RUGBY FOOTBALL

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25207, 11 June 1947, Page 4

RUGBY FOOTBALL

CANTERBURY UNION MEETING OF COMMITTEE “I can hardly see the use of having a programme. Half the players have not got numbers, and the figures on others cannot be distinguished,” said Mr C. H. McPhail at a meeting of the management committee of the • Canterbury Rugby Union last evening, when the printers of the official programme asked that copy for the Saturday programmes be sent in early. A cut in electric power had presented difficulties. Mr V. L. Jensen, who presided, said clubs should co-operate with officials in supplying early the names of teams to play. With the cutting out of Thursday evening training, selectors should be ablC to name (heir teams earlier than had been possible previously. The following selectors were appointed: —senior reserve; Messrs A. P. Simpson, W. Shaw, and W. Whitham; second grade: Messrs W. Yates, J. Middleton, and G. Suckling; third grade; Messrs A. Lilburne, H. Cox, and T. Long; fourth grade: Messrs J. E. Jones, A. Fanning, and L. T. Rountree. Mr J. K. Johnson said that though the standard of football was generally rising, he regretted to say that late tackling in games was noticeable. In several lower grade games he had seen, late tackling was an unwelcome feature. It was a question of which referees should take notice. The chairman suggested that Mr H. T. Coulter, representative of the Referees’ Association, should draw the attention of his members to the complaint made. The Southland Rugby .Union said its touring team would play South Canterbury on September 17 and Canterbury, at Lancaster Park, on September 20. The competitions committee recommended that from next Saturday the starting times for the main games should be at 2.45 p.m. and other games at 1.15 p.m.

. DRAW FOR SATURDAY (Unless otherwise stated, all games commence at 2.45 p.m.) Senior.—Lin v. Chch, L.P. oval; Syd v. New Br,. L.P. oval, 1.15 p.m.; Marist v. Vars, Rug Pk; Sunny v. Alb, Show Grds 1; Tech 0.8. v. Mer, Sunny, 2.30 p.m.; H. v. Train Coll, Malv Pk. Sen. Reserve. —Tech 0.8. v. Syd, Ensor’s rd.; Kaia v. H. 5.0.8., S.P. 20, 2.30 p.m.; Lin v. Vars B, L.P. Sth, Rich v. Marist, Barr Pk.; Vars A v. Chch, Show Grds. 1, I. p.m. Second.—Belfast v. N. Br, N.P. 1; West 0.8. v. Mer, Burwood Pk No. 2; Sprey v. Vars, Sprey Dom; Syd v. Lytt, Heathcote dom; Train Coll v. Chch, N.P. 2; Alb v. Pap Tech 0.8., St. James Pk; Coll v. Lin, Elm Pk; H. 5.0.8., bye. Third A—Coll v. Kaia, Rug Pk, 1.15 p.m.; Lytt v. Lin, Walt Pk 2; Tech 0.8. v. H. 5.0.8., N.P. 9; West 0.8. v. Mer A, N.P. 5. Third B.—Syd v. Mer B, St. Alb Pk; Rich v. Alb A, Beck Pk; New Br v. Chch, N.P. 6; Sumner v. Vars A, N.P. 10. Third C.—Chr Coll v. Alb B, S.P. 29: St. And Coll v. Marist, S.P. 27; B.H.S. v. Vars C, Straven rd 1; St. Bede’s Coll v. Vars B, St. Bede’s Coll, 2.30 p.m.; Coll, bye. Fourth. —Vars v. Tech 0.8. A, N.P. 4; Lin B v. Mer, N.P. 13; Alb B v. Syd, S.P. 32; Tech p.B. B v. H. 5.0.8., Show Grds 2; Sumner v. Pap Tech 0.8., N.P. 11; Alb A v. New Br, Rawhiti Dom; Marist A v. Marist B, Syd Pk; Lin A, bye. Under 18 A—Alb v. Marist, S.P. 31; Pap Tech 0.8. v. Tech 0.8., Fend Pk; Syd v. H. 5.0.8.. Waith Pk No. 1. Under 18 B.—Chr Coll A v. West H.S., Chr Coll, 1.30 p.m.; B.H.S. B v. B.H.S. A, Straven rd 2, 1.30 p.m.; Chr Coll B v. St. Bede’s, Clfr Coll crick, grd 1, 1.30 p.m.; Pap Tech v. Tech Coll, Pap Tech Coll, 1.30 P Under 17.—Tech 0.8. v. Marist, S.P. 25; Pap Tech 0.8. v. Syd, S.P. 34; New Br v. West 0.8., S.P. 35; H. 5.0.8. v. Belf, S.P. 36; Kaia. bye. Under 16.—Sumner v. Marist, Lin Pk; Kaia v. Alb, Kaia No 1. 2.30 p.m.; Mer v. Tech 0.8. A, St. Alb Pk, 1.15 p.m.; H. a bye. , « Under Bst 71b.—Syd v. Lin, Brom Pk, I. p.m.; H. 5.0.8. Bv. H. 5.0.8. A.- N.P. 2. 1.15 p.m.; Chch v. Tech 0.8., N.P. 1, 1.15 p.m.; Nth Canty, bye. Under 7st 71b.—Chch v. Tech 0.8. A, S.P. 25, 1.15 p.m.; New Br v. Lin, Rawhiti Dom. 1.15 p.m.; Syden v. H. 5.0.8. B, Waith Pk No. 1, 1.15 p.m.; Kaia v. Tech 0.8. B. Kaia No. 2, 2.30 p.m.; Marist v. H. 5.0.8. A, Barr Pk, 1.15 p.m.; Alb, bye. Under Bst 71b.—New Br v. Lin A, Lin Pk, 1.15 p.m.; Mer v. Nth Canty, N.P. 15, 2.30 p.m.; Tech 0.8. v. Chch B, S.P. 26, 1.15 p.m.; Chch.A v. Kaia. N.P. 14. 2.30 p.m.; Syd A v. Syd B. Syd Pk, 1.15 p.m.; Marist v. Lin B, S.P. 27, 1.15 p.m.; Lytt v. Sprey, Heath Dom, 1.15 p.m.: Alb, bye. Under sst 71b.—Lin C v. Marist. N.P. 12, 1.15 p.m.; Syd B v. Chch B. Waith Pk, 2, 1.15 p.m.; Kaia v. Sumner, N.P. 12. 2.30 p.m.; New Br y. Lin A. Bur Pk 1, 1.15 p.m.; Lytt v. Lin B, N.P. 11, 1.15 p.tn.; Alb v. Chch A. N.P. 10, 1.15 p.m.; Mer v. Syd A, Malv Pk, 1.13 p.m.; Chch C, bye. To-day’s Fixture Senior.—Vars v. Train Coll. Rug Pk. Senior Reserve.—Vars A v. Vars B, Malv Pk, 1.15 p.m. All games now commence at 1.15 p.m. and 2.45 p.m. Advt. NORTH CANTERBURY SUBUNION The North Canterbury senior representative Rugby football team selected to play at Culverden on Saturday next will assemble at Sefton at 7.30 p.m. to-day (Wednesday), June 11, and not at Rangiora. There will be no practice for the junior representatives. In order to enable players and supporters to attend the Southbridge Shield match at Culverden, no competition matches in the North Canterbury SubUnion will be played on Saturday. Advt.