RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 302, 10 September 1918, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

(To the Editor.) Sir—l feel impelled to refer to the report of the Wellington Rugby Lmon meeting in your issue ot to-day, m which reference is made to the suggestion of a. breach of confidence on my , part. I have never knowingly committed a breach of trust in my Jne, and. I deny absolutely that I have done so on this occasion. The meeting or the N.Z.R.U. which Mr. Weir attended was not a. confidential one in any sense oF tho word—this seems to nave been so thought by Mr. Weir hmiscir, otherwise he 'eoula not have reie.ieJ subsequently to a document that was on the table at that meeting-and t challenge Mr. Weir to prove, that the word "confidential" was used or implied at any stage of the meeting or in conncction -with any statement made thereat. The' remarks regarding professionalism in Canterbury which J. i - pouted, and which are now stated to have been mado confidentially (and tluy (lid not include the expression rampant"), were associated with the threats that were held over'the heads o the committee of tho New Zealand Ini o , and these threats will bear rnpetiot. Tliev were tlmt tho Wellington Union would play tho modified rules whateiei tho New Zealand Union decided, and that two big unions were ready to support Wellington, and they could slutt the headquarters to Clinstchurcli. it may help the public to understand things as they are if T quote the (pus tion C I put to Mr. Weir immediately after the utterance ot these threats and the answer he promptly gave. ■ question: And would you, with the know- ' ledge that Canterbury was ready fm professionalism, support this changeAnswer: Yes. How does this reply keep step with the professions of the same Mr Weir at last night's meeting, wlie.n he joTned witl his committee in a unanimous vote repudiating the niclin 0 and abetting of professionalism.—l am, ek > G. C. I' 1 ACHE. September G.