INJURED PLAYERS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20610, 28 July 1932, Page 13

INJURED PLAYERS.

QUESTION OF REPLACEMENT. (PEE3S ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, July 2". The only subject whicli "will bo discussed at'the special meeting of delegates of the Now Zealand Kugby Union to bo held at Wellington on August 15tli will bo the replacement of injured players. Tlie Can'terbttrv L'nion is anxious that the rule relating to leaving the field at half-time should also be di.cussed at the meeting, but; the commi tee of the New Zealand Lmon to-mg i . decided to inform Canterbury that only the subjects on the agenda paper eou c be discussed. The Wanganui Union had had replacements put oil the agenda ana Canterbury, which had requisitioned lor a special meeting on the leaving ie field rule, suggested that the subject be discussed on August loth. Mr Pownall (f>rcsident)_ announced that he had received a private message from Sydney stating that both the New South Wales and Queensland Rugby Unions were in favour of the replacement of injured players. The Hawko's Bay Union asked what was the law regarding the non-replace-ment of injured players, and emphatically protested to the English Rugby Union through the New Union against the non-replacement of injured plaj'ers. It was decided to inform Hawko's Bay that the English Union\s interpretation of Law 12 prohibits the replacement of injured players. Tho Canterbury Union advised that challenges for the T?unfurly Shield had been received from the South Canterbury, Auckland, West Coast, Buller, and Waikato Unions. The following dates for matches had been arranged: August 13th, v. South Canterbury; August 20th, v. Auckland; August 27th, v. West Coast; September 3rd, v. Wellington; September 10th, v. Buller; September 17th, v. Waikato; September 24th, v. North Auckland. The West Coast and Buller challenges had been accepted provisionally, and Canterbury had offered to pay reasonable expenses of the teams' visits, with a maximum of. £BS and £IOO respectively. Waikato and North Auckland were being asked the amounts they were asking towards their team's expenses. Tho Wellington Union advised that it desired its match with Canterbury on September 3rd to be a Kanfurly Shield challenge game. The following reinstatements were approved:—A. Cameron (Motukarara), >L Fitzgerald (Auckland), T. A. Gardvne (Greymouth), S. Hutchinson (Whitianga), L. Stanton ("Greymouth). and It. IT. ITarp (Uuntly). NEW ZEALAND L'NION. (W'.ESS AS3OCIATIOK «Lr,U*ia •' WELLINGTON, July 27. Lord Bledisloe has expressed a desire to the New Zealand Itiigbv Union to entertain the New Zealand Kugby football tcivm on their return front Australia next week and present them with tho I'.ledisloc Cup which liis Excellency has given for Kugby contests between New Zealand and Australia. The Management Committee decided that it was impossible to arrange for tho All Blacks to play a match in Wellington on their return from Australia. The Canterbury Hugby Union forwarded a cheque for £s(>l 15s, being the net takings of the North v. South Tfland match. MAORIS 35, THAMES VALLEY 6. (I'MSS ASSOCIATION TBUHrBAJI.) I'AEROA, July 27. In fine v:outlier but on a greasy ground. Hit! Maori touring team Lad an cufy victory hy oi to 6 over Thames Valley. Showing vastly superior back play in the Aral half, ilia Maoris repeatedly lined out in passing vviohcs and had easily tho better cf the play. The Thames Valley backs lacked combination, and thoir tackling was weak. In t tie - second half Thames Valley matlo more use of their forwards, holding thoir own in thiß division for tho first pavt of tho spoil, but the visitors were too snappy, their baoks missing no Opportunity and handling the greasy ball well. Moet of the Maoris' Ivies wore a result of combined back movemejits, the ball starting from the half-back "and tiavclling risht to the wing'*. The first hub" ended up 16-0 in their favour. In this spell Thames Valley had little of the tddom hookim; tho ball from the soruni, and tleir passing breaking down. For tho tourists, Avatson scored three trios, Downs three, and Maitaira, Smith, and Juckson one each. Potaka. converted four. For Thame* Valley I.averick scored a try nud Henry kicked a penalty goal. The value as n whole was ion one-sided to be interesting but the visitors' combination impressed. WEIGHT OF CHRIST'S COLLEGE FORWARDS. Ai mistaken idea appears: to be current that the Christ's College forwards in their annual match against Boys' High School averaged 18st in weight. This apparently is ouito incorrect and, in fact, only one of their vanguard in over 13st, this being their vicc-captain, A. A. ltobsrts, who turns the scale at 13sl 2lb, whilst thoir next heaviest ylaycr is their captain, 1). P. Smith, who is I2st' 9lb. The whole team was weighed U> football costume on the day before the annual match with Boys' High School and, oil the weights then, the College forwards averaged list 131b, and tho backs at lOst 13lt>. The average a&o of tho team is 17 years 4 months, a good deal le?s than is commonly thought. NORTH CANTERBURY SUBUNION. A meeting Ul ° XortU Canterbury Rugby Sub-Union was held on Monday evening, when Mr W. K. McAlpine presided over a full attendance of delegates. It was decided to ask the Canterbury ItUgby Union to send a team to Amberley on August 6th to play a team selected from the Jvortu Canterbury and llurunui Sub-Unions. A letter congratulating the sub-union on its arrangements for the Northern v. Southern Sub-Unions' match on July 2nd at KanaiojTi Avas recoived from the Canterbury Ilugby Union. • The Canterbury Rugby Union forwarded a circular letter with regard to replacements. It was decided to enter an emphatic protest against the present rules. The match with the llurunui Sub-Union is to be played on tlio first day available after the competition games aro decided. The Kaikoura. Club wrote asking for the Amur! Shield game to be arranged as soon as possible. It -was decided to reply that Ui-. junior team would be sent- as far a<< Ch»>v'm<. and in tho event of tlieir winning the shield North Canterbury would be' prepared to play tlie match the following year on tho nearest available ground. With regard to the position of W. Francis, playing in senior ami junior competition matches, it was decided to write to the Canterbury Kugby Union Management Committee for a ruling. D. Dando was suspended for tlie rest of the season for striking a player in tho KowaiGlenmarlc match on July lGtli. ' It was decided to issue a warning to Peach (Kowai) and Barnes (liatigiora) in connexion ■with a recent match, Ivowai v. llangiora High School. Messrs McAlpine. "Watson, and Hassnll were appointed delegates to confer with Hnrumii ou August Oth regarding tlie Cameron Shield. A sum of £3 was handed over to the Primary Schools' Association oi: North Canterbury as a grant, from the Canterbury Kugby Union. The Sub-Union's competitions will be continued next Saturday. The draw, with referees, is: Senior! l .- —Oxford v. Glcnmurk (Mr Quigley) : Amberley v. Oust (Mr Fitzpatriek) : Woodend v. Kowai (Mr S. Hollander) ; Loburn v, Ohoka (Mr Mayer). Juniors (third round) —Kowai v. Woodend (Mr Templeton): llangiora High School v. Clarkvillo (Mr Rowland;). There will bo no competition matches played on August (3th, the day on which Town plays a nominated Country team at Amborley. A junior representative match will bo played as ft curtain-raiser.