Senior Grade Rugby Causes Confusion
An application by Air Force to be considered for entry into the senior grade in accordance with the promotion-relegation rules caused some confusion at a meeting of the management committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union last evening.
The meeting, after some discussion, was not prepared to indicate the standard required for senior reserve teams to enter senior Rugby but decided to appoint a subcommittee which would advise the management committee on the suitability of the applicants. Mr J. Storey said the rules provided for senior reserve •earns to be admitted to the senior grade if the team showed itself to be up to senior standard “However, we have not been given any indication exactly what the standard is Would we promote a team which finishes fourth or fifth in the senior reserve grade?” Mr J O. Hattersley said teams who applied for senior status should be watched during the season so that their strength could be gauged Mr Storey then suggested a special sub-committee should be set up which could
watch teams and advise on their ability to play senior Rusby Mr C H McPhail supported Mr Storey's suggestion that the management committee
.should set some sort of ; standard. ■ However, the meeting did not support them and merelv , decided to appoint a sub-com-mittee to decide on the applications. ! The sub-committee will be ' Messrs A. K. Johnsen. F. J. Foley and D. B. Doake. Regrading.—A request from the Christchurch club for G. I Burgoyne. a Canterbury B Player last season, to be retraded to third grade was refused. Mr J. Storey said the idron of four grades was .. bit steep. An application for B. Davis I tv he regraded from senior to 'third grade also was refused. I Applications approved [were: Christchurch: G ) Graham, senior to senior reserve. Shirley: K. Bush, M. Parr. B. O’Loughlin, senio- to senior reserve. Country Referee.—Mr M R. Barnett (Ellesmere) was ap- i pointed as referee of the main' match at Lancaster Park between Linwood and University A; 1
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30736, 28 April 1965, Page 19
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