MATCH WITH N.S.W. TO BE SOUGHT FOR MANAWHENUA REPS.

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6666, 20 July 1928, Page 8

MATCH WITH N.S.W. TO BE SOUGHT FOR MANAWHENUA REPS.

Maoris Also Desire Game Against Visitors ITINERARY OTHERWISE TO BE ADHERED TO Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, July 18. At a meeting of the management committee of the New Zealand Eugby Union to-nigbt the following reinstatemerits were approved: Eric Cattorall (Auckland), J. Eamsden .(Otago), J. S. Connolly (Ashburton) and J. Noble (Auckland). The disqualification for 12 months of D. Bailey of the Mangatuku junior team for. disputing the referee’s decisions and, adopting a threatening attitude towards the official alter the game at Manakau on May 26 was confirmed and-made general., , Replacing Injured Players. The Hamilton Union wrote asking for a ruling on the replacement of injured players. “My Union,” they wrote, “is not quite clear as to wheth er there-is a ruling dealing with this matter, or whether it is left entirely to the opposing teams to mutually come to an arrangement about it.”

Tho chairman said that there was no rule dealing with the replacement of injured’ players. The International Eugby Board of Great, Britain did not permit replacements,/and in New Zealand it was a matter for mutual agreement. “I consider that wo should have an understanding on tlie point,” ho added. Game in Vancouver.

The Vancouver Union wrote asking tf it would be possible for a' British Columbia University team to visit New Zealand in 1929,. It was decided to reply that it would be impossible to extend an invitation next year as the New Zealand Union would have its hands full in preparing for the visit of the British team in 1930. New South Wales Team. - With fegard’to the visit to New Zealand, while deeming the itinerary excellent, tho New South Wales Union suggested certain alterations. “It appears,” ran a letter from, the New South Wales Union, “that you have set us a very difficult task in arranging the first and second test matches on a Wednesday and Saturday respectively with the long journey between Wellington and Dunedin to be overcome in between. “We appreciate the fact that you probably have good reasons for arranging the itinerary as you have, but beg to suggest that you give consideration to amending the fixtures to provide longer periods between the tests, and to reduce, if possible, the travelling between games.” > The New South Wales Union suggested that tho match against Wellington should be played on Saturday, September 1, and that against Hawke's Bay on Wednesday, September 5. They also suggested that the matches against Otago and Canterbury should be reversed so that the second test could be played oh September 15. The' chairman stated that the New South Wales team’s itinerary had been most carefully drawn up and was a much better one for them than that which was now suggested. It . was decided to adhere to the Itinerary as drawn up by the New Zealand Union. Possible Game in P.N. It was decided to ask the New South Wales'Union if they were prepared to allow their team to play two additional matches on the New Zealand tour, one against a Maori fifteen at Wellington and a match against Manawhenua at Palmerston North. Not Enough Health News. “I cannot understand,” remarked Mr. A. C. Kitto at the meeting of tho management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union to-night, “why we have not had a report from the manager of the All Blacks. Wo have had absolutely nothing from him concerning tho health of the players, and know nothing as to how the team is Earing. ’ ’ Mr. B. Wylie stated that the manager of the New Zealand team had had some hundreds of letters to answer tho very first day he arrived in Capetown. Mr. Kitto: Even so, but that need not have prevented him from sending us a brief report upon the health of the team. Mr. T. A. Fletcher; Yes, and I consider wo should have something to say concerning the agreement which was signed regarding the rules- which should be played under in South Africa. I, for one, don’s see why we should have signed away our chance of getting tho ball from the scrum on tho South African tour. Tho chairman (Mr. S. S. Dean): If you arc going into that matter, I think we should go into committee. It is scarcely fair to sit in judgment upon the -manager of the New Zealand team in public before wc have the facts. Further discussion on the subject Was taken in committee. On resuming in open meeting, the chairman announced that it had been decided to cable to the manager of the All Blacks asking for a report upon the health of the team.