Sub-unions’ windfall

Press, 26 February 1981, Page 19

Sub-unions’ windfall

Even before the tour begins, . the Canterbury rugby sub-unions have cause for being happy with tbeir decision to send their senior team to Australia this year. The secretary-treasurer of rhe sub-unions’ association, Mr R. J. M. Millar, has told the association’s annual; meeting that the raffle toi raise funds for the six-game: tour (five in Queensland and, one in New South Wales) in: April had been a great' success. ft was largely raffle pro-: ceeds that gave the associa-j xion a profit of $14,814 for: the year and Mr Millar said'

■ that even after all the touri ■ costs had been met th ere J , would still be a surplus of; between $15,000 and $17,000.! “This money will be used! • for the betterment of' country rugby, especially in I ' the J.A.B. grades,” he said. Even without the raffle thei I association would still have! I [had a satisfactory year! >; financially. The gate receipts! ;.of $3825 were a considerable! :'improvement on the previous! /year and the return of $1612: /for the game against Queens-j [land Country was the highest: ■iin the history of the associa-i • jtion. i / In his annual report, the; /outgoing president, Mr F. I

•jLoe, said that the move to i [play some representative, /matches away froim the usual; .iheadquarters. Rangiora. had; [[proved successful. ’ • Mr M. W. Cooper, of EllesJmere. was elected the new [president of the association. :iand Mr S. C. Miller, who /has been the referees’ dele■jgate for a number of years,; /become the vice-president. Mr; /Miller is the first referees’ ;idelegate to fill this office. ;■ Mr R. J. Millar was reIjtumed as secretary-treasurer (■and the outgoing past'[president, Mr N. E. Mclntosh,; ~'of Hurunui, was made a life; /member. i