RUGBY

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11951, 23 May 1933, Page 6

RUGBY

N. Z. • A USTEALTAN V.ARSITIES SECOND TEST CHANGE TN DOAUNION TEAAf 1 (Cross Association) WELLINGTON, Alay 22. . Owing to injuircs received at Rugby on Saturday, the Auctorin- University College player Hislop c? unable io ploy in the second host- against Australian Universities ac Dunedin next Saturday. The vacancy will be filled by Afiilvorlr.il, Auckland University, who will play five-eighths, RANURLY SHIELD SOUTHLAND’S CHALLENGE TO CANTERBURY . (Press Association) INVERCARGILL, Alay 22. Aba mooting of tho Southland Rugby. Union this evening, it was decided to inform ihe Now Zealand and Canterbury unions that Southland desired its match against Canterbury at Christchurch on August 19 to be a Ranfurly Shield challenge match. HANGAROA COMPETITION. Only one game was played in the Hangaroa sub-Union competition on Saturday, this being a match' between AA T aerenga-o-kuri and To Reinga at tho latter club’s ground. After a keen match, tho visiting side won by 9—o, A Alossman, Puddick and Kuri ' each scoring an unconverted try. Air AALaewac was the referee. The other fixture, Tiniroto v. Ta- ! liunga was postponed. ■iPOYERTY BAG RUGBY INION . The weekly meeting of the Poverty i Bay Rugby Union was held last even-; ing, Air G. H. Sceats presiding overj tho following delegates: .Messrs P. C. Edmondson, H. Hunter, O.' S. Burt, i .1. Young, H. AlcNeil, G. J. Jeune, j E. T. Brosnaban, and J. Primrose. , j A letter was received from the, secretary of the New Zealand Referees’ Association,. All* N. Gilchrist, putting before the Poverty Bay Union the followng motion, passed l at the meeting of the referees, held on May 17; ‘‘This association views with vogrot the lenient treatment meted out by the union to players ordered olf for major offences.” The letter had been written in reference to the ordering off a Y.M.P. player the Saturday before last.—The chairman moved that a letter he written to the .Referees Association, • advising

thorn that this was-the first major-of-fence of the season, and the facts appearing before- the meeting did not warrant- a heavier penalty.—The motion was seconded by Mr Young and c a rn: cd 11 n anim 011 si y. The question of the. padding of the goal posts on the High School ground was brought up by the chairman. Mr McNeil said there- was no need to .worry about procuring sacks, as he would supply them. —Mr McNeil was accorded a hearU vote of thanks For his kindness, and -ifc was decided that ihe work be pioccodod with. The problem of players’ passes was raised by the chairman, and after a. short discussion a motion, was passed advising each delegate to draw the alfontion of players to the fact, that if they did not have passes, they would have to pay. After a short discussion it was decided that no matches should ho broadcast this season. Mr Brosnnhan moved and Mr Vourig seconded! Hint ’.the gate and stand charges he the same for (lie June 3 match this year, as they wore last year, i.o.', men Is fid, ladies Isboys fid, and stand Cd. Mr Jeune moved as an .amendment that, the stand charges for the year be -R--The amendment was seconded by-Mr Edmondson. On a vote being taken the amendment was lost and the motion "was carried. Mr Young said he had received a. letter from tiro Waikohu sub-union, applying for the transfer of G. A. Dandy, from. 11'.5.0.8. juniors to Whataitutu. —The transfer was grant-, Cd. ; | Mr Young said be.had also been advised that the third 1 - grade team would play at Ormond on June-3, instead of To Ear aka. Mr Edmondson referred' to the thefts at the . Oval and 'stressed the foolishness of players talcing money on to the grounds, and leaving it in their clothes in the sheds. t Robinson was granted a transfer from H. 5.0.8. to Old Boys, subject . to his clearance being in order. i ■ ' : '■ '

Mr Burt suggested that instead of only the four senior teams here playing for the (Premier Cup, ho would like to see teams, representative of the Hangaroa and AVaikobu sub-un-ions taking part also. In hi® opinion, the season ended too suddenly and this cup lia{l hqen presented ..to keep up tho.fintefest• in the..game, till the end or the .season.

No further action was taken ig. .the meantime.

Mr AlcNeil brought up the question of the congregation of junior and younger players on the southern end of the stand. lie said 'it was quite natural that , they should' barrack for ii.lre'ir respective senior teams, but there was too much boding going on. —The chairman said he had noticed this practice and it would have to stop nboncis. —ft was suggested that if this rough barracking did not stop, players would be stopped from going on the stand unless, of course, they paid for themselves. DRAW FOR SATURDAY The following is the draw for Saturday : —Sorrier?— Y.Af.P. v Celtic, No. I, 2.4-5 p.m. Old Boys v H. 5.0.8. No. 3. 2.45. —J II mors— Old Bovs v Tf.5.0.8., No 1, 1.15. • Celtic v Athletic, No .2, 1.15 Y.AI.P. v Patntahi, No 3, 1.15. Unemployed v High School, High School, ldo. ---Third Oracle Celtic v Old Bovs, High School ground, Ido Alarisb v Athletic, No. 2. 2.45. --Fourth Grade— High School A v PntuLabi, at Pn-tut-ahi. Marist B a* High School R, High School, 1.15 p.m. It wagt decided that the fifth grade nominations bo left over for a week.