RUGBY

Evening Star, Issue 18048, 16 August 1922, Page 10

RUGBY

NEW ZEALAND UNION. At a meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union hold at Wellington yesterday, the Otago Union wrote advising that, the Vincent Sub-union, hae suspended _J(Alexandra Club) until the end of the 1925 season for striking an opposing player, and that F. CoUtna (Wanaka Club) was Responded during the ploasuro of tho subunion for disrespectful remarks against the referee's conduct of a game.—The suspensions were confirmed. An a result of the general protests against the New Zealand v. Maoris match being put on as a curtain-raiser to the Taranaki v. Wellington match nest Saturday, it was decided that the New Zealand v. Maoris game be commenced at 3.15, and that the Taranaki-Welllngtou match commence at 1.45 p.m. The Canterbury Rugby Union wrote asking if its match with Hawke's Bay would be a Ranfuriy Shield match.—lt was decided to reply that no union possessing the •Meld need accept a challenge unless fourteen days? notice was given after _ such.' union had become possessed of the shield. In reply to a telegram from the Canterbury Union, it was -decided that the final of the Moascar Cap bo played at Christchurch on September 6. The Mamawatu' Union wrote accepting the North Island semi-final and final in the Moascar Cnp competition for Palmerston North on Wednesday -and" Saturday. CANTERBURY v. HAWKE'S BAY. The following will represent Canterbury against Hawke’s Bay on Saturday—Stijls, Mullins, Calder, Doreen, Evans, Page, Kirwan, Greathatch, Rutherford, _ Henderson, Cummings, Campbell, Carnegie, Forsyth, Langbien. OTAGO REPRESENTATIVES. The Otago representative team to meet Auckland on Saturday will meet for practice on the Carisbrook Ground) to-morrow evening at 7.30. It is imperative that every member of the teaniJ>o present. Jones (Dunedin) has notified the selectors that he is unable to accompany the Otago B team on the Goldfields lour, and his place has been filled by Collins (Dunedin). Crewes has made a similar notification, and will be renlaced by Robertson (Pirates). Eckhbff (Zingari) has also been selected to taka part in the tour. CANTERBURY UNION. PAYNE TROPHYAND RANFUELY SHIELD. [Special to the ‘Star.’] CHRISTCHURCH, August 15. At a meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Unionlast night the Otago Union advised that after a conference with Mr Payne it had been umaMe to arrange a date for a match between the Otago and Cnterbury premier teams for the Payne trophy. Mr Payne stated that the union did not seem very anxious about the match. It should have been played earlier in August. The Chairman said he thought there would always be a difficulty in arranging the match. He hoped the trophy; would not be withdrawn from competition between Otago and Canterbury. The Secretary stated that Canterbury had not issued a direct challenge to Hawke’s Ray for the Raufnifly Shield. The Chairman (Mr S. F. Wilson) s I don’t think, wa.ooght to worry about the Ranfuriy Shield after Canterbury had been (beaten by Otago and Otago had beaten Hawke’s Bay. There would not bo much honor _in it if Canterbury did beat Hawke's Bay and get the shield.