RUGBY FOOTBALL

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27038, 13 May 1953, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

DATE OF WELLINGTON MATCH

JULY 4 CONSIDERED NOT SUITABLE

July 4 was considered by the Wellington Rugby Union to be the most suitable date for its team to play Canterbury, at Christchurch, said a letter from the Wellington union, read at a meeting of the management committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union last evening. The letter said that as there was an international Rugby League game in Wellington on that day, it was preferable to have the team, playing elsewhere. July 11. the alternative date suggested at a meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union, was unsuitable, because on that day the first matches in the second round of the Jubilee Cup were to be played. It would be unfair to some senior teams to have their star players away for such important matches, said the letter. Reporting for the competitions committee, Mr R. W. Blazey said that the game between Town and Country had been set down for June 27. On that day there would be a League test in Christchurch. The Town and Country game could not be put back but must go forward.

"As we have two big secondary school games on .July 4, we should approach the Wellington , union again and they might help us out,” said Mr Blazey. “Our difficulties are as great as theirs.”

Mr Blazey suggested that the Town and Country match be played on July -4 or July 18. It would be more suitable for Country to play on July 11 or July 18, said Mr C. W. McKeegan. It was decided to write to the Wellington union suggestion that July 4 was not a suitable day to play the WellingtonCanterbury match 'at Christchurch. Middlesex Cap The Middlesex Cup for New Zealand senior seven-a-side teams .would be played in Timaru on Monday, June 1, said a letter from the South Canterbury Rugby Union. Entries from as many Canterbury clubs as possible would be welcomed, said the letter.

The Christchurch City Council wrote that it would consider the erection of dressing-sheds at North and South Hagley Parks. The Rugby Union would be asked to contribute to the cost of building these. The matter was referred by the union to its finance committee.

ALL BLACK TEAM

SELECTORS TO SEE MOST REPRESENTATIVE GAMES

(New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND. May 12. The selectors of the All Black team to tour Britain and France next season would see practically every representative match before the trials- began in August, said Mr T. C. Morrison convener, of the All Black selection committee, today. Every player would have an opportunity to prove his worth, he said. In addition, North and South Island selectors would be consulted about representative fixtures, said Mr Morrison.

With such a heavy representative programme and jiine trials, including . the North-South match, the seelctorts • would have .to spend some time in travellint before their final choice was announced.

DRAW FOR SATURDAY

Unless otherwise stated all games commence at 3 p.m. Postponements will be notified over 3YA and 3ZB about 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Senior.—First division: Tech OB v. Chch, LP oval; RNZAF v. Mar. LP oval, 1.30 p.m.; Alb v. Sunny-Sprey. LP South; Un v. Syd, Rugby Pk; HSOB v. Belf, Rugby Pk, 1.30 a.m.; New Brl v. Vars, Sunnyside. Senior.—Second division: Lin v. Mar, LP West; HSOB v. Chch, Elmwood Pk; Teachers’ Coll v. Vars, mutual arrangement; Tech OB v. Pap Tech 08, St. James Pk; Meri v. Kaia, Malvern Park., Junior A Section.—Syd v. Belf, Sydenham Park; Ricc-Sock v. Sunny-Sprey, Riccarton Dorn; Vars A v. New Bri. Burwood 1; Lytt v. HSOB, SP 14; Tech OB A bye, v. Culverden (friendly). NP 4. Junior B Section.—RNZAF v. Vars B Wigram; Alb v. Mar, LP South, 1.30 p.m ; Lin v. Sum, NP 1; Chch v. Meri, NP 2; Tech OB B bye. Third Grade A.—Pap Tech OB v. Syd, Waltham 1; RNZAF v. Vars A. Wigram 2; Un v. Mar, Bromley Park; Alb v. Vars. B, NB 3; Kaia v. Chch, Kalapol 1, 2.30 p.m. Third Grade C.—BHS v. St. A, M/D: St B v. CC. M/D; Meri v. T Coll, Meri ' win by default; HSOB bye, v. Men (friendly) Malvern Park, 1.30 p.m. Fourth Grade.—Mar v. Sunny-Sprey. SP 16; Chch v. Syd, Fendalton * Park: New Bri v. Alb, Rawhiti Domain; Tech OB v. Belf, Sheldon Park (Belf). Fifth Grade.—Meri v. Lin, Bromley Park. 1.30 p.m.; Pap Tech OB v. Mar, St. James Park, 1.30 p.m.; Lytt v. RiccSock, NP 12; Sunny-Sprey bye. Under 18A.—Tech OB v. Chch, Ensors road; HSOB v. Lin, Richmond Park; Mar bye. Under 18B.—School vacation. Under 17.—Chch v. Belt, Sheldon Park (Belf.); Tech OB v. Meri, St. Albans Park; New Bri v. HSOB, Burwood Pk 2; Sunny-Sprey v. Lin, South Park 19 1.30 p.m. Under 16.—Pap Tech OB v. Tech 08, Ensors road, 1.30 p.m.; HSOB v. Mar, Barrington Park; Sunny-Sprey, bye. Under Bst 101b.—Mar v. Kaia, Kaiapoi No. 2, 2.30 p.m.; HSOB v. Syd, Shirley Primary School ground; Chch v. Meri St. Albans Park, 1.30 p.m.; Tech OB v Un. NP 12, 1.30 p.m.; Sunny-Sprey v. Bel. Sheldon Park (Belfast 1), 1.30 p.m. Under 7st 71b.—Sunny-Sprey A v. Mar. Spreydon Domain, 1.30 p.m.; Sunny-Sprev B v. Lin, Sunnyside, 1.30 p.m.; Chch i’ Tech 08, Walthsrm 2, 1.30 p.m.; Alb v. Syd. Beckenham Park, 1.30 p.m.; Lytt win by default from Pap Tech 08. Under 6st 71b, A Section.—Chch. v. Mar A, SP 15; Kaia y. Un 3, Kaiapoi No. 3 2.30 p.m.; New Bri v. Sunny-Sprey A, Ra whiti Domain, 1.30 p.m.; Alb A v. Rang SP 23, 2.30 p.m. Under 6st 71b, B Section.—Mar B v Sunny-Sprey B, SP 17; Alb v. Bel, SP 17, 1.30 p.m.; Lin v. Syd, SP 16, 1.30 p.m. Under sst 101 b, A Section.—Mar A v Sunny-Sprey A, NP 16, 1.30 p.m.; Syd v Meri, NP 7, 1.30 p.m.; Chch v. Un A, NP 8, 1.30 p.m. Under sst 101 b. B Section.—Mar B v Sunny-Sprey B, NP 9, 1.30 p.m.; Alb v. Mar C, NP 10, 1.30 p.m.; Lin B v. Kaia, SP 22, 2.30 p.m.; Syd B v. New Bri, SP 21, 130 p.m.; Mar (St. Mary’s) v. Sum, NP 1, 1.30 p.m. Under sst, A Section.—Mar (Rice) v. Meri A, NP 7. 10.30 a.m.; Sunny-Sprey A v. Mar A, NP 8. 10.30 a.m.; Syd v. New Bri A, NP 11, 1.30 p.m.; Un v. Alb A, NP 11, 10.30 a.m.; Chch, bye. Under sst. B Section.—Sunny-Sprey B v. Un B, NP 10, 10.30 a.m.; Sum v. Bel, NP 13, 1.30 p.m.: Kaia v. New Brl B, SP 20, 2.30 p.m.; Meri B v. Mar B, NP 13, 10.30 ajn..

Under sst, Seven-a-Side.—Lin A v. MarRicc, LP Oval, 2.10 p.m.; Meri A v. SunnySprey, LP Oval, 3.40 p.m. —Advt.

ASSOCIATION CODE

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETS

A ruling that no club can register a player with the Canterbury Football Association unless he has signed'the appropriate form, has been made by the assoCl&tiOD* Afid thA TTptiaggpftfint

at a meeting last evening, decided that clubs playing unregistered players would now lose any points won. The association decided to send a team to Ashburton on June 1. It was announced that Canterbury will negotiate with Otago about suitable dates for the Jones Cup, and' William Ruddiman Memorial Cup. The Ruddiman Cup, for players under 20 years of age, will be played yearly on a home and away basis, the first game to be played in Christchurch. Local Chatham Cup matches will, in the event of a draw at the end of full time, play for another 15 minutes each way. Corners also will count. DRAW FOR SATURDAY Chatham Cup.—Thistle v. Atlantis (English Park, 1 p.m.); University v. Technical (English Park, 2.45); Technical s 2 v. Western (Malvern, 3 p.m-); Christchurch City v. Shamrock (Elmwood, 3 p.m.). Second Division, 3 p.m.—This v. Wig (Barr); City v. Syd R (Sprey 2); Ran v. St. V (Bur 1); West v. Atl (Beck); Hin a bye. Senior Reserve, 3 p.m.—City v. West (H2); Atl v. Ran (Lin); Wig v. This (Wig, 2.30); Sham v. Tech (St A); Norn v. United (Pap) (Nom meet at YMCA 1.30); Vars a bye. Junior.—Section 1, 3 p.m.: This v. Celt (Sprey 1); Tech v. Burn (Ens); Sham a bye. Section 2: Vars v. West (Hl); Nom v. St V (H 4 Tech a bye. Fourth Grade, 1.15 p.m.—Nom v. Celt, Sprey 1; West v. Sham, St Alb; Orient bye. Fifth Grade, 1.15 p.m.—City A v. West, Elm; Tech A v. City B, Ensors; Tec B v. West B, Hag 1. Sixth Grade, 10.30 a.m.—West A v. Celtic. Sprey 1; St Vin v. West B, Bar 1; Sham A v. Sham R, St Alb; City v. St Jos, Sprey 2. Seventh Grade. —Sham v. West, H2, 10 a.m.; St. Jos v. City, H 9, 10 a.m.; Celt v. Atlan, Beck, 10.30; Nom bye. Eighth Grade.—Sec 1: Sham B v. Sham A, Hag 1, 11 a.m.; City v. Sham R, Hag 5, 10 a.m.; Celt v. St Vin, Hag 4, 10 a.m.; Rang v. Nom, Hag 3, 10 a.m. Eighth Grade.—Section 2, 11 a.m.: Nom v. West, Hag 5; Rang v. Sham R, Hag 2; Celt v. City, Hag 3; Celt B v. West B Hag 4. Bail boys: Celt.