RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9348, 24 May 1907, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

NORTH END GAMES. Clifton I. and Tukapa I. played a drawn game at New Plymouth on Thursday. For Clifton Jury scored from an opening mode by Rothery and for Tukapa Hargrave converted a' maTk obtained' by Mynott. Steatford I. easily ' beat Inglewood' I. by 23 to 4. The match was played at Inglewood. Cameron scored ithree tries by very dodgy Turns. Stphr scored a try and converted three tries. ' Marehant secured a try, which Cameron converted. For Inglewood^De Launay potted a goal. The Star I. v. Elthaml. match, did not eventuate owing to the Star players being Tinable to get away. like goodi sports .the Eltham players consented to I the match being played later, at a date to be arranged. . I Star 11. beat Eltham 11. by 9 to 0 at New Plymouth. The game was well contested. The forwards were evenly^inatched, but -the Eltham backs weT&^wantiing in combination. Tries were'-jßcpied by Dixon and Brown and a penalty ' goal kicked by Walters. ' 4' Stratford 11. beat Isnglewood 11. by 3 to 0. Tukapa 11. beat Clifton 11. by 10 to 0. A meeting of the Taianaki Union, was held last evemimg. Among other businese the committee considered the (report of the referee in the case of an Opunake player who was oordejied off in <th« Ha-wera-Opunake match as alleged for kick- j ing another player. After hearing the evidence the committee considered' that a reprimand would meet" the case, and this was Teeolved on. The failure of a referee to keep his appointment in the Waimate-Patea match was considered, and it was decided to winrntinicate with. the Referees' Association on the matter. It was decided) to apply to the New Zea-land-Union foqr a grant of £20 s to,be tised in encouxaging school football 4a TaraSUtki.