Country elects selector

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33672, 23 October 1974, Page 34

Country elects selector

A. E. Hopkinson, who succeeded J. M. Le Lievre as Canterbury’s senior Rugby prop nine years ago, and later joined him as an All Black, is to follow in Le Lievre’s footsteps once again. Mr Hopkinson, who lives in Amberley, was the only; nomination when the executive of the Canter-! bury Rugby Sub-unions'l Association yesterday; appointed its senior; selector-coach for next season. Another Amberley man, Mr B. Peter, was re-elected' unopposed as colts; selector-coach. The chairman (Mr R. J. M.| Millar) said that the association was sorry to lose Mr Le Lievre, who I has retired after a four-; year term, but it was, extremely fortunate toi get a man of Mr Hopkin-; son’s calibre as replace-: ment. NO REPRESENTATIVE . The executive expressed disappointment that it, and; more especially the Hu-' runui sub-union, had not: been represented at the; recent meeting which de-; cided the future of the Kaikoura club. The Canterbury and Marlborough unions agreed to a boundary change which moved Kaikoura into Marlborough’s area. Three years ago Kaikoura,; without official opted out of the Hurunui competitions in favour of playing in Marlborough. The executive was just about to put a motion expressing disappointment that it had not been more involved, and to leave Hurunui to take up the matter, when its delegate on the Canterbury union management committee (Mr M. R. Barnett) arrived. Mr Barnett explained that through an oversight Mr L. Hassell, the Hurunui sub-union president, had not been invited, although every effort had been made to contact him the night before the meeting. However, the executive went ahead and passed the proposal.