Rugby Football

Manawatu Times, Volume 69, Issue 206, 31 August 1944, Page 7

Rugby Football

Mr. H. M. Scott was in the chair at a meeting of the Manawatu Rugby Union, in the absence of the president (Mr. A. M. Ongley). Mr. B. Palmer was appointed manager of the Manawatu side to play Wanganui on Saturday next. Mr. V. Hobin reported on the primary schools’ quadrangular tournament in Wanganui, and said that it was generally agreed that the Manawatu team had played the most attractive football of the tournament. It was decided to call tenders for the grazing rights of Rugby Park. The Johnsonville Club advised of its willingness to play in Palmerston North on September 9. The Hastings Sub-Union requested that the Manawatu primary schools team visit Hastings and the matter was l<*ft to Mr. Hobin. The Kia Toa third grade team was granted permission to play Pirates (Wanganui) next Saturday. The fixtures for Saturday are:— Senior.— Manawatu v. Wanganui, Sportsground, 3 p.m. (Mr. J. Holman). Junior.—Kia Toa v. Marist Old Boys North, Sportsground, 1.30 p.m. (Mr. L. Heatley); Marist Old Boys South v. Bunnythorpe, Rugby Park, 1.30 p.m. (Mr. H. Carr). The junior representative team to play Horowhenua on Saturday week is:—Richards, Weston (Marist Old Boys South), Collier (Old Boys), Armstrong (High School), Ryan (Marist Old Boys Soutn, captain), Lockyer, New (Old Boys), Adlin (Longburn), London (Feilding Old Boys), x J epper, McGarry (Kia Toa), Maeuonaid (Marist Old Boys South), True Old Boys), Nicuols (Old Boys), Woods (Bunnythorpe). Emergencies: Backs, Holloway (Longourn;, Fotuury (Old Boys); forwards, H. O’Connor (Marist Old Boys North), Hill (Longourn), Doolan (Marist Old Boys South). The management committee of the Wellington tcugby Union, at a meeting, decided to send its junior representative team to Palmerston North on September 16 to play a match against the Manawatu junior team.