TOO RUGBY UNION NOT SATISFIED WITH SHIELD REFEREE DECISION

Evening Star, Issue 26153, 15 July 1947, Page 7

TOO RUGBY UNION NOT SATISFIED WITH SHIELD REFEREE DECISION

“Mr Dean has twisted his whole ttitude,” said; Mr D. C. Jolly, when ie referred to the decision of the New Saland Rugby Union not to appoint an; mtside; referee for Otago’s (Ranfurly Shield challenge match against Southand on August 2, at the fortnightly nesting of the Management , Commit*e of the Otago (Rugby, Union last light. The president, l Mr R. W. S. kitting, was in the chair. It was stated that the Otago Union tad no quarrel with'Southland. Delegates were-at a loss to understand why ihe New Zealand Union had referred he matter, back to Southland instead if making its own decision. Mr (B‘. Collie: The privilege of an mtside 'referee has been extended to ither unions. Southland were the irst to oppose this principle. Mr Botting: If the Press statement » correct Mr Dean has performed a

omplete somersault. . . Mr Jolly explained his actions as a lelegate from Otago to the annual nesting of the New Zealand; Rugby Inion and the following motion was tossed: “ That the Otago (Rugby .Football Jnion should write to the New Zeannd Rugby Union protesting against. ,be decision of the Management Coinnittee in connection with , the application for an outside referee for the Jtago - Southland Ranfurly Shield natch on August 2. This was conirary to the ruling given at the annual neeting of the New. Zealand Rugby Jnion by Mr S. S. Dean, when the )tago delegate, Mr D. C. Jolly moved n amendment to the existing Ranurly Shield rules'2 and 7, to provide or the appointment of an outside eferee' by the New Zealand Rugby Jnion to control all (Ranfurly i Shield notches.-, Mr. Dean submitted that the amendment was not necessary as the ules already provided-for a cballengng union to apply for an outside eferee for (Ranfurly Shield matches. )elegates accepted that ruling and left ;he meeting assured that in future all lanfurly Shield matches would be con,rolled by outside referees if requested, ’he Otago Rugby Union was comiletely at a loss to understand the rolte face of the Management Commitee of the New Zealand ißugby Union n the matter and asked for an exilanation of the Management Commit-, ee’s action in over-riding the decision iven at the’annual meeting. It was ilso requested, that further coneideraiion should-be.' given to the application or ■ the appointment ;of an outside eferee.” - . ’ '

PLAYERS DISCIPLINED. 4 second grade player who was re>orted to have struck an opponent in he Union-Southern match on June 8 had his name ’placed on the autioned list. Another player in the same game was suspended for one playing : Saturday. for using bad anguage. SCHEME FOR CHILDREN.

Mr E. Kwr, chairman of the Flag 3oramittee ! reported on a scheme for instituting a series ,of matches for mung players of 6st 21b,. and. below, at jrimary schools. ■ These ■ players , were not already engaged in competition, the chairman considered that children h this category would be' beginning ‘ootball too early in their lives. The natter was held over until a later nee ting

GENERAL. A request from the_ band of the First Jattalion of - the Southland' Regiment ;o iplay at the. half-time interval on ;he occasion of the return match between Otago and Southland at Dunedin n September was granted. A letter from the Auckland Rugby Union enclosing the itinerary for the Auckland team’s southern tour was revived. August 20 was set down for the match against Otago. As it was boo early to consider any variation in the programme the question of playing Otago on a Saturday instead of Wednesday in the event of Otago holding the shield could not be decided. Permission was granted to the Dunedin Club V fourth grade team to travel to Invercargill to play (Marist on August 2, The application of Mac-sndrew.-Intermediate School for permission to send two teams to Invercargill to' play Tweedsmuir Intermediate School on July 17 was approved.' • ' . ' _

The .president of' the Somerset R-’gb.v Union iti England, Mr J; Daniell. wrote thanking the Otago Union for food parcels provided under the Otago Rugby Union's “ Food for Britain ” campaign. The . following transfers were granted:—B. J." Scanlah from Kelso Club (Milton) to University (Dunedin); E. fl. Wal|is from Miramar Club (Wellington), to Zingari-Rich-mond (Dunedin); J. G. Docherty from West Taieri to Taieri; M.' F. Leatham, Pirates,, to Brighton. ' | DRAW FOR SATURDAY. The following Is the draw for Saturday:— . j • First (^rade.—Port Chalmers v. Zin-

gari, at Port Chalmers, at 2.45 (Mr R. Carter); Training College v. Pirates, at Carisbrook, at 1.15 (Mr A. Halligan)Kaikorai v. University B, at ■ Bishopscourt, at 2.45 (Mr J. Garthwaite): Union v. University A, at Varsity Oval 1, at 2.45 (Mr R. Miller); Southern v. Taieri, at Mosgiel. at 2.45 (Mr.C. McLay).; Dunedhrv. Alhambra, at Tahuna 1, at 2.45 (Mr E. Heather). Second' Grade.-West Taieri v; University C, ‘at Outram, bus leaves railway terminal at 1 p.m. (Mr H. A. Brown): Union v, ■ Ravensbourne, ’ at North Ground, at 2.45 p.m. (Mr R. McHardy); Southern v.' Kaikorai, at Oval 4, at 2,45 (Mr J. Stewart) ; Dunedin v. Training College, at Oval 2, at 2.45 (Mr K. Mcllroy); . Zingari v. Pirates A, at Oval 3, at 2.45 (Mr W. Murray); Alhambra v. University D, at Opoho, at 2.45 (Mr C. Quaid); Pirates B, a bye.. . Third Grade.—Section 1: Brighton v. Dunedin <A, at Oval 1, at 2.45 (Mr A. Quam); Pirates A v. Port Chalmers, at Port Chalmers, at 1.15 .(Mr. J. Fairley) ; Kaikorai A v. University G, at Bishopscourt, at 1:15 (Mr G. Dwan); Green Island v. University F, at Oval -4,-at 1.15 <Mr W. .Hollander)Union, v. Taieri, at Logan Park 1, at 2.45 (Mr M. Carruthers); Southern A v. Zingari, at Montecillo 1, at 1.15 (Mr J. Walker). Section 2: Pirates B v. South Taieri. at Momona, 12.45 train from Dunedin connects with bus .at Mosgiel (Mr J King); Union B v. Southern B, at North' Ground. 1.15 (Mr L. Giles); Alhambra v. Ravenshourne, at Ravensbourne, 2.45 (Mr A. Watt); Taieri. B v. Kaikorai B, at Bathgate 1. at 1.15 (Mr W. Randall). Intermediate Grade.—K.H.S. v. University H. at Hancock Park, at 1.15 p.m. (Mr H. Palenski): Training College :B v. Zingari. at Montecillo No. 1, at 2.45 p.m. (Mr W Low'); University 1. v. Training, College A, at Logan Park No. 2. .at 245. i ' , MAORI TEAM’S ITIKFR»RY (PA.) ' WELLINGTON, ’.July 14. The following itinerary for the New Zealand Maori team was approved by the Management Committee of the New Zealand Rug'by Union to-day: September 3: v. King Country, at Otorohanga September 6: v. Thames Valley, at Waihi or P-aeroa. 'September 10: v. Bay of Plenty, at Tauranga. September 13: v. East Coast, at Ruatoria September 17/: v. Canterbury. September 20: v. North Otago. - September-24: v. South Canterbury'. September 27: v. Wellington.