RUGBY FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 21 September 1938, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEET The weekly meeting of the Management Committee of the West Coast Rugby Union was held last evening, when there were present: Messrs J. Guy chair), F. Eggleton, J. Steel, B. J. Kilpatrick,-H. F. Silcock, F. W. Baillie, T. P. Ryan, J. Kyle and the .Secretary, (Mr O. McLean). It -was decided that the season be declared closed. Star seniors were declared winners of the Knock-Out Competition, being the only undefeated club in the two series of matches to date. Cobden Club was declared winners of the junior competition. It was decided that Cobden play Kiwi, juniors at Kumara on Saturday next for the Graham Wise Cup. It was reported that in the third grade Knock-Out Competition,. United and Blaketown were unbeaten, and it was decided to play a final on Saturday next at Rugby Park, the victors to be declared the, winners. .Cobden Club was declared the winners, of the Wilkinson Gup for club’s chainpionship, with 49 points, United 40 points were second, and. Stars, with 26 points were third. Then came. Te Kinga 22, Blaketown 20J, Celtic 18, Magpies 12 and Kotuku 12. A; McHugh, Panther and Gifkins (Blaketown), were reclassified from senior to third , grade. P. Pascoe was appointed captain of the Greymputh team to play South Westland at Harihari, on Saturday next, for the Dittman Shield, and A. Lindbom vice-captain. > Fixtures arranged for Saturday were:—.. Senior (Dittman Shield): Grey v. South. Westland, at Harihari. _, ’ Junior (Graham Wise Cup): Cobden v. winners Southern competition at Kumara, 3 p.m. (C. Cockburn). Third Grade Final: United v. Blaketown, Rugby Park, 2.30 p.m. (W, Ellis). - “~~ ' : > CHANGES IN GREY TEAM. W. Mann and J. Costello are not available for the Greymouth team to play South .Westland in the Dittman Shield match on Saturday the selector, Mr J. Steel, has made a re-arrangie.ment of the backs. Cox (United) goes .to half-back, Williams (Cobden) to first five-eight, and Clancey (Celtic): to second five-eight. L. Ellis (United) will be the emergency back. D. Eggleton -chosen as emergency is unavailable owing to sickness.