Tuapeka Rugby Football Subunion.

Mt Benger Mail, 11 March 1914, Page 3

Tuapeka Rugby Football Subunion.

The following report of the Committee of Management will be presented to the annual meeting of delegates on Saturday, 23th Mar»h, HH-i : In presenting the annual report for 1 ( J 13 your Committee looks back on th« past seas«n with great satisfaction. On tht> whole footballers wore favored with good weather, and the fttendance of and interest shown by the public was very gratifying. It is with pleasure thai your Committee records the friendliness and clean play with which (1 1l the fixtures for the season »vere contested, and the small amount of talking and wraagling indulged in by olayers both on and off the field. Though only two rounds of matches for the Flag contest were arranged at the opening of the season, your Committee thought it advisable during the season to continue the contest for a further round both to keep the game before the pul lie and to keep the players interested and in form for the County matches. In the achievement of these objects, consider the step proved a wise one. The Flag contest resulted as follows : i- at -- learn • }s-f I | 1 Cu I? C ~ Coal Creek ~ 6 4 I 1 31 2(5 It Millers Flat .. ti 1 3 •_' 21) 3o 5 Roxburgh .. 6 1 3 2 26 32 A I Towards the end of the season a i team travelled to Clyde to play the ' annual lixlure with \ incent County, and despite a hard Gghl put up by the forwards were defeat d in the closing stages of the game by il to 9. The team travelled under the iapnble management of Mr -J. George who reported excellent liehaviour during the I trip. Ih- expenses of the team were j j paid out of the Sub-l nion funds j .'. hi' h were augmented by collections taken up at tlie i lag matches. The I match with Fas tern IH.-trict on the I following Salurda\ . beiiij; lie liist j conti -t for the Ti>pp ( up, created a gr.at deal of interest. Tuapeka toeing victorious by 27 to nil. At the conclusion ot the season the annual tournament was held, and, in | attend. nice, entries, and finance, ,\as . mineutly r»ucceasfui. •_•■> at c. edit l>»ing due to the _-.» iit -e. retaries, Messrs Rattray an i I Irr. A very ! c Tat ih ing fe; lure w ~.- the numb rof j si houl ti anis titciia_ and the stun la:d of pla\ -how n in all ot t hem. C is roL'r tta *lc ha clubs aiv -o | slow in la\ ing llieii a: :im ion f. es. | Had the b\ laws, on thi- matter 1... en | pirii tly enforced foot bail would i ave ] !>■■ n impos>ible during the past season. In ih. mi rests of good football in the future school and junior football should fee -i\e tin re .T !• in i<m and en- j co iiaeement . Phis re|)orl would be ineompleti | w itiiout an uxpi i -sio:; ot the L'i'at itiule ! and appr, ciat h>n ol 'he Sub-union foi ' -..,. :-,,,.,,- w ho o abb eontrolled j t lie -am > diiiili: til -• ■' -on. Ihe i than - uid -uj ;ioi; ot every footbal- I I r a e d . ■ to ; iio-,. n. n iij on wh...-. j pHtienci an I self-sa riiicc .-' much de j pends. I ihe \ni was commeui ed won a ere lit . a: an. e of Lo '■'.- '.'• i. and -he | stat.-meiii now suinnilte i shows a , ,r dit ■ f '■--■' I.V Id deposit.-d in tlit I'osi iHi ice Sa\ ing Rank. i During thi y ftr l idrlecii ne ■ i ings | wi'i-e Ik I I '.he' attendance being as io; | lows . (,■!.!.. 11, Mnel'hail 12, d.'n- • ibnuing 13, .\:chobon \ liatl ray 13. SI iter I-"., I'oms 10. j The yen has )>,;■-. nice, -sf il in every \ \, a N an i \ our commit tiv retui as its trust I'd ling assui d that it has justi j lie- I tin confidence plac d m it, and that j th ■ honour and |r< ->._•• of Ihe game j will be upheld in fcho future.