10; Old Boys, 7; Patumahoe, 0 ; Ramblers, 4 ; Kia Ora, 2.

COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES. Team chosen to represent in the match for the Carlsen Cup, gainst Otorohanga on Saturday: McLeod, Wetere, Gilbert. Tukuterangi, Kvans, Bartow, Hnrtwell. Kiddle. Kawe, Trust, Ivoroheke, Gault. Armstrong. Merreditli. Junior team selected to play for Mania poto against a representative team trom Otorohanga Sub-union at Saturday: Bowick. Smyth. Elliot, Carrol, Dean, Buckley, Johnston. Mark, Davis, Aic Neill. W'illison, R. Martin, Uatley, \ cry, Oliver. • l. Junior team to play for Tauranga against the Matamata juniors at Saturday: Full-back. J. Wliit£(Matamata) , three-quarters, M. Tangitu (le Puna)i, 1. Smith (To Puna), C. Iremcwan (Cadets), live-eighths. X. Cunningham (Country _ , iAke (Country) ; han?>acs. W. M'; rl "imaii (Country); forwards, F. Cunllffe ' F. Merrimnn (Country). 0. Fletcher (Cadets). J. Plunmier, (Te • Young (Cadets), Honiana (Rangataua), Paki (Matapilii). 0. Orrasby (le I una). SOUTH AUCKLAND REFEREES. At the annual meeting of the South Auckland Rugby Referees Association, delegates were present from I ukekolie, Franklin. Manukau and Waiuku Associations. The vice-president, Mr. lv >S. lJambail, r resided. A vote of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr. W.J. lajlor, was passed, Mr. Taylor having been president of the association for a number ot years, also an active referee. Officers elected were: President. Mr. J. G. Gasparich (Pukekohe) ; vice-president, Mr. E. S. Barriball (Waiuku); delegate to South Auckland Kugby Union, Mr. I*. H. Hewitt: secretary and treasurer, Mr. h. M. Cummins; appointment board. Messrs. J. J Reynolds and K. Pollock, with a third member to be appointed by the boutli Auckland Rugby Union. It was decided to affiliate with tlie ivew Zealand Referees' Association. WELLINGTON REPS. "Mr J N. Millard, sole selector for the Wellington Kugby Union, lias chosen the following players to train, in view ot the representative match against iaraual-a at Haw era next week:— . Backs. —Masters (College Old Boys), Pollock (Petone), Killeen (Hutt), l'uller (Eastbourne), Griffiths (Poneke), Page (Wellington), Robins (Marist), Atlcins (College Old Boys), Tindill (Athletic). Forwards. —Lamason (College Old Bojs), Peck (Hutt), McLean (Wellington), Reid (Petone), Lambourne (Petone), McPherson (Poneke), Watson (Athletic), J. Deliabarca (Eastbourne), Wilson (Mutt), Bydder (College Old Boys). Kilby (Wellington), Barry (Hutt) and Diederich (University) were not available, and Quaid (Poneke) and Macdonald (Marist) were not considered on account of their indisposition from recent injuries.