WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 287, 28 August 1908, Page 10

WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION.

MEETING OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. A meeting of tiio. Management Committee of Wellington Rugby 'Union was held yesterday ovening. Thero woro present: —Messrs! S. S. Brown (in tho chair), Perry, Alpe, O'Sul-' livan, Burns, Hales, Sweeney, J. Murray, and Talbot (secretary). The referee in the Potonc-Sclwyn fifthclass match reported having ordered a Scliryn player off the field for unduly handling an opponent. Tlio refereo remarked that previous to ordoring the player off the field he had had occasion to caution him for using obsceno language. Tlio player stated that ho did not know what lie and been cautioned for, neither did ho know what ho was ordered off tlio field for. It was' decided that tlio offender bo suspended until the end of 'May, 1909. Mr. P. Maclrio has been appointed to refereo in tho Wellington-Canterbury representative match to'bo played on Saturday. Neither Deans nor Fuller will be able to accompany- the Southern team, which is due here tins morning. The. St. John's>Club wroto intimating that the referee appointed to control tho St. John's-St. James's third-class match did not put ill .111 appearance,-although tile game was played, a substitute having been secured Jjy'tlie caqtains of the teams. It was decided

to forward tho letter oil to the Referees' Association. The Wellington College Old Boys team was granted permission to play a match with the Wanganui Collego Old Boys at tho Athletio Park on September 19, the match to he's curtain-raiser to tho "Welliugton-Otago representative match. It was decided to allow tho Wellington Hockey Association to have tho use of. the Athletic Park on the morning of September 5, and on tho afternoou of September 1?, for tho playing of representative hockey malebes. It was resolved that the union should take 25 per cent, of tho net gate. WELLINGTON B TEAM. Tho following will form the. Wellington 13 team during the tour of Nelson and Mark borough:— Full-back: Thomas. Three-quarters; Be. vas, Flannagan, and Jos. Ryan. Five-eighths: Church, Sellars, and Fergi.sson. Half: Tilyard. Forwards: HouliAan, Murphy, Perry, Cameron, Bell, Osborne; lies. Campbell, Gardener, and Con. Sullivan. " Avery, Shadbolt, Calpani and Pool were anable to make the trip., WELLINGTON v. CANTERBURY. .. The following will represent Wellington against Canterbury on Saturday next:—

FULL-BACK: •- J,. Ryan. THREE-QUARTERS: " Mathewson, Mitchinson, Evensong, ' . FIVE-EIGHTHS: ' M'Gee and M'Leod. HALF-BACK: . ; Roberts; . - i n' ..,, FORWARDS: i ,-tl ; Winger: Avery. Front row: Ready, Hamilten. • : Lock: Wilson. m. -i /Supports: Rush and Wilson : (Athletic)..;' ' Back row: M'Kellar and . Alexander. Emergencies: Back,; Green; forward! . Shadbolt.and O'Brien. J , T;ezise, Hardham, and 'Dewar were ■ unable to ; be picked, owing to injuries received' on tha ;Northern tour.

'Tabanaki v. Auckland. ' I (B!C TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ; Auckland, August 27. The Taranaki representative Rugby football team arrived here this morning in .order to take'part irl the Ranfurly Shield match, bn Saturday. The team express themselves as confident of being able to put up a good fight against - the, local teain. ' A useful 1 practice'' was held by the visitors to-day at Alexandra Park.:: - , s 1 WANCANUI COLLECE v. CHRIST'S COLLEGE. (lit TELEGRAPH —PBESS ASSOCIATION.) Chrlstchureh, August 27. The annual football match between Wanganui College and Christ's College was played ■ to-day, resulting in a win' for' the former-by 36 points .to nil. ASSOCIATION MATCHES. The names of players representing Association teams for to-morrow's matches will .be published on Saturday. .

AUSTRALIAN CAME. . THE CARNIVAL. (by TEUEGBArH—TEESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.) Melbourne, August 27. ; The Tasmania-New Zealand match was very one-sided in all departments. Tasmania showed more intimate knowledge.' of the game. The New Zealanders were notably deficient in pace. Tasmania won by 11 goals and 2 behinds to 1 goal and'l2'beliinds. The match Victoria v. South Australia, which, was looked upon as thelmVtibh'of the carnival, resulted in a win for Victoria by 10 goals and 15 behinds to 2 goals and 14 behinds. - ; - ■■••• >•