RUGBY AFFAIRS

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3850, 5 October 1932, Page 7

RUGBY AFFAIRS

In Manawatu District PROTESTS BEFORE COFNCTL MEETING EAST NIGHT Mr lv. A\ . Eglintun presided at last eve’ling’s meefcing of the Manawatu Rugby District Council and other members of the executive present were Messrs N. Penney, H. Crawford M. Bowler, H. Hands, T. McHcrron, C. Yates, L. G. Berry. PROTEST FROM UNITED A lefter was received from, the secretary of the United Club covering a formal protest against Feilding Ola -Leys for having placed I'. Pawsoii ui Hieir senior team oil September 24, Paw son having been stood down ir two playing Saturdays and not being eligible to* take the Held until October 1. The match involved was ill; e:ninecion witli th e Goldfinch and Cousins Clip competition. According to the letter, S. Bramwell, captain of Hu* F. 0.8. team, was alleged fo have yaid fliat the club had obtained peiinision to include PsUvsuri in the team. Mr P eiincy claimed that the protest must fail because tbe United Club lin'd not observed the regulations covering protests and .that |he protest had been lodged under file rules of the council instead of No. 21 A; the club contest i*cgu.hvtiom. Mr Ptainey observed that United had nab iMr warded a copy of the protest to the F. 0.8. Club. The Chairman stated th;\L United bail written Fei.idi.ng Old Bcy s tendering tbe information thaf the p-rc-had been lodged. He moved 'thnf the profes: lie dealt. with. T'nis w’as seconded by Air Hands and carried. , Pawson’s case, was taken first, ccrettary leading the minute . c-ernmg tile suspension f <*r two Saturday s Yh. c chairman ruled that a suspension of two playing Saturday* mean® two Saturdays On which the club was playing and observed that in accord with that there was no question but that the protest should be upheld this being carried. Other speakers concurred in this but Mr Penney suggested that where representative games were concerned there was a chance that, the ruling covering two plrfving Saturdays might nia- hold good. Mr Crawford: Then you -hold that had there been two represent at ivo games. Paws*in womld have missed vio club footba.il y iMr Penney: Yes, and J claim that in view of tile misunderstanding »t would niot be fail* to penalise a- club. Finally -Messrs Hands aaid Tates moved itliat the protest be upheld, ibis being carried. The United Club also protested hat R'Oacli and Fowler, two other members of the Feilding Old Boys team, ware not eligible, and Mr Crawford and Hie chairman moved that this protest l> e upheld. Air Penney explained that Roach had been -staying in lending for 14 days and tha L lie had played on the ’-Hi rteentii day • howler* however, liad the necessary residential quaii--icution. Tit c motion was carried. AC* Penney then repaired that one man had been siic-ivn under a wrong name on tile United team sheet The chairman asked where the man came from, and Air Penney stated that he thought, the man was trdm Hastings. Tile chair man then moved that the United Club be asked for an explanation as to why McKenzie was played in 'tile United team and why his lia-nie did not appear on the team sheet. Air Vacs seconded the nipt ion and it was carried and the question of competition points wa s held over till next meeting. The matter of Uculing. with" Rawsm w.as : then raised and it was moved that he should hr. suspended dun tig the pleasure ef the- council. 1 here was no seconder for this, however, and the matter was dropped. ■ FfXTL'ttRH FOR SATURDAY Fixtures, grounds a.nd referees inlr Saturday were approved as under: — Goldfinch and Cousins Gup C nnpotition.—Old Buys v. I uited, 2.o() p.m. Oval, Showgrounds, Mr h. 0. Cope. Kia T.’ia.' v. Feildiiyr Old I! ys 3 pm., Johnston pack, Mr H. Hushes Ala. ssey College default to Feilding.