CONTROL OF RUGBY

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 11 June 1932, Page 10

CONTROL OF RUGBY

TARANAKI UNION MEETING ARRiANGELMEINTS FOR. FIXTURES The management committee of the Taranaki Rugby Union met at Stratford last night, Mr J. S. McLeod presiding. Also present were Messrs J. Garcia, It. U. Rutherford, J. W. Paterson, Y. J. Henderson, It. Ooutts, W. A. Guy, J. Rowe, J. S. Hickey, K. V. Jury, E. J. Furrie and E-. H. Young. The Ucuar Shield tournament is to be played at New Plymouth next Saturday. Southern teams are to be paid travelling expenses at the rate of Is per mile one way, the first 16 miles not to count. All other games in the north and south will be postponed on that date.

An application from the Kaponga Cl dm to play D. Murphy to-day- was refused on tiie ground that lie had not been in the district for the past 14 days; despite the fact that he had been a tor met resident out Okaiawa. The Hawera Unemployed team was admitted to the Hawera Wednesday competition and to affiliation with the union.

Applications to have. C. Sutherland (Hawera lj nemployod) and H. Dixon (Uhangai) reinstated from senior to tirsc junior were referred to Air Rowe. The Egmont A. and P. Association’s rental oit the Hawera showgrounds to the union for £l2O per annum during tiie 1932 season was accepted. INJURED PLAYERS. I The H'aiwera Flospital Board advised] the union that it adhered to its previous resolution wherein it agreed to| make a reduction in accounts incurred] by Rugby players, provided the union! would give a guarantee that ail players' would come under the scheme. The board also urged that the union should make it compulsory for all players to be insured. “It is quite impossible for the union

to accept responsibility for all injured Riugby players and we cannot force players to insure,” said Air AlctLeod. ‘ ‘Other hospital boards, have realised the position and it isi a fact that the hospital hoards have received more payments of fees through the union’s scheme than they otherwise would have received.

It was decided that the executive and southern members should meet the Hawera Hospital Board members to further disouiss the matter. The club gates to date this season amounted, to £461, compared with £492 last year, stated the secretary. Ai few small amounts had yet to- come in. The attention of clubs and referees is to be da-awn to law 10, by which I players can only leave the held by permission Qif the referees and they are io be advised that the spell hei for five minutes only. It was decided to play a return Wanganui-Taranaki Alaon match at New Plymouth on the same day of the representative team’s visit to Wajiganui.

Air J. Paterson was appointed manager fqr the Wellington team in the Wellington-Taranaki match at Hawera on June 29, and Air W. A. Guy manager of the Taranaki team. It was decided to point out to clubs fh.it bo player is covered fay insurance unless hrt name as an assured player mis been forwarded to the union. For striking an opponent in the fourth grade match between Okaiawa and Eltharn last Saturday, Graham (Okaiawa) was stood down for one week.

A further grant of £lO 10s was made to the Taranaki Referees’ Association.

APIPOLNTATiENT OF REFEREES. The Wellington Union advised that it was opposed to the proposal that referees for intorprovincial matches; be appointed by the home union and desired to continue the practice of the home union submitting names to the visiting team.

A cheque for £B3, half the gross gate at the Maori representative in at eh” between Wanganui and Taranaki was forwarded by the Wanganui Union. Jt was stated that St. Patrick’s Coliege; had decided to visit Hawera. to play JVew Plymouth High School during the winter show. ' The Hawera CHub wrote stating that the match between Hawera and Opunake thirds on May 14 was refereed bv a player from the Opunake Club, as the offioia,] referee did not appear The Hawera team were dissatisfied* with the control oil the game and asked that it slioiild be replayed. I he Tilth am Olnib wrote protesting against the manner in which the game I rJthani fourths v. Waimate fourths on' -May 21 was refereed. It was claimed | tnat the Jultham team “could not have' von even if they were All Blacks.” He, 1 pointed out that though Mr Christie ! the referee appointed to take the match a as on the ground a Native named

lturu had referee*!. The committee was of the opinion that, as apparently prior to the games the teams did nob object to the referee, no action could now be taken in regard to the game. It was decided to write to the referee through the Referees’ Association asking for an explanation. The Taranaki Referees’ Association submitted the names of the following to control representative games: Messrs J. S. King, F. J. Hggleton, G. Hooker, A. E. Spratt, L. H dapharn, and J. F. Kiley.