RUGBY FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 25 July 1923, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

WEST COAST EXECUTIVE

The ordinary meeting of the West Coast Rugby Union Executive was held last evening; present: Messrs J. 1'• Wilson (chair), Keating, O'Donnell, Guy, Mclntosh, Fairbairn, Armstrong, Perkins, and Jones and Captain Cox. A request was received from Marlborough Union for the. West Coast reps, to play their reps, at Blenheim whilst on the Seddon Shield tour. It Was decided that, owing to insufficient notice and tlie near approach of the Canterbury rep. visit here, the request could not be granted. It was decided that a smoke concert be tendered the Canterbury and West Coast rep. teams on the evening of August 8. An application from W. J. Sherlock for readmission to the liugby code was received, and it was decided to recommend it favourably to the N.Z.R.U. An application from the W.C.F.A. for use of the B. Ground at 3 p-m. on Saturday for a Soccer match was granted. Mr J. F. Wilson was appointed manager oi Hie Seddon Shield team, and Mr T. Mclntosh manager of the B. Grey rep. team to play Westland B. reps. at Hokitika on Saturday next. it was decided that failing Westland Sub-union accepting August 4 as the date for the return match with Grey, the ordinary club fixtures be proceeded with, the proceeds going towards Charity Saturday. C. Koger’s application for transfer from Star Club to Technical School was refused, owing to lateness of the season. A motion of appreciation was passed to the players who at short notice on Saturday last turned out to play against Mokihinui. Fixtures were made as follow : — Third grade, United v. Stars, 3 p.m., A. Ground (Mr Beaumont referee) ; fourth grade, Stars v. Uniteds, 1.30 p.m., A. Ground (Mr McGrath referee) ; Marist v. Blaketown, 1.30 p.m., B. Ground (Mr Eass referee). The Grey B. rep. team to play Westland B. reps, next Saturday at Hokitika is as follows: —Full-back, Hinchin ; three-quarters, Kennedy, D. Janies, and Nightingale; five-eighths, Mosley and P. Jamieson; half, Heaphy (captain) ; wing forward, Dewar; hookers, Delaney and Bring; middle row, Deere, O’Hallahan, Austin ; back row, Black and Dewe ; emergencies, backs Walton and Richmond, forwards Herring and C. Williams. Any selected player unable to make the journey must notify the secretary of the union not later than to-morrow afternoon.

SOCCER CODE. (Special to the ‘'Star”) CHRISTCHURCH, July 24. At a meeting of the Management Committee of the Canterbury Football Association, Mr F. Bennett (West Coast) gave an interesting address on Association football matters on the Coast. He stated that the game was undoubtedly going ahead, and the time had arrived when representative matches would be most welcome. Unfortunately, he could not guarantee that those matches would be a financial success, and he wanted to make this quite clear to visiting teams. It was decided to send a representative team to the West Coast, the date to be determined by the Match Committee. Air 11. McKeowen, Secretary of the Westland Football Association, has received advice from the Now Zealand Football Association to the effect that the visit, of the Chinese. University Soccer football team, to Now Zealand is cancelled. Greymouth was included in the anticipated itinerary.