RANFURLY SHIELD

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26221, 19 September 1950, Page 4

RANFURLY SHIELD

ARRANGEMENTS FOR NORTHLAND GAME

TWO OTHER CHALLENGES RECEIVED From Our Qwn Reporter TIMARU, September 18. The South Canterbury Rugby Union received advice from' the Northland Union to-day that it was willing to play a Ranfurly Shield challenge match at Timaru on September 30. The South Canterbury Union has already received many hundreds of inquiries from persons wishing to book seats for the match. The Northland team will arrive in Timaru on the Thursday before the match.

It is not known whether the match between South Canterbury and Northland is a special challenge. If it is the South Canterbury Union will be obliged to pay the visitors half the net gate or meet the steamer, rail, and hotel expenses. Northland had placed a special challenge against Otago. When the shield went to Canterbury, Canterbury did not accept the challenge, and before the question could be decided the shield went north. The question will be discussed at a meeting of the South Canterbury Rugby Union to-morrow evening. The South Canterbury Union has received shield challenges from West Coast and Buller, but it is unlikely that these will be accepted. The Bulger Union suggested that if its challenge was accepted the match be played on the Wednesday before the northland-South Canterbury before the Northland-South Canterbury On Saturday, South Canterbury will play Otago at Timaru. This match was to have been played last Saturday, but Otago agreed to postpone it until this week, though six of their players will be taking part in the North Island-South Island match. South Canterbury has no representative in the South Island team. The South Canterbury Union has received telegrams of congratulation from all over. New Zealand. SHIELD ’RULES N.Z. UNION TAKES LEGAL OPINION (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, September 18. “I think it is a pity that the laws of the sport have to be the subject of legal inerpretation,” said Mr J. H. Parker after an interpretation of the Ranfurly Shield laws had been read at a meeting to-day of the executive committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union. He said that he was not questioning the correctness of the interpretation, but bodies administering the sport observed the laws as they operated in practice. The legal interpretation of Rule 10 is that any challenge, which includes special challenges, must pass on to the new holder of the shield, but there is nothing in the rules to say that the new holder must accept the financial arrangements made for a special challenge by the previous holder. The chairman (Mr A. St. C. Belcher) said that the proper procedure was for the council of the New Zealand Union to examine the rules and put forward notices of motion, which would give delegates at the annual meeting an opportunity for clarifying any points. One would be certain to be special challenges and the financial obligations involved. As Wairarapa had announced its intention not to play any shield challenges, it was decided to reply to its protest that it had not been consulted before being ordered to play South Canterbury by advising that the protest was not m order. Mr Belcher said that the executive’s interpretation was that a dispute had been created in that there were challenges and Wairarapa had announced its intention not to play.' The laws laid it down that the executive had power to decide where there was a dispute. POSSIBLE CHALLENGE BY BULLER From Our Own Reporter WESTPORT. September 18. Although the Buller Rugby Union decided at its weekly meeting on Saturday evening to issue a special challenge to South Canterbury for the Ranfurly Shield, the match to be played on Wednesday, September 27, it is expected that a ruling will be sought from the New Zealand Union on the question. Buller hopes to play at Timaru on the Wednesday, and play its match with Canterbury three days later at Lancaster Park. In the event of Buller winning the shield North Auckland, which has been granted the right of challenge by the parent body, would not get a game this season, as no matches for the shield are allowed after September 30, and Buller already has a match arranged on that date. Under these circumstances Buller may forgo any rights to challenge this season. SOUTH CANTERBURY TEAM TO PLAY OTAGO From Our Own Reporter TIMARU, September 18. The following is the South Canterbury Rugby representative team to olay Otago in a match at Fraser Park, Timaru, on Saturday:— H. Fairbrother; C. Durning, M. P. Goddard. J. Taylor; T. Doherty, A. R. Moore, R. Green, J. Senior. B. Fitzgerald, J. Bryce, P, Smith, R. M. Comer, G. Cormack, M. Casey, I. Paterson. Emergencies: J. W. Goddard, R. Stoddart; M. Eathorne, N. Hobbs. All the four emergencies played against Wairarapa, but in keeping with a promise by the selector-coach 1 (Mr N. A. Mitchell), the reserves for the Wairarapa game will play on Saturday. KING’S CUP WON BY ARMY TEAM COMPETITION TO BE HELD AMONG SERVICES (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, September 18. The King’s Cud, won by the New Zealand Army team at the end of the First World War and presented to the New Zealand Rugby Union for disposal was allocated by the executive committee of the union to-day to the annual services’ Rugby tournament. CAPTAINS CHOSEN FOR NORTH-SOUTH GAME

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, September 18. J. B. Smith (Northland) will captain the North Island and W. A. Meates (Otago) will captain the South Island in the interisland Rugby match at Auckland on Saturday. CAMERON SHIELD WON BY CHEVIOT The annual match for the Cameron Shield was played at Cheviot on Saturday between Kowhai, winner of the North Canterbury senior competition, and Cheviot, winner of the Hurunui senior competition. Kowhai had much the better of the game in the first spell, and was leading, 9-0, at half-time. Towards the latter half of the second spell the Cheviot team took charge of the game, and scored 14 points in rapid succession to run out winner bv 14 points to 9. This is the first time for 22 years that Cheviot has won this trophy. Mr F. Gutzewitz was the referee. Junior Final The final of the Hurunui Sub-Union’s juni°r knock-out competition, between United A and Cheviot A, was played as a curtain-raiser, Cheviot A winning by 5 points to 0. 6 MERIVALE CLUB OLD TIMERS’ MATCH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 The following members are asked to report to Armagh street Gates on Wednesday, September 20, at 5.15 p.m.: G. Morrow, A. Bourne. L. T. Rountree, G. Ebert, C. Jordan, C. Murray, S. Keemer, J. Kirkland, G. Rhodes, G. Seymour, A. Pedder, R. May, G. Francis, B. Rudkin, L. Tibbotts, A. Charteris, G. Suckling, A i O’Roarke, J. Maxwell, J. Upton, R. Palmer, R. H. Hardy, J. Mulhern, E. Hansen. M. Pocock, and H. Forbes. Advt. RUGBY LEAGUE MATCH AT HANMER SPRINGS Playing fast, open football before a crowd of about 1500 people, Christchurch beat Papanui by 30 points to 19 in a return Rugby League match at Hanmer Springs on Sunday. Both clubs fielded strong teams, which played before what was probably a record crowd for a sports event in Hanmer. The half-time score was Papanui 19, Christchurch 3. In the second half, Christchurch dominated the play. Junior matches resulted as follows: 7fit 71b grade: Papanui 14, Christchurch

8. Under sst fly-weights: Christchurch A 6, Christchurch B 0. The president of the Hanmer Rucbv Football Club (Dr. T. W. Harrison) asked that the League match be made an annual fixture, to be played at Hanmer. This was agreed to by both clubs, subject to the approval of the Rugby League board of control.