NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 240, 3 July 1908, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION.

MEETING OF MANAGEMENT- '. COMMITTEE.:..; -. .;. ' A meeting of tlio Management' Committeo of tho. New Zealand-Rugby Union was held last evening. There were''' present: Messrs. G. H; Dixon (in the chair),'-"E. Wylio, F. K. Wallburton, H. Kelly, : J.'-H. Xaughtbn, It. M. Isaacs, A. Laureiison,' "and J. D. Avery (secretary). ;'; : Tho Auckland Union telegraphed acc'eptr ing August, 9 for tho (late Shield match against Marlborough.'-" '■'■'' The Chairman reported that the sitb-com l mittee set up to wait upon "tho'■■■Railway Department ill reference to.'jtlio juiining of a train from-Now Wanganui after' tho Taranaki-British match"; on July 15 recommended that the Union-guaranteo the sum of £38 odd to the Department to .en-, suro tho train being run.* Tho recommendation was agreed to, and it was resolved to telegraph to Taranaki accordingly. , Mr. A. B. Charters advised that lie !could ; not say definitely whether lieiwoilld-bd' able; to referee in the Taranaki-British'.matcii.; ' The Rev. C. C. Harper will, control the Wanganui-British match, and.Mr.,E. M'Ken:. zio.the Manawatu-British fixture: ■ Tho West Coast Union -yrrote- intimating that tho gate receipts from-the match with the. British team totalled £'146' Os. l 4d.\ '"'.j. A deputation from the Wellington. R'ugtiy Union waited ■; upon the Cdmmit£eo"!'iii ;'re-, ference to' the proposal to purchase ilie'.lease; of the Athletic Park. After.', hearing '.what! tho deputation had to say, .tho. meeting considered tlieir suggestions, the,-.whole , of. tho business being transacted in committee. "It is ; understood that nothing l ; be : announced for a day or two. . • TO-MORROW'S RUGBY FIXTURES, The following teams havo been selected to represent Victoria Collego-in: their -matches tO-mOIrOW: — ' ' i-i-.'. Seniors v. St. James, at Miramar Park No. 3—East, Prendeville,'-.Hitchings,i;Duu:i can, Bogle, M'Mdrran, Revell,: Russell; Short, Thomas, Curtagne,->-Eennedy, - Stew--art, Hill, W. ■ Tudhope. ;i Juniors v. Solwyn, at Polo Ground. No. 4, —Enting, 0. J. Reid, G. W. Reid, Indcr, Dobbie, Boyee, ,Lyon, Richmond, Arnold; Burnott, -Anderson, Smith, ■Rutherfqrd-.'i(2),-' ' Phillips. _ ■ •• ■■■■■■':■■ -■ '.. Third Grade v. Railways, at; Eastf-s N0.'..4 —Jennoss, ■ Williams, - Skiiiner, Bridgman, Jackson, Gray, O'Mearaj'Rapley, Campbell, AYest, Nicholls, Fell, Dean,' Bogle. St. .John's,'v. Polhill, at ; East's' No.. 2.-— St. John's—Duske, Muldoon', Elliffe,' Daly, Redgrave, Dyett, Andrew," ''Coitflp Watson, Bertinshaw, Noedl, Findlay,'Jackson, Smith/ Martin; emergency, Riggs. '■/-■■• : THE BRITISH TEAM.;; Wo havo received the following telegram from Mr.' ..Harding, captain of. tlio British football team,; with regard to. the recent Press Association messages from' Napier, stating that he had made complaints as to ; ihe New Zealand- Rugby Union's .- travelling arrangements for-the. visiting .team:—'".Have not criticised Union's travelling arrangements; report not true." -'V,,.. , HIGH SCHOOL MATCH. (BY VELEGRiPH.—TRES3 ASSOCIATION ) ■ Napier, .Tu'v 2. ' A team representing the Taranaki District High Schools defeated tho Hastings. jjia-1 triet High School past and .'present at '• Hastings to-day by. 6 points to' 3;. ; ; . .