FOOTBALL.

Northern Advocate, 27 June 1924, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY VISITORS. A Sydney University team of Rugby Union footballers will visit New Zealand this season, leaving Sydney on August 15. The first match will be played on August 20 at Auckland and the first test on August 23. There will be seven matches altogether, three being tests. NOF.TH AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION'. MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. A meeting of ole Management Committee of the Noith Auckland Football Association was held in the Whangarei Y.M.C.A. Building last nighty Mr F. Mogfovd presiding. The Y.M.C.A. Club wrotof stating that it had been necessaty to start the match played against Huarau ton June 14 earlier than the time scheaulcd, and that in consequence. >.ia referee other than the one appointed had officiated for the game. r As no member of the committee present at the meeting was awiire of the circumstances, and the Y.M.OjA. delegate was not pronent, it decided to defer the matter until the next meeJng, when further reformation would be available. A referee's name was submitted for the Hikurangi-Waro match on Saturday. and it was resolved th.it the appointment of a referee should be left with the Emergency Committee. Mr D. J. Baker mentioned, the fact that the Chinese team would be play- | in £ two matches in Auckland, one of [ whi. h would be a test match. He sng- , gested that, if possible, t .he North Aucklar.d Association should send a j representative team to Auckland to play in a curtain-raiser on one of .the j dates of these matches. | This idea met with unanimous apjproval and the financial «u*pect was fully discussed. It was pointed out that, owing to lack of reven.ie, the Association could not finance the trip, but members, of the committee were of the opinion that means couM be devised to contribute towards the traveling expenses. It was therefore decided to ask clubs to submit as soon as possible, names of players who would be willing to m the trip and pay their own expenses, if necessary. The following will represent Y.M.C.A. in the Soccer match against Central to-morrow:—S. Cole, B. Heaney, A. Taylor, L. Bates, M. Dick, D. Moore, W. Oalder, S. Ruddell, S. Gribble, J. Cole, R. Booth, F. Ryan.