Rugby Union.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10646, 28 June 1897, Page 3

Rugby Union.

The Rngby Union met at the Criterion Hotel oo Saturday avening. Prpapnt— Mesara Fleming (ohairman), North, Hldlop, Swan, Thompson, Renouf, O'Connail, Brewer, Speight (proxy), Prebble (proxy), and the honorary secretary,— The fallowing fixtures were arranged and referees appointed for next Saturday :— Cllve v. Pirates, on (be Recreation Gronnd, at 3 p.m., Mr Logan; Olive second v. Caledonian second, at Spit, at 3 p.m., Mr Hlslop ; Napier third v. Port Ahnriri, at Keoroatlnn Gronnd, at 1.30 p.m., Mr Renonf.— The officials ot the Kagby Union and the members of the representative team were appointed a reeeptlon committee to meet the Poverty Bay representative team on their Btrlval In Napier,— A complaint was made to the Union by Mr Renonf, teferee in the match Port Ahnrirl v. Athenioam, re* Raiding the behavionr of both teams, and the aeoretary waa Instructed to write to both olnbs on the matter,— A tabcommittee consisting of Messrs Logan, Fleming, and Nerrlß were appointed to interview the Harbor Board with reference to obtaining a more extensive reoreatlon gronnd than the pretend one of the Porb Ahnriti Bowling and Lawn Tennis Gronnd.

(PKR UNITED PEBSB ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, Saturday. A mfttob between the North BDd Soatb Islands was played thin afternoon at the Athletic Park. There was a good attendance, and the weather was fine bat windy, Eaoh team scored a penalty coal shortly after the klok»off, bat from that onward the Northerners proved too strong, and despite a Btrennoas defence oroeeed the line several lines. Hardoastle obtained | the first try aud Humphreys placed a goal ; this wan wbilo playing igalußt the wind, In the second spall Humphreys and Roberta obtained tries, and another goal was added to the score, making the total 16 to 3. Besides this Calnan and Blair got over, but the scoren were not allowed. The Southerners played without the slightest) combination, and in this reaped their opponents, especially towardu the end, were much better. Kobeits, who only filled a gap ab the last ranmenti, plcyed a fine game In quite bla old form, and bad hi? work iv thn local matches this sisson beon as good he would undoubtedly not bave been left oat of the New Zealand toacn. South, of Auckland, and Humphries, of Taranakl, also showed np well. The Jorrnot'a tarn of foot will probably be very naefnl (n Australia. Sunday. A large orowd oeoembled on the wharf last nveninß to witness the departure of the New Zealand football team for Sydney, where they play the first match agalnat New Sonth Wales next Saturday. Since the original BeleoMon of the team, published on May 31st, Yonne (Wellington), Eerr (Canterbury), O'Dowda and Watson (Taranakl) have beon unable to obtain the nececnary leave, and their places have been filled by Bronker (Canterbury), Wells (Taranakl), Hardoaatle (Wellington), and Mutray (Auokland).

[PER PKKSS ASSOCIATION.-COPYBIGHT.J (Received June 27, 150 p.m.) Sydney, Sunday. Tbe following New South Wales foot ball team will meet the New Zealand representatives next Saturday :— Back, Evans ; three-quarters, Welhom, Abbott, and M'Namara ; five-eiphth, Warbrlok ; half, Galloway ; wing forwards, Henlen and Shorbland ; forwards, Bround, Carbod, Gardiner, Hanna, Lohan, Cnrley, and Biird. The team ia really a flood one, tbo forward aeotlon being a powerful lob.