Rugby Football

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XV, Issue 125, 2 May 1925, Page 3

Rugby Football

TOURS OF BOTH ISLANDS. ASSISTANCE FOR TEAMS. Wellington. May 1. Pursuant to a resolution of the annual meeting, the management committee of the N.Z.R.U. has agreed to assist Canterbury, Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa in making tours to the West Coast of the South Island to give a fillip to the game there, also to Auckland for a visit to Gisborne. NEW SOUTH WALES TEAMS’ ITINERARY. Wellington, May 1. The itinerary of the New South Wales Rugby team’s tour of New Zealand is as follows: — August 18: Arrive at Wellington. August 22: Play Wellington, Manawatu and Horowhenua Combined, at Palmerston North. August 26: Play West Coast and Bui ler, at Greymouth. August 29: Play Otago and Southland, at Duneuin. September 2: Play Canterbury and South Canterbury, at Christchurch. September 5: Play Wanganui and Taranaki, at Hawera. September 9; Play Wairarapa and Bush Districts, at. Masterton. September 12: Play Poverty Bay and East Coast, at Gisborne. September 16: Play King Country and Waikato in the King Country. September 19: Play New Zealand (test), at Auckland. September 23: Play North Auckland, at Whangarci. Mr S. S. Dean has been re-elected chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union executive. The New Zealand selectors have been appointed as follows:—Messrs E. Me-1 Kenzie, N. McKenzie, A. Guy, 11. | Davis and A. Geddes. H.B. UNION. MANAGEMENT A meeting of the executive committee of the Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union was held last night in Napier. Present: Messrs J. W. Callaghan (chairman), H. Seed, N. McKenzie, \. Phillips, R. H. Milburn, M. McKenzie. H. H. Knowjes, H. Brown, R. M, Hewitt, J. G. McLean and A. W. H. King. The Pirates Club advised that none of its junior players had refused to pla.v senior grade. The secretary was instructed to obtain prices for a supply of school footballs and report to tlie next meeting. The Napier Primary School Rugby Union wrote thanking tho Union for the assistanance accorded last season and appreciating the Union’s endeavour in encouraging Rugby in the Hawke’s Bay schools.

It was agreed to accept the affiliation of the East Coast Rugby SubUnion, the Union having the necessary five teams.

The Wairoa Rugby Sub-Union wrote requesting that should the Union accept a challenge from the Poverty Bay Rugby Union for tho Ranfurly Shield that the match be played at Wairoa. Tho Poverty Bay Union forwarded a challenge fior the Ranfurly Shield and requested that a suitable date be nominated. —Tho communications from both meetings were held over till the next meeting. The Dannevirke Rugby Sub-Union advised that the following teams in the respective grades would be competing tuis season:—Seniors 4, Junior 5. Thirds 4, Fourths 4. Mr McKenzie suggested that better arrangements should be made in order that members of the St. John Ambulance should be in attendance. At representative games a large number attended. but on club fixture occasions they were often hard to find. It was finally decided to write asking the brigade to send a deputation to meet the Union at its next meeting.

Mr McKenzie stated that football enthusiasts at Rissington and Patoka were desirous of forming a sub-union and entering in a competition. There were four teams and aJ] very keen.— Tho matter was left in Mr McKenzie’s hands to report at the next meeting. The Programme Committee is to report to tho next meeting on tho best way to conducting the printing of programmes.

Dominion Bisley FIRST DAY AT TRENTHAM. SERVICE SERIES TO SIMMONDS. Ti entham, May 1. The National Rifle Association has made a good start with tho championship meeting. In spite ofi the short working day due to the lateness of the season, and made worse by a fading light in the afternoon, which interrupted tho opening match on tho bullseye targets, the whole of the service scries was disposed of, with the result that Captain Simmonds emerged tho winner of the championship by a good margin, although ho did not annex any individual match. Last year he won Nos. 1 and 2 and carried off the championship with an aggregate of 116. Tho runner-up, Nicholl, was third yast year with 106 and Soler, who was runner-up a year ago with 108, fell back to-day to fifth place. The leaders’ scores in the service series were good, but the majority of tho competitors found the pace rather too much for them. A fairly fresh breeze at times affected tho men, but elevation appeared to be the principal trouble. Further results:—

NO. 3 MATCH. Tile Shooting Competition; 5 shots 200 yards. £3 10s —O. M. Ching (Karori) ... 25 £3 10s —J. C. East (Greytown) . 25 Seventeen others with 20, including W. J. Green (Okawa) took 17s 6d each. Forty-three, including E. Haldane, C. Corkill and F. McVicar (all of Waipukurau) and A. J. Simth (Napier) with 15 points each, divided £2O. NO. 4 MATCH. Moving figure target. 6 shots 200 yards. £4 —J. McKelvie (Scots College Cadets) 26 £2 10s—L. Hitchcock (Tabaka) .. 25 £2 10s—W. Mclvor (Potone) .... 25 Ten others took £1 each. Forty-one. including F. McVicar (Waipukurau) divided £l6. SERVICE CHAMPIONSHIP. Aggregate of scores in matches 1,2, 3 and 4. £lO, Gold Medal and Kynocli Cup.— Capt. H. Simmonds (Wanganui) .. 109 £6 and Silver Meda—R. H. Nicholl (Petone) 103 £4 and Bronze Medal —S. McNabb (Dannevirke) 101 £2 —A. Devore (Akarana) 98 £2—Lt. F. Soler (Martan) 96 £2 —J. Ball (Kaiapoi) 95 Fourteen others took £1 each. SERVICE TEAMS MATCH For teams of five men, counting scores in matches 1,2. 3 and 4. £8 and Campbell Shield— Wanganui No. 1 392 £.s—Opaki 370 £3—Petone 366 £2—Karori No. 1 363 £2—Akarana ’ 354 Trentham, May 1. O. M. Ching tied with J. C. Feast (Greytown), getting all plates down in the tile competition. Ching is a son ofi the well known Frank Ching, and bo-! longs to the Karori Club. No. 4 Match (running man; is incom-| jdete, but it is believed Simmonds will repeat last year’a performance of winning the service championship.