RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 75, 29 March 1926, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

WAIRARAPA UNION.

(By Telegraph.)

(Special to "Th« Evening Post") CARTERTON, This Day,

The annual meeting of the Wairarapa Eugby Union was held at Carterton on Saturday night, Mr. W. G. Lamb presiding. The report and balance-sheet wag adopted. The application for the exponses of its delegates to the annual conference at Dunedin from the Wairarapa Beforeea' Association was granted. The Opaki Club nominated a junior, a third, grade, and a fourth grade team. Footballs were supplied to the Kaiwaiwai and Carrington Schools. The Old Boya (Masterton) nominated a junior and third grade team, and probably will be entering a fourth grado team. Colours registered were blue and gold jerseys, black pants, and blue and gold ringed stockings. The Foatherston, Red Stars,, and Carterton Clubs were given permission to play visiting teamß at Easter. The V.M.C.A. and Dalefield Clubs advised that thqy would not be entering teams this season. The application of the Mastorton Club to change their colours to black jersey and knickers and stockings with white tops was granted. The application of the Carterton Club for .the' regrading of L. Clarke and T. Bond from senior to junior was. referred to the Management Committee. It was decided that free gate passes be issued to injured players and to players' wives. The insurance benefit was increased from 20s to 30s per week. Officers were elected as under:: Patron, Monsignor M'Kenna; president, Mr. W. 11. Booth; vice-presi-dents, Messrs. E. W. Payton, G. H. Perry, Q. Donald, J. F. Thompsoon, J. B. Jury, E. A. Campbell, A. B. Balfour, F. W. Smith, G. Vincent, W. H. Buick, W. Daniell, W. D. Home, B. Rayner, W. Robinson, D. J. Cameron, A. L. Webster. Lan Cameron, H. J. Rayner, and Campbell Smith; vice-president N.Z.R.U., Mr. C. Reid; secretary, Mr. E. M'Kenzie; treasurer, Mr. A. Johnson; appeal committee, Messrs. M. Maguire, J. O'Leary, and D. Logan; solo selector, Mr. E. M'Kenzie; junior sole selector, Mr. J. Nyhan; third grade selector to be appointed by the management committee; delegates to N.Z.R.U., Messrs'. E. M'Kenzie and H. T. Tilyard; auditor, Mr. N. R. Armstrong; management committee, Messrs. W. G. Lamb, J. O. Pinhey, J. Nyhan (northern), A. E. Booth, A. E. Hall, and W.- Hart (middle); J. W. Milner, A. Tait, and P. Ward (southern). Tho season opens on 17th April with a seven^a-side tourney, and club matches on 24th April. Hawkes Bay will be played on 3rd Juno for tho Ranfurly Shield, in home and home match. The Dewnr Shield will be decided on championship points. A bonus of £100 was voted to the secretary for his servic.es last season. With tho exception of the tour of Hawkcs> Bay, it was decided that no representative senior team tour this season. It was recommended that three rounds bo played in all grades, and that one Saturday bo set aside to bo known as C)u!j Day, when the proceeds will be distributed to assist club funds. A donation of £0 5s was made to the Rose Fund. Trophies are to be handed to tho winning teams on the day tho final is decided. Nominations of all teams is to b.i in by 10th April. The Anzac Day wreath is to lie placed on tho Greytown Moniorial. At a meeting of tho management committee Mr. W. G. Lamb wna elected chairman.