RUGBY AFFAIRS

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 4694, 16 May 1935, Page 5

RUGBY AFFAIRS

MEETING OF SUB-UNION. A meeting of the Maniapoto Rugby Sub-Union was held on Tuesday evening, Mr. E. H. W. Tapp presiding. , . . It was decided that Te Kuiti and United juniors should play at Mangapehi next Saturday at 2.15 p.m. Information was received of the provincial representative match which is to be played on Rugby Park on August 10 between King Country and Waikato. It was decided that a curtain-raiser to this contest should be played between Maniapoto and Taumarunui representative teams. An apology was received from the Old Boys Club for defaulting to Pio Pio in the first match; many of the team could not have come away as they were still milking, but the club would be fielding a strong team in the Maniapoto competitions in future.

A player who was ordered off the field was stood down for one playing Saturday and reprimanded, and the other player concerned in the incident was also reprimanded. Two junior players were severely cautioned.

The United juniors asked that their match with Pio Pio, unplayed because of the failure of the conveyance, be replayed. This was agreed to, the Union to fix a date. Circulars are to be forwarded to all clubs about undue talking on the field.

An allocation of £5 for purchasing school footballs was received.

The Hangatiki team were granted permission to play Te Awamutu seniors on Saturday next at Otorohanga. It was mentioned that entries for the annual seven-a-side tournament at Taumarunui on June 3rd close on 24th May.