RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 75, 30 March 1939, Page 16

RUGBY FOOTBALL

INTER-ISLAND MATCH

AUCKLAND ATTITUDE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, March 29. The New Zealand Rugby Council's decision to play this year's inter-Island match in Wellington caused-a long discussion at a meeting of the Auckland Rugby Union management committee 1 chairman, Mr. A. Baker, said the Canterbury union had, quite rightly m his opinion, protested against the allocation of the inter-Island match to Wellington. He thought the Auckland union should do so, too. Canterbury had complained that it was three years since the game had been played in the South Island, but it was 17 years sincg an official North v. South game had been held in Auckland. . "Followers of the Rugby game m Auckland," said Mr. Baker, "are entitled to see these games more often than once in 17 years." \Mr J Herrick said that the trial matches for the selection of the team to tour South Africa complicated the position this year as -it was desirable to save players unnecessary travelling. Mr R Farrell: The question of transport is not as difficult as it was. Mr. G. Orrell: It appears to me that something is wrong in Wellington. We have let the thing slip too long. parently there are people there vision does not extend beyond Athletic Park. * . After further discussion a resolution was adopted to the effect that the Auckland union identified itself with Canterbury's contention that the match should be played in the .four mam centres in rotation and drawing the New Zealand union's attention to the lapse of time since an official interIsland match, was last held m Auckland.

OTAGO RWG^Y UNION

t^^^f^^-REC^MMENDED-

' I^UNEDIN, This Day. At the annual meeting of the Otago Rugby' Union last1 night the long pass from the scrum was-.discussed -and/it was decided ta: recommend its adoption "tocoaenes, >■■ v '■' ''■'■■.■■'■ .■■• ;. : Mr. p. C^ Jolly \was, : ' elected president. '■ '■'■ '.'';..; ■;'.■ '■'■■■■■y '■: ..'•.'■ ■.'.

IN HORO^fiEE^^IA

The annual general meetingi of the Horbwhenua Rugby XTnion; -held in Levin, was presided >• pver^by Mr. J. GiUespie; ' There, was a full attend,ance of; delegates, nine clubs being represented. The report and balancesheet were presented and adopted. Five senior and three junior representative matches were played during, the season, and, the report stated, efforts were to be made to have the annual game with Wellington reinstated- The new-ground was ready for playing, but: as' the stand ■ was not ye.t erected \ all representative games for1 the coining, season would be played, as before,-on the Leyin Park Domain. The ■ entrance gates to the new ground had been dedicated to the memory of the late Martin Winiata. The queen carnival had netted the sUm of £300, which proved- invaluable for work on the new ground. School football continued to flourish in the district. The general account showed a balance of £264 19s, and the union's credit ibalance was £543 19s 9d, with liabilities nil. ' The following six-clubs were .chosen to' form the senior division: Foxton, Shannon, Levin Wanderers, Athletic(Levin), Kuku-Manakau, and Rahui (Ot'aki).

Officers elected for the ensuing year were:—Patron, Mr. L. G., Lowry, M.P.; president, Mr. J. Gillespie; vicepresidents, "Messrs. J. A. Bateman, N. Winiata,. and. A. Richards; hon. secretary, Mr. J. Casey; hon. treasurer, Mr. J. W. Rimmer. Hon. solicitors, Messrs. Blenkhorn and Todd; committee, Messrs. Beatty, X Devonshire, A. Holder, J. Quinn, S. Robbie, N. U. Ryder, W. Seymour, R. Henderson (referees), and A.- Hayter (schools); delegate to the N.Z.R.F.U., Mr. J. Gillespie; senior selector, Mr. W. Seymour; junior selectors, Mr. D. Cole (north) and Mr. D. Richards (south).

■Applications were received and granted to practically all the clubs to play matches against Wellington teams at Easter. It was decided that championship competitions be commenced on April 22.