RUGBY.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXII, Issue 10039, 16 June 1925, Page 6

RUGBY.

NO FRENCH TEAM NEXT YEAR

WEEKLY MEETING

(Press Association.) WELLINGTON, June L 5

The French authorities have notified that they cannot send a Rugby team next year, but will consider an invitation for 1927, when they will be able to send a fully representative s : de.

POVERTY BAY UNION. Tho weekly meeting of the Poverty IV, v Rur.'bv Union was held last evening- present, Messrs A. 3, Par key J. Plank. J- O Neill. JJeune, J. Campbell, \\ ouds, Burge, and A. F. Billcliffe. It was decided that the suggestion of the committee set up to report on minor alterations to the grandstand and dressing-rooms be carried out. The chairman said Wairoa had not •been able to arrange for the Poverty Bax junior representatives to visit Wairoa earlier than the end of the month, , ~ Tc was decided that the question of sending a representative third grade team to Wairoa be held over ti.l a. kite:- date. , „ ~ \ letter was received from the bt. John Ambulance Society stating that Mr. Ivvne, proprietor of tlie Albion Club Hotel, bacl presented an ambulance outfit for the use of the Rugby Union.—lt was decided that Mr. Kyne be written to and thanked for lid donation. , \ {otter was received ironi tne soclotarv of the Old Boys Club asking tin* t * tho junior players. Watkins. Foote and Berry be transferred from the Celtic to Old Boys. The president said lie considered that sometlvug sliou.d be done to strengthen the interest among tne junior plavers in the matches, and he asked for suggestions as to some remedy For tins lack of inteiest amongst the p ayers. , It was do ceded that tho Celtic pia}ers b>e approached before Ihuisdav to' see if they could not arrange to keen "their team together. If. bow--crcr thev had decided to disband, then the Union would agree to the transfers. , , , , , Mr. Burge said that he had been asked to bring before tlie meeting tlie quest.on o- a report that had appeared in the newspapers regarding a. p'ayer who had been beioro the Court as the result of his conduct at a. match at To Ka.raka. The subun’ou should have reported the jiiatter.—lt was dec ded that AA nikohu sub-union l.c asked to report on tho matter.

Accounts to tile amount of £6 8s 6c! were passed for payment. Players generally were asked to ■watch tlie papers on Friday regarding Satnr dn y’ s fi xtnre s. < GUNTit Y JUNIOR REPRESENTATIVES. The country junior representative team to meet the Gisborne junior representatives on the Oval on Saturdav next, is rs fo lows: — R. Rennata, G. Muir. R. Jones. A. Muir. K. Lyons, Davies, S. Williams, R. Roderick, Alnhiirnngfi. Jonathan. Grey, Mark. D. Campbell, L. Smith, W. Tiicmas, 1,. Lyons. J. Osmond. POVERTY BAY Y. EAST COAST. THE HOME TEAM. The Poverty Bay senior representative team to' visit Enntorea on Saturday next to meet the East- Coast representatives, is as follows: Pot-ae, Leslie. Woods, R. Whaitin, Richardson, MoFarlane ; W. Langlands, Murland. P. Smith, Oman, E!vy. W. Whaitiri, Dennis. Lewis, Hansen. Y.'a pawn, Alatthews. and Horsfall.

THE EAST COAST MATCH

"DIFFICULTY IX SECT'IUXG TEA It

The secretary of the East Const [Rugby Un‘on advised that Ins Union wore agrecab'o to June 20 being the date on which Poverty Bay meet "East Const at Paint ore a.

[Regarding the representative team to play the East Coast on Saturday no.vt Mr. O’Neill said that it was difficult to arrange for a strong team to go u:> the Co“st. Keeney, Thomas H. Lnngla.nr's, Lewis and Arkle had said that they wou’d not he able to get away. A team had been selected hut lie quite expected that some of them would <: pul! out” before Saturday. They hi d ashed several men to go but 1 hey had refused. A se’eetor’s job in Poverty Bay, said Mr. O’Neill, is net an enviable one. The selectors had gone through all the teams but it had been most difficult to arrange a fi t -cn.

The chairman considered that the trip up was nothing. It was a question of deciding whether they could get a team that was good enough to send un.

Mr. Tonne said if the matter was held over to a later date they might he i’h'e to get a team to go up. Mr. Bi'L-bffo said that there were several tea sons whv it was not a siriab!o. tim'' to send a team up the Const. The rrvds were had. and it would ho cVffieu’t to got a team of sufficient .strength or standing. Mr. Burge questioned whether a hotter team "Oulu lie sent up at any tim-' even if the Union waited ion years. Ko stated that the position wouh'’ have been better if it had been left, rs ho had suggested, that the ciuestion of the date of the match be left hi the bands of tbe selectors to arm nge. Air. O’Neill stated that minor injures to many of the players was the cause of some of the men hacking out. The chairman considered, that the Povprtv Ruv Union should not break ; Vth wth Hie East Coast Union. If the match were postponed it would: show slackness on the part of the U? ion here. It would he useless to promise to send a team up hater in the year rs a later date would, he inconveivent to the. Coast players. The Uoast players should he supported as they had n'wavs been wiling to help the Povcrtv TJ«v Un'on in regard to remesentative matches. Mr. Burge thought that a strong endeavor shenld he made to get a team un the Coast at the end of this weak. Surely representatives players could, obtained from some of the country teams. It was decided that the team should ■go un the Coast ns arranged. ALL BLACKS IN AUSTRALIA THE N.S.W. TEAM (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT) (Received June 15. 9.45 p.m.) SYDNEY. June 15. The Now South "Wales Rugby team to meet the New Zealanders on "Wednesday will he selected from Ross, Crossman. Reid. Morrissey, Smith. George, Snell, Thorn, Laycock, Rignev, Baber, Fox, Erhy, Tarleton and Ritchie.