RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 85, 12 April 1939, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

ENTRIES FOR SEASON

FIXTURES AND TRANSFERS

A meeting -of the management committee of the Wellington Rugby Union was held last night, Mr. J. N. Millard presiding.

Two Rugby League players, seeking reinstatement to the Rugby code, presented their cases to the committee, and their applications will be forwarded to the New Zealand Rugby Union for decision. The transfer of G. Petley from the Kaiwarra Club to the Wellington Club was approved. Permission was granted for the following matches to be played:—Hutt v. Red Star (Masterton). Hutt Recreation Ground. Saturday; Petone v. Athletic (senior), Petone, Saturday; Athletic (fifth) v. Petone, Saturday; Hutt (junior) v. Petone, Saturday; Hutt (third) v. Petone, Saturday. A letter from the Wellington Primary Schools' Rugby Union stated that Saturday morning coaching had been! fully discussed at its recent annual, meeting. '•'The consensus of opinion, the letter stated, "was that the coach-1 ing should be spread out and not made ■ the duty of one particular club—in jfact, the names of clubs should not •be used at all in sponsoring the acj tivity. The activity should be conI trolled solely by the Wellington Rugby ' Union. The idea of coaching by acI tive players is an excellent one, but with the memory of the harm done to I Rugby by the inclusion of immature Iboys in club Rugby—the now depart-1 ed seventh grade—we consider the matter should be carefully handled. I On the motion of the chairman, it was decided to leave the matter.to the clubs in the meantime. A circular would be sent out in the near future. It was decided to allow the primary schools the use of Athletic Park on Friday afternoons. ENTRIES. Entries from the senior grade to the third (tjhird division) grade, not quite complete, were received as follows: — Senior, first division.— Wellington College Old Boys. University. Wellington, Hutt, Athletic, Poneke, Eastbourne. Oriental. St. Patrick's College Old Boys. Pirates, Petone. Johnsonville, Marist. Second division: Miramar, Wellington, Hutt. Athletic, Poneke. Petone. Onslow, Marist. Wellington College Old Boys. . Junior, first division.—Miramar University, Wellington, Hutt (two teams, one Army), Athletic, Training College, Poneke. Eastbourne. Oriental, Kaiwarra Petone. Plimmerton. Johnsonville. Second division: University, Wellington, Athletic, Oriental. St. Patrick's College, Onslow. Marist. Third division: University. Wellington, Hue, Taita, Porirua. Oriental, Pirates, Petone, Johnsonville. " Third, first division—Miramar, University, Wellington, Hutt (two teams, one Army). Athletic Poneke Eastbourne. Oriental, St. Patrick s College Old Boys, St. Patrick's College. Second division: University Wellington Athletic. Oriental, Onslow, Marist. Third division: Taita, Wellington, Hutt Athletic, St. Patrick's College Old. Boys, Pirates, Kaiwarra, Petone, Marist. Only the senior grade entries were dealt with last night, and on the motion of Mr. G. F. Jackson seconded by Mr. J. King, it was decided to grade the Pirates Club in the second division to bring the required nwnbei of clubs in the first division down to tWprior to the decision a letter from the Pirates Club was read, setting out itSM€ ess?s d'w. R- King (Technical Old Boyfand Hutt), C. S. Hogg (Onslow), A Hooper (Pirates). A. W, Cooper fMiramak D Eckhqfl! (University). F. Bezzant (Athletic), A.. D. Chant (Oriental), J. Thompson (Wellington) were appointed the junior advisory committee.