COMPLAINT NOT UPHELD

Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 130, 3 June 1936, Page 14

COMPLAINT NOT UPHELD

RUGBY UNION DECISION MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETS Complaint by the Miramar Rugby Football Club against having to play on the Johnsonville ground was not upheld by the Wellington Rugby Union last night. Miramar's application for the matcn against Johnsonville, scheduled for Saturday, and to be played either at the Polo Ground or on a neutral field, was inspired by circumstances allegedly compelling it, for the last four years, to play Johnsonville on its own ground. The rise to first grade of Johnsonville in each year had precluded the possibility of a second round meeting on the Miramar ground.

"We have lost a new ball each year at Johnsonville, and application both to them and to the union has never had the desired result," said the Miramar letter.- -

The union decided to inform Miramar that it was too late to change the match and that last year was the only year Johnsonville rose a grade. The union had no knowledge of applications for balls. . Fixtures for Saturday week were approved as follows: —

SENIOR A. First Division. Poneke v. Athletic, Athletic Park. Wellington College Old Boys v. Wellington, Prince of Wales Park. Petone v. Marist, Petone. Hutt v. Eastbourne, Hutt. SENIOR A. (Second Division.) Pirates v. Miramar, Ir'olo Ground. Johnsonville v. Athletic, Athletic Park. United v. St. Patrick's Old Boys, Wakefield Park. Oriental v. University, Kelburn Park. SENIOR B. Onslow v. University, Nairn Park. Porirua v. Hutt, in town. Poneke v. Wellington, Hataitai. Petone v. Old Boys, Petone. . Marist v. Eastbourne, Eastbourne. The combined Police and Post and Telegraph Rugby Club was granted permission to play a charity match at Athletic Park on July 22, subject to the usual conditions. The Customs Club was given permission to play a team from Fort Dorset at Kelburn Park this afternoon. The Technical College Old Boys' Club was granted permission to enter one or more teams in the seven-a-side tournament for the Rogers Cup at Palmerston North on June 23. _ The club will be notified that a junior seven-a-side tournament will also be held at Wellington on that date. Mr. M. F. Nicholls, sole selector, advised the union that he would notify the union later when a conference of coaches of the senior A (second division) and senior B teams would be held. _ The Seatoun Club's application for regrading of its third grade first division was granted. The regrading was to the third division. A protest by Miramar against the result of the seventh trade match with

Kaiwarra was forwarded to Kaiwarra for a report. Allegations by Miramar were that members of Kaiwarra included college players and others over the age limit. reclassifying teams. ! On the recommendation of the junior advisory committee the question of reclassifying any teams was left till after next Saturday. The advisory committee will consider reclassifying teams in the seventh grade, where some teams are very small. Approval for a seven-a-side tournament at Athletic Park in the morning of King's Birthday for junior, third, fourth, and fifth grade teams was given, arrangements to be made for grounds at Wakefield Park, Kilbirnie, and six grounds at Lyall Bay if entries warrant.

Proposals for games in the combined colleges by representatives of the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh grades were approved. The Horowhenua juniors will be invited to play the Wellington thirds at a later date. The junior grade re-' presentative match with Wairarapa will be played later, and Mf. G. Parker, Hutt, will be appointed selector for the sixth grade representatives, Mr. J. Spence, Petone, being unable to The following transfers were granted: J. E. S. Bentley, from University to Onslow; F. ,G. Creasy, Wellington to Institute; G. Michalanny, Porirua to Johnsonville; J. Lambie, Pirates to Hutt. -

Those present were Messrs, J. Prendeville (chairman), J. N. Millard, H. D. Morgan, R. J. Burke, J. S. King, F. J. Tilyard, L. Stannard, H. B. Simmons, H. Murphy, G. F. W. Jackson, Major T. J. King, Professor E. J. Boyd-Wilson.