RUGBY FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 11 September 1930, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

"WEST COAST RUGBY UNION. The weekly meeting of the executive of the West Coast Rugby Union was held last evening. Present: Messrs A. A. Adams (President), J. Kyle, I. Steel. T Rynn, .1. Kay. W. Williams. E. Dewar.. T. Mclntosh, J. Guy, W. Pring. .1. Mel.eod, T. Scott. F. Eggleton. T. O’Donnell and N. W. .Tones Secretary. Apologies were heceived from Messrs A. White and F. Wilson. The matter of W. MeKeehnie playing for Biaketown Club last Saturday after he had agreed to h;s transfer to Star Club was di’-cussed at length. Mr Steel asked was it not correct I that the Seercatry had received a ( clearance from the Biaketown Club • for MeKeehnie on Friday. The SeeI rotary stated that this was so. j Mr Steel said that that meant that MeKeehnie was now a member of the ’Star Chib. i Mr Eggleton said that they had him transferred to Stars on Friday land he played for Biaketown 011 ’Saturday. There was something i wrong about that. Mr Ryan said that Biaketown played a Star player on Saturday ami they should be asked the reason. Mr O’Donnell stated that MeI K 'clinic had played on Saturday for I Biaketown and he intended to play for that club in future. I Mr Pring considered that the whole I matter should be ' Topped at once. | I'nt’d MeKeehnie became a financial j memb • of the Star Club he was still •• member of the Biaketown Club Mr Ryan asked if it was right that | . player who was trail ferrod from •io chib to another should be allowed to play for the former club as in this. I The President stated that it was ,i ext' a ordinary case. | Mr Steel said that it was not only i th : s ca o’. but they wanted to have] I a decision for future reference. I Mr Pring contended that AlcKech-| | nie wa s not a. member of the Statj « Club and he should not have applied. ! for a transfer. All the talking that I was go'ng on was unnecessary. The Presi jent said hm ver-ion of it was that MeKeehnie had remained «t member of the Biaketown Club, nud| d d not fully complete the- transfer. Air O’Donnell stated that he brought up the question at last meeting. urging that ('very player , who wanted a transfer should give a reason. i The Pre rilent stated that when the application was first deceived no’ reason wa.; <viv( n :nN it was on this| account referred back to the Biaketown Chib. The transfer was ineom-' plete’. | Mr O’Donnell stated that for a. man to be a bona fide member of a, <dub. he .must be proposed and! secbonded at a meeting. Mr'. Ryan moved that MeKeehnie. be asked the reason why he made ap-; k plication for a transfer and then did I not. complete the transfer. Mr Guy, I seconded. 1 Air Pring moved an amendment.! that the Union proceed with the next! business. Air Kay seconded and* the amendment wa.; carried by a large, majority. ' The referee of the United-Blake-town senior mate’ll, in his report, stated that he had occasion to ask a Biaketown player named Tlannam + o retire us he considered he was not fit to play, through an injury earlier in the game. Tlannam had refused to go off and ho had ordered him off. Air Williams ask el! how it wa; 1lmt ( j the r'ofc’ree replaced llannani if he : ordered him off. I Air O’Donnell said that the referee - should have asked h-m to stand on the ine tor a time. There was no , rule to. convert this action. J Mr Eggleton considered the referee had over ’epped the bounds. j The refcriec’s action was endorsed, i Air Wiliams asked that referees •be empowered for the fu'ure to ask | any p’ayer consi ’•ered unfit to continue 1o retire. J The referee in the United-Cobden. I th*rd grade mutch repor'ed that there J had be.’n excessive talking in this match and asked that a caution be i sued to both earn . It was decided Ito i •’o a rant ’on. i Air Dewar said that ho was surIpis d to hea r hat there was excessive alking a he had been I'm-' J umpire and in his opinion the game progre s al.'ight. The ref roe in the Excelsior-Brun-' ner senior match on Saturday reporti’d that the former team had arrived 'half an hour la'e. It was decided I that clubs be notified that in future I ’he riLilc on- the Union book- in reference to clubs not being on thej ■ field w’thin fifteen minutes of the »advertised time, would be strictly cu-l forced. ‘ An invitation was received from, .the Otago Rugby Unio n for the Union! to send a representative to their' jubilee from September 23 to Soptem-' ; her 28. It was resolvef to extend’ Imarlty congratulations to the Otago. Un on wishing them a successful gathering and thanking them for thei invitation and in the event of an of ficial being able to attend, they would* notify Otago early. i The explanation from Excelsior’ seniors that they could not field tliei.r team on Saturday week with; Rivals on account of three players being away on leave and three players being sick, was accepted. Permission was, granted to Cobden to travel to Rcefton during the week-end.

An application of Unite|d seniors team to arrange a. firture with a Buller club after the competition had con cl lifted was approved. The rules governing the Wise Cup ■as submitted were approved and Saturday, September 20, was selected as the date for the match between the champio n junior fifteens of Grey mouth and Westlan.d, to be played at Kumara. It was decided to notify AVestland sub-union to this affect. FIXTURES. SENIORS. Cob’ion v. Blaketow n at Victoria Park at 3 p.m. ; A. Ground. (Mr T.

Afclnfosh):; United v. (B'runne'r at Victoria Park at 3 pm. B Groundl. (Afr W. Pring); Stars v. Excelsiors at Hokitika at 3 p.m. JUNIORS. Cup Final:—Cobden v. Kumara at Cobdenj. at 3 p.m. (Mi< AlcLaughlin). THIRD GRADE. Cobden v. United at 1.30 p.m. A. Ground, Victoria Park. (Afr HRyan). FOURTH GRADE. Cobden v. Technical at Victoria? Park, at 1.30 p.m. B Ground. (Mr ' .Charteris). 4