RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 211, 7 September 1933, Page 17

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

THE AUCKLAND UNION.

NEXT ALL BLACKS' TOUR.

TWO BIG GAMES ON SATUEDAY,

Mr. Harry Frost presided at last night's meeting of the Auckland Rugby Football Union, which discussed the arrangements for the All Blacks' tour of Australia in 1034.

When a circular from the New Zealand Rugby Football Union was read, requesting the approval of arrangements for such a project, Mr. A. A. Baker (the ex-Poneke and 'Wellington representative) expressed the opinion that the Dominion parent body looks after the Australian Rugby Union better than it does its own unions. " These Australia-New Zealand tours are becoming too frequent," he continued, " and are rapidly becoming an annual affair."

An alternative suggested by Mr E Wright, that an All Black team would do' an amount of good to New Zealand football by touring throughout the Dominion, did not meet with much support, and, after a further brief discussion, it was resolved to advise the New Zealand Union of the committee's approval of the suggested Australian programme. An application from the Manukau Club for permission to send a team to Whangarei on September 23 was granted, subject to the club agreeing not to permit to travel any players required for representative matches.

It was reported that arrangements had been made for matches for a B section colts' representative team against the Kaipara representatives at Helensville on September 23, and against Taupiri representatives at Ngaruawahia on September 3ft.

Messrs. Geo. Nicholson and J. H. M. Muir were appointed managers of the Auckland team for the match against Wellington at Eden Park on Saturday week. The ; charges for admission to the Auck-land-Wellington match were fixed at one shilling for the ground and two shillings to the stand.

In connection with Saturday's double programme at Eden Park, as the Onehunga team could not play it was decided to put on the Grammar-'Vareity game as the curtain-raiser to Manukau-Ponsonby. Ground officials appointed for Saturday: Onehunga, Mr. R. Ansell; Domain, Mr. R. Owens; Gribble-Hirst Park, Mr. A. Stark; Avondale, Mr. F. Warren; St. Helier's, Mr. A. Twiname; Sturgess Park, Mr. P. Arnold; Show Grounds, Mr. Belcher; North Shore, Mr. Wallace; Western Springs, Mr. E. Gasparich; Point Chevalier, Mr. J. Wilson; Stadium, Mr. H. Macdonald; Northcote, Mr. R. Brown; Grey Lynn, Mr. J. Entrican. SATURDAY'S PROGRAMME. Matches to be played on Saturday under the auspices of the Auckland Rugby Football Union:— Senior A.—College Rifles v. Grafton, Western Springs, 3 p.m., Mr. G. Peace; Otahuhu v. Marist, Sturgess Park, 8 p.m., Mr. J. Sweeney; Technical Old Boys v. Training College, St. Helier's, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Flnlayson; Grammar Old Boys v. University, Eden Park No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Mr. J. G. Wales; Ponsonby v. Manukau, Eden Park No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. S. Hollander. Senior B.—Manukau B v. Technical Old Boys'B, Outer Domain, 3 p.m., Mr. D. V. Moore; University B v. North Shore, North Shore No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. D. Wakerley; Eastern Suburbs v. Parnell, Ellerslie, 3 p.m., Mr. iJ. Hobden; Grammar Colts v. Eden, Showgrounds No. 1, 3 pjn., Mr. C. li 1 Paull 'Second Grade A.—Grammar A v. Grafton A, Western Springs, 1.45 p.m. f Mr. H. D. CraiepiOtahuhu v. Northcote' A, Northcote Park, 3.15 p.m., Mr. V. Keefe; Y.M.C.A, v. Technical Old Boys, Showgrounds No. 2, 145 p.m., Mr. W. Gasparich; Manukau v. Papatoetoe, Onehunga No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. R. Leathart; University v. Trinity College, Point Chevalier No. 1, 1.45 Mr. H. O. White Second Grade B.—Suburbs v. Waltemata, Avondale No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. W. Lomasj College Rifles v. Tamaki, St. Heller s, 1.40 del, Mr. C. F. Stratford; Technical Colts v. Grammar B, Point Chevalier No. 2, 1.45 p.m., Mr. B. Earlly; Ponsonby v. Graftpn Colts, Point Chevalier No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. H O. White; Northcote B r. Marist, Stadium, 3 p.m., Mr. M. Adams; Training College v. University B, Onehunga No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. F. E. Gargen. Third Grade Open.—Howick v. Eden, Showgrounds No. 2, 3 pjn., Mr. W. Gasparich; Newton v. University, Outer Domain, 1.45 p.m., Mr. C. H. Bowden; Oratia, a bye; North Shore wins by default. Third Grade Intermediate A.—College Rifles v. Y.M.C.A., Point Chevalier No. 2, 3; pfra., Mr. E. Earlly; Eastern Suburbs v. No? 3, 1.45 p.m.. Mr. J. R. Miller; Manukau, a v. Shnrp No 1. 1.45 p.m., Mr. A. V. fcvtyiea, wStematk v Manukau B, Swanson, 3 p.m., Waitemam DU worth Old Boys v. Eden B. Showgrounds No. 3, 1.45 Mr V Carden; Suburbs wins by default. Fourth Grade. —Grafton v. Thames, Thames 1.45 p.m. arranged; Grammar A OM Boys, Ponsonby and Otahuhu win by de FUtt Grade—Grammar v. Suburb* Boys v. Eden, Stadium 1.45 p.m., Mr. M. <?iihnrb<? v Ponsonby, Avondale No. 1.1.40 Marist wins by default Ttinlors Boys.—Junior grade, semi-final: Eastonluburbs v. Suburbs, Potter's Park, 2 &e U Matches-Auckland Meat Comv? Bridges Overington and 3 K&£s Old Bo"s'Harries, Avondale No. 2, 3 p.m., 5 Reader J. Lkeen. E- Simmons, N. Lipscombe W.'H. Bean, I* Briggs.

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