RUGBY FOOTBALL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 13325, 30 April 1941, Page 1

RUGBY FOOTBALL

ALTERATION OF TAURANGA BOUNDARY

PROVISION MADE FOR TE PUKE PLAYERS

DECISION OF BAY OF PLENTY UNION

Following the decision of the Te Puke Sub-Union to suspend operations, it. was decided by the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union at its annual , meeting at Whakatane on Saturday, to amend the boundaries between Tauranga and Te Puke, so that Te Puke players could play with the iTaiiranga Union. It was explained that there would be two junior teams and one senior from Te Puke. Similarly, Galatea players would be permitted to play with Rangitaiki and 'Apanui with Opotiki. Sub-unions represented at the an- ; nual meeting were Opotiki, Whakatane, Rangitaiki, Rotorua, Te Puke, and Tauranga, and also the Referees' Association. Mr W. Burrett, of Opotiki, was in the chair. Election of Officers Officers elected Avere: —Patron: Mr F. Burt; vice-patron: Mr Les. Clarke; president: Mr A. E. Spratt; ,'vice-presidents: Messrs H. Tai Mit'chell (Rotorua), G. S. Moody (Opotiki), W. S. Henderson (Whakatane), F. Burt (Rangitaiki), G. H. Fisher (Tauranga); executive: Messrs Burrett, Clarke, Peebles (Whakatane), J. Guinness (Tauranga), W. Burt (Rangitaiki), T. Anderson (Maori re'prsentative); secretary: Mr W. S. Henderson; selectors: Messrs T. French, W. , Burrett, G. H. Fisher; delegates to the New Zealand Rugby Union (if required): Messrs Spratt and Guinness.

It was decided to support the following nominations for positions under the New Zealand Rugby Union, the elections to be conducted by postal ballot: New Zealand Council: Messrs L. Carmine (Auckland); A. St. Clair Belcher (Hamilton); G. Maddison (Hawke's Bay); North Island selector: Mr French. ; Hmnumi-Apaniii Shield

r For the Hurunui-Apanui Shield it was agreed to declare Opotiki the holders with the order of challenge

as Whakatane, Rotorua, Tauranga

and Rangitaiki. The first match will he on July 5 with the others following at fortnightly intervals.

Weights for the Shalfoon Shield were discussed at the suggestion of the Tauranga delegates, and it was decided to leave these as in previous years with a 12-stone limit for players over 20, and no weight limit for those under that age.

Mr Fisher, of Tauranga, gave notice that at the next annual meeting he would move that in future Hurunui-Apanui Shield matches the winners should receive SO per cent of the proceeds, the remainder going to the Bay of Plenty Union. Regarding matches with other unions it was announced that Auckland, Poverty Bay and Thames Valley owed the Bay matches, and that the Bay would return a match to Waikato.