RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 61, 14 March 1939, Page 17

RUGBY FOOTBALL

ANNUAL REftiRTS

UNIVERSITY CJLUB

Generally the 1938 sesfecn was quite successful and enjoyable^/states the anlual report 6f the Victc fcria University College Rugby Football i Blub. The club lad a record number of imembers and was able to enter eighty :;.ieams in the competitions. Towards tVii * end of the season; one of the third igrade teams had to be withdrawn because of the shortage of players due to s\ injuries, etc. Ihe senior fifteen was tlko only team to win a championship, although the third A's were runners-u p. Although the senior fij{ta;en did not win promotion to the first division it had a, most successful se/'Sson and won the second divison chair* ffonship, with two losses for the season.' $he forwards played splendid football tiiid gave the backs a liberal supply of tiie ball. The backs developed into a sfojendid scoring combination. .... X* The senior B team was f-7unfortunate in that it did not have tb te services of a regular coach, but is -ifco be congratulated on its performs intces. At one stage it was among the top»lihree teams, but unfortunately injuries $ took their toll, and several losses wi eri 3 recorded near the end of the season (. Lrower grade activities are- dealt with in detail in the report. - , r ; The committee thanks ■ those who gave their services as coac |M 2S—Messrs. Parker, Hislop, Eckhoff, arjdi Moore. It is hoped that a full quote! of.coaches will be available this coi jwing season.; The club's finances did'ffert come out too well for the season, o irajing mainly to the entire loss on the \ Canterbury College game. i The Good Memorial M< £<Ual for the nost improved forward ■ ffo the third h. team was awarded to jM. GirlingButcher. : The committee thanks d^Bgates and for assi£tt/*nce and makes special reference'toi/ai he help of Professor Kirk, the club's ip atron, and ;he assistance of the dired id r of parks; and reserves (Mr. J. G. Ma ellenzie). The annual meeting w ij] be held this evening. ONSLOW CLUfE; The Onslow Rugby Fooi|tb;all Club's report, to be presented at!tfcie annual meeting tonight, states thj^tv' last season the club advanced Ire in senior B to senior A (second divi: iion) status, and if the players at pre in the club continue to produce t Jke exhilarating football they are capa We of, there is every reason to expect -,that taking the increasing population .of the district into consideration t fao time is not far distant when senior A (first division) games will be plf &j ed on the Nairnville Reserve by tfe *r Onslow team. >, >-V The club's playing strength was reduced compared with th ef previous year but this was due to tliiis elimination of the seventh grade. I The perpormance of each team.iig' reviewed in the report and mention lituide of the work done in various direct it >ns in the club's inte-ests. Special reference is made to considerable reduc (feit :>n of the bank overdraft. It is al^a stated that further improvements! '*to 'the gymnasium are contemplated, particularly in the matter of installing hot showers, Croydon* Corporation ha;£ accepted responsibility for comperns'.ation in connection with the rece^nufc typhoid outbreak; it will probably cost about £100,000. l