RUGBY FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 17 June 1925, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL

TO-BAY’S MATCHES. The following matches will be played this afternoon; Banks v. Trades School A v. State School (Referee, Mr \V. Rothwell). Play will start at 3.30 p.m. The position of the Vrediiesclay trains is as follows; Trades i, Banks 2, Combined Offices 2. At. a meeting of the Rugby Supporters Association it was decided to send a letter to the Rugby Union Executive asking thait, consideration be given to players in Wednesday afternoon matches when players for representative teams are being selected. Mr A. A. Adams wa’s appointed sole selector for Wednesday afternoon teams. Mr Lord stated that he thought it would be possible to arrange Wednesday afternoon matches with Hokitika and Reef ton. The following players will represent the Trades in the Rugby Football match versus Banks at 3.30 p.m., :i?.< Victoria Park to-day, for the Rugby ■Supporters Association Challenge Srield: Full back, E. Goodall; threequarters. Turtill, Smith and Bel]; five-eighths, T. McKay and 11. ("Ye; half, Phillips; forwards: Gieseking, Groves, Hodgkiss, Diamond. Sloss. Murphy, McDonald, Bond, Tilleyshort and Gordon. The Batiks 'team is as follows:-— Jamieson, Butcher. Wickes. Winchester. Doig, Simpson, ifawes, Marshall, Johnston, East, Jones, Scott. Rodger, Walls a.nd Bunt. The both teams to meet at the Union Hotel :.i 3.15 sharp. BI LLER TEAM. M r h’. Hnnsiiy Ims picked the I’<J_ Inaiiig triiiii io represent .’{ga - !nst V\ es* ('oast on Jane Jl>. at '■ o rviiioiii Ii: FulLliack : T. Da\ is; f n re(‘_(|ii:: ri or.;: (>’Bi'!<‘fi. Beraa rd, riminion: live-eight lt*<; J. Griffen (j-aptnin) ; half; i’idweii; wing forward: T. O’Neill; forwards, Gardner. Morley, Gocdall, Ford, Lorkiv, > ; ki!ton, McKnight. Emergencies: Forward: MeGroevy; back: (’. Kearns. WEST COAST RUGBY UNION. The Executive meeting last evening was attended by Messrs J. Guy (chaiij, T. Mclntosh, T. Ryan, J. Jarden, G. E. Perkins, J. Kyle. W. Hannam and N. W. Jones (secretary). A vote of sympathy was accorded Mr Geo. Nelson in 'the death of his father. ft was decided to invite the Westland Sub-Union to send delegates io the Union’s next meeting tto (tea! with matters of mutual interest, indluding rep. games. A. Brown was refused a transfer Irom Stars to Blakcttown juniors. It was decided to inform Jnangahua Sub-Union of the circumstances under which last Saturday’s Dittman Shield was played, and that dhe Grey reps, would play Inangahua in about three weeks lime on thcii re turn from Buller ,and that it wav the intciitjon of Star and I’nited Clubs to send teams to Reefion within the next few weeks. The fuifther names of referees available for inter-provincial fixtures: Messrs J. Guerin, \'\’. B. Dowell, I). jTiclvor, A. Cutbush, A. Askew, and E. W. Heenan. WesJtJaoid Sub-Union wrote re Re ferce W- Williams’ appointment being cancelled for the recent KiwiExcelsior match, the explanation b<‘accepted, and ordered to be forwarded to> tho Referees’ Association. Marlborough Union wrote re const.itlution of New Zealand Selection Committee, pointing out the Seddon Shield district is not represented thereon. It was decided to support this motion, and write accordingly to the New Zealand Union. The New Zealand Union enquired re availability of 1921 All Black iepresentatives for a suggested mat- h against tho 1925 AU Blacks on July Bth on their return from Australia. The Secretary was instructed to niterview Mr J. S>tecl, and obtain the necessatry information.

801 l Hili Club asked for a match with Blakctown, to which Club the request was referred with permission to make arrangements. •I. Keith sought a transfer from Cobden to Technical, the request being referred to Cobden Club. The following were reclassified from junior to fourth grade: Richardson, Chow Fong, and Dunsbea. A Cobden player ordered off lasi Saturday was directed to attend tinnext meeting to explain. Th ( > appllication <>f E. Jones tor readmission to the code was ordered to be forwarded for the favourable consideration of it,he New Zealand Inion. It was decided that the Coast reep. team to play Buller on Saturday 's'hould iassemble ait 2 p.m. at the Park Hotel, under »t.ho supervision oi Captain J. Steel, and the President of the Union The names of the follow ing were ordered to be submitted to Buller I n ion for selection of a referee for Saturday: Messrs Cutbush, Askew, Heenan, Mclntosh, Williams, O’Donnell and Guerin. It was decided to seek tho assistance of the Municipal Band for Sat urday’s fixtures. Fixtures for Saturday were made as follows: —Inter-provincial match. Bui ler v. West Coast, at 3 p.m. ; curfiain raiser, Blaketown v. United jwniors, 1.30 p.m. A Ground: Technical v.. United fourth Grade, 1.30 p.m., B. Ground; Barry town v. Star juniors at Barry town.