RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 94, 22 April 1931, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

OVER 200 TEAMS

NO EIGHTH GRADE

Application was! received at last night's meeting; of the .Management Committee of the.. Wellington;' Rugby ' Football ■■■..Union from,;.We • ißadio)-Bx- oadeasting .Company of NewV Zeala^d>s|itdb;!.fort- .permission^ _to broadcast . '• '■funning' descriptions of_; senior and, pther^important matches: 4,uring- the season;:' Jt was .decided.to leave the matter. over; till after ■ the annual meeting of the New, Zealand. *Union,: .although it was stated "that the decision of tlie. New Zealand TJnion' will in no' way ( bind .the' Wel-lingtoh'-Union. \ " ''"'.", I';::' jL ,". ..;,.'' The.f olio wiiig- were'present :-—Messrs. J. Prendeville' (chairman); *J. N. Millard,- A. ,T.-.Griffiths, IV.J.'.King, H. D. 'Morgan, J.-. MQffitt^:J.s;Kihg/^H.:"Mutphyv G. -F. Jackson;;:^ . J..,:Melody-.^(Hutt : Valley primary ■:schopls), ; li! i ,;H. : ;Fisher .(Wellington ':■ priinarjfi. schools), U. ':P; Caleinai (Referees' Association),/ arid V the : s/ecretary (Mr.;' A."K;Neilspn).:'.' ;;''■'■ - ' ''.' ■j" . ; Transfers; were granted to, the followr ing:—J; Harris, frbin' Jphnsonville.to 'Wellington'; L. Smith,: Petqns'to-Hutt; D.-G.: Sadler, Old Boys'to Hutt; J. Cochrane, from Wellington.; toijohnsohville; ,K. Macaulayy from. "Mira'mar to Berhampore; J. Coman,- from.',-Eetone.to Eastbpurne; K. Irvinej- Eastboiu-no,;to, Wellington. •,■. ■■;

THE ENTRIES. The number of entries received for tlio vai ious'grades is. as fallows: —Senior A, 12; senior B, 12; junior, 22;' third, 30; intermediate'ls; fourth, 27; fifth, 10; sixth, 9: seventh, 10; ; eighth, 7;,-total, 163. In addition 55 teams have been entered in the secondary schools'- cpmßctition, making 7a" grand total "of2lß teams. In; forwarding a. list of, the grounds available to the union .to this season, the City Council Jadyuted ■ that boys of 13 years 'and lindor' would T)"t be allowed to play on'tho council's grounds on.Saturday afternoons. It'was decided to defer the opening of tho sixth ■ and seventh grades until' flth May, and that, in view o£ the council's ruling, the eighth, grade be suspended lor this season. GAMES FOR 3rd JUNE. Mr. Prefcdevillo suggested that owing to the late ritart caused by An&ic Day falling on a Satuiday, and on account of the extra games to be played in the senior grades, a round of senior A an . B matches be played on the 'King's Birthday, which falls this year on a Wednesday. ■. . That would leave loth August available for the National Mutual Cup match, and from 22nd August till-26th SopLember free for representative matches. _ Mr. Morgan raised the question ot whether it was fair to the player* to a&k them to play on the holiday, and he considered that the views of tho clubs should be obtained.' ■'■■'■' : ;; ' ■'.:' : :■'. '.; '~ • ■ ■. Mr. Prehdeyille .said v that • something would have .to be done quickly,; as the New Zealand -Union * would be drawing up representative fixtures . for- the season'next week, and it.'was posrible that a North v. South match would.be arranged : for hfere .on .that. day. ;In reply to Mr. Morgan, .'Syho' ask^'d Syhether; there migbt be a'.Ranfurly Shield'challenge" match to be'played; on - that" ;day,:' Mr. Prendeville *aid.iha±:::Jio.■'challenge.•games' could be played for the shield before July. To Mr. T. j. King,. Mr. Prendeville said that,, if 3rd Juiie were not-used only four games could be played in. the second round of the competitions., '■' ■ • > It-was"'decided' to obtain the views of the clubs. THE OPENING GAMES- . The "draw in the senior "grades'for the opening matches of the season is as follow^:— :,' ". ' '■'■■■■: •'■ '• i ■.'■:■' Senior A. !_ ; : University v. Oriental, .at' Prince : of Wales Park. ■'<■;' •_. ' ■; Berhampore, v; Miramar. ■at JNewtown Park. - -""•."•>. ' :.• >:'• -. -; ■' ' ■-.' "' Hutt vi-ithletie, at Hutt.V ; ■ . , ;. Eastbourne"y. Old Boys, at: Eastbourne: Wellington Vi'Ponelse, at Athletic Park. .Marist .■v.1 Petoh'e,. at Petone. . ' ; ' • : 'Senior B. ■ Oriental'V. Upper Hutt, at Maidstone Park. "•' :- '.".;.■ ■'.'.'■ St. Patrick's Old: Boys. v.. Melrose, at Wakefield Park. - :'•.:■ . . ■ .Training "College: v, Johnsonville, at Johnsonville. ■■•'" ' _ Porirua: V,; Old. Boys, at Porinla. " Selwyn .v. .Hutt, at Kilbirnie. <■ ■ . '"■ Onslow. v.. University, at Nairnville.