RUGBY FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 July 1939, Page 10

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEET »y •• *’’ - A '. t‘ / S — ' r ■ The West Coast Rugby Union’s Managenieht Committee met last even-ing',?,-.there’being present:—Messrs. A. A.Adhms (chairman), J. Guy. -F. Egton/?’W; -M-.-; Stewart, J. Steel, •M. | Olyen, A.' M/ ’Jamieson, H. F-'. .Silcock, T! P’.Ttyan’, F. W. Baillie, D. R. Dowell, and-O: McL'ean (®ecitetary)-.. ’ : YYThe Wektland . Shh-Union advised that their match with Smith Westland for-the''.‘Dittman Shield-will be played on Saturday next at. Wataroa; South •Westland having offered to pay £5 towards the expenses, of.the Westland team. :. • "Y" ’'■ Mr. A. Rubbo,. ' for the Grey Motors staff, applied for the use of a set of iersevK for. a Tira..Shield, match in-the

jerseys tor. a lara-emiem, maieu m-iue coming week-end.—The - application , was granted, pubject to the usual con- '. di-lions;-- -■• , ;, ThC' South Westland ;Sub-Union wrote accepting the Greymouth challenge. for; the Dittman'. Shield for July 20, ; at'Hari Hari. The-letter added that;contrary to repoi't, South Westland had not refused -to pay £5 to-wards-the expenses of the Westland team, but had refused the Westland Suty-Unipu's request for half the gate takings/?; .: . ’ 1 '• ’ fTipne application for readmission . to the .code'was received. ■ It-v/as decided to'/fqrward the application to the New Zealand Union, with a/-favourable- -recommendation. ••’ ■' ! • -; The .reports. of Messrs; W. Williams (nianager of the senior representaTtivehteam), and T. (manof /.the junior i representative tqdmi/aVere-apprqyedi/f ' It? was--decided to send, a letter of thanks to "-the ' Greymouth* Highland pipe. Band for their-attendance’at-last Saturday’®.'representative 1 match., ‘ ■’ The. /Buller Union'advised‘/ that tire Seddon ’Shield • .districts!* :prinrary schools’ tournament will be-held at Westport from ,August' 21 to August : 26. /;/-/. ■■ ' ; The following recommendations 1 .from the- -Fixtures.Committee i,..- were 1

approved That ? a-' new %•-'junior competition be commenced next'Saturday, to be run in conjunction with .the; balance of the gained in-'they? main competition. That the fourth grade, competition be closed/ and Technical A. declared winners and that'na new fourth grade competition be. commenced immediately. '**•<.£ ' ■/ FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. The following fixtures were arrang- • ed for Saturday next: — I Senior:-.. Star v. Celtic, Park, No. 1, I 3 pun. (R. Longstaff) Cobden v. Blake- | town, Park,. No.. 2, 3 p.m. (*W. Rapley); I United bye Kiwi-Excelsior match postI poned-bn account of the Dittman '.Shield match. .. Line umpires: No. 1 ground; P. G. Smith and S. West; No.

2-ground, N; Eggleton, -R. Ferguson. ■: Junior (.combined first competition and /opening of -new; competition): — Cobden : v.?Te Kihga, Park;-No'-1, 1.30 p.m.HC. Cockburn); Magpies'v. Blaketown, Victoria Park, 18. ground. 3 p.m. (A. Fulton); Star v. Celtic. -Victoria Park, A ground, 1.30 p.m. (R. Bunt)-.. --.-Third "Grade: < United v. Cobden, Park,; No. 2, 1.30 p.m. (W.McLaughnh).';.'..''Celtic ._v.....Technical, School ground, 3 p.m. (O. Grattan); Fourth Grade (new competition): — Star v. Tech. 8., School ground, 1.30 p.m. (F. Adams) ; ■ United v. Technical A.. Victoria Park, B; ground, 1.30 p.m.j (J. Minchin)’; Blaketown, a bye. > SCHOOL TEAMS. The following primary school teams have been chosen for trail matches to. be played on Saturday morning: — Town. —Backs: Brassell (Grey Milin), Smith (Rnnangn), Wright (R.). D.-Steel (G.), R. Forrest (R.), Forrest

I (R.), Hornsby (G.). Forwards: Rudd I (Blaketown), Leach (13.), Frost (G-», Clelland (R-), McGuire (B.), Armstrong (R.),' Penhale (G.), Gaidnei 1 (R.).- Emergencies-:■ Hinks (R.), C-. Steel (G.). • ' '; ? Country.—Backs: C. Williams. (Ruru); Hogarth (Kaiata), Birchfield|, (Ruru), Fentiman (Taylorville), Barb-1 er (Dobson), Gibson' (Dobson), Wil-], liams (Taylorville).’ ; Forwards:] Dando (Taylorville), Slater (Taylor-1 ville), Gillanders(R.uru), Cameron (Kaiata), Boyle (Kaiata), J. Hill (Te . Kinga-);. Anderson- (Kaiata), Campbell (Taylorville). Emergencies: ■ Hines (Ruru),- S. 1 Hill (Kaiata).: : BUSH v. POVERTY BAY. ‘ PALMERSTON NORTH, July 18. j In a representative Rugby match at * Pahiatua this afternoon, Bush de- j

■ feated Poverty Bay by 14 points to 6, 1 in an open and uneventful game. The heavy ground suited the Bush forwards, who. although lighter, ■ were ‘ superior in the loose and made some . fine individual dribbling runs. The Bay backs handled better, but Bush was tackling hard, and the greasy /ball made passing . uncertain-. Mr E. McKenzie, sole selector for the New Zealand Union, was a spectator. ALL BLACKS’ ITINERARY CHRISTCHURCH, July 18. “This is J very satisfactory, and I think-, a very courteous-reply. 1 say this because there has been a certain amount .of criticism of this Union’s action in • bringing the matter before | the i New Zealand Union-,’’ commented i Mr. J. K.- Moloney, President of Ihcl', Canterbury Rugby Union, this even/ ing when a letter was received advis-i. ing that the New Zealand Union had ; made representations, to the South African Rugby Board for an amend- j ment of ;the proposed itinerary of the New Zealand team in South Africa J next year. The Canterbury Union, at a recent meeting, drew attention to the suggested itinerary of the All Blacks’ ( tour, in which the second match is at/ Kimberley. Members of. the. 1928 Ne.wU

jximueriey. iviempers oi me iveiv ■ Zealand team had pointed to factors , Avhich would make. this a very hard ■ match —a high altitude, a hard, gritty - ground, and strong opposition,'all mak- ■ ing likely a bad crop of injuries in ; the team, which would have no opportunity of getting acclimatised.