RUGBY FOOTBALL

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVII, Issue 125, 26 April 1927, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

RE ULTS IN OTHER CENTRES. Chi stchurch. —Christchurch ' 12 v. Lin v< od 0, Old Boys 23 v. Technical 8, Albioi 16 v. Varsity 8. 'Sou .h ;Taranaki.—Hawera 9 v. Kaponga 6,' Stratford 'l3 v. Opunake 0, Patna 9 v. Waimate 8, Okaiawa 25 v; Atli e ic 3. - . Nil h Taranaki.—Star 14 v. Tukapu 3,- Old Boys 10 v. Clifton. 3, Inglsi ood 8 v. Eltham 0. : ■ ' Hat .ings:—Hastings 18 7. M. 8.0.8. 0, Cel ic 25 v. M.A.C. 23. Dm jdin.-—Zirigari 8 v. Southern 3, Piratt i 33 v. Dunedin 0, Varsity A 53 v. Ta iri 0, Varsity B 16 v. Alhambra 15, ]£• ikorai 16 v. Union 6. Wai ganui.—In seven-a-side tournament )ld i Boys -in the .final beat Technical )ld Boys by 13 points ix> nil. Wei ington-fSenior and junior seven-a-side competitions were held on Saturday ‘ In the senior. final Old Boys beat < ri'ental by eight points to three and ii tlie junior final St. • Patrick’s beat A ’ellington GoH.ege A by 23 points to nil. ' Cur erton (seven-a-side tourney).— Senioi (, Masterton 5 v. Greytovvn 3; junior , Mastertoif 5 v. Carterton 1 0. I i DISPUTE IN WAIKATO. SETTLEMENT PROBABLE. j Per Press Association. HAMILTON, April 23. An amicable settlement of the dispute letween the Waikato Rugby Union and the Hamilton Sub-Union is prc iable. The latter advised • that it wot d not affiliate until a conference was h ild to consider matters relative to th two bodies, and it has now been ivitegl to send a deputation to the Waikato Union. A. conference of delega es will probably be held. A n ovement to inaugurate a system of fo. tball competitions similar to those n operation in Taranaki is being m .da in the Waikato and a committee is to be appointed to investigate i ie possibilities. 1 EAV ZEALAND UNION. .

The following motions, notice of which has been given, will be moved at the mnual meeting of the New Zeaj land i lugby Union, which is to be held ii Wellington on May 5: “Th: t on the occasion of the annual North v. South'fixture the N.Z.R.U. institu e also an annual fixture" bei tween he minor and country unions of l each i land, such match to be a cur-tain-ra ser to tli© usual North v. South Island fixture.” —Bush Union. “Thi t the N.Z.R.U. favourably consider t re advisability of establishing a Domin m insurance scheme for Rugby footbal irs.”— Manawatu-Horowhenua Union. “Thi t in view of a New. Zealand side touring South Africa in .1928, all representati e and trial matches and the North '.. South match, be played un-. der • tl y old kiclr-into-touch rule.”- — AVelling ton Union. ■ *- “Tlia tire Ashburton Sub-Union-bo ‘affiliate 1 direct to the N.Z.R.U.”— Canterl liry Union. “Tlia . the selectors ,for the North and Be ith Island and N.Z. teams be ‘appoint id at the annual general meeting.”— \eltson Union. “Tha ■ rules 29, 30, 31, and .32 be deleted and the following rule inserted : '‘Tl i Management Committee shall —(a) D tide upon" any question in dispute .ai sing out of the' interpretation of tiro ) aws of the game-, which shall have br an first heard and determined, by an e filiated union; (b) 1 furnish rulings up l n points of law when requested ; to do £ Any decision of the Man- , agemen Committee under • section (a) i of the i receding rule may be appealed ; against to the Rugby Football Union j (Englnn l) provided that the appeal be J forward d through this union within j one moi th of the date of the notifica-; tion, of. such, decision.”—Management;. Commit ee, N.Z\R.U. ;