RUGBY FOOTBALL
j THE NELSON UNION MA X A GEM FN T CO M MITT E E MEETING At the weekly meeting of the Nelson i Rugby Union Management Committee r members present were Messrs W. V. . Fletcher (president', W. A C. Smith, I D 1). Merritt. T. Mahoney, H. Farrar, , , M Ayrton, H Young, 11. McPherson. ” D. Johnson and F. J. Lock (secretary). - i The committee decided to advise all 1 selectors of representative teams that ■ x | in future the Union would appoint the ■ s captains. The Marlborough Union wrote con- - gratulating Nelson on winning the Cecil ; Shield and thanking the Union for the e hospitality extended to the Marlbor- - ■ ouirn senior team during the visit to t j Nelson. v i Golden Bay-Motueka Sub-Union ■ advised that 9th August would not, be a suitable date for the Ryder Cup junior representative match, and that a suitn | ab’e date would be suggested later. r , It was decided that the fourth class f representative would visit Motueka on s ! the 9th August, the same day as the r ; senior representatives play Bays at Mog j tuoKa. The College Club was granted permisI j siou to play matches against Marlbore : oug > College and to compete in the inter-Collegiate tournament at WellingA motion of sympathy was passed to 0 Mr R. B. Beattie in the death of his ~ j son on active service. PIRATE FORFEIT POINTS Alter a discussion it was decided that c the Pirate seniors forfeit the championship points won in their game against Ne-son-Old Boys and that the points be awarded to the Nelson-Old Boys’ Club [» It was resolved to ask the Pirate Club L , , for an explanation in respect of the entering of a wrong name on its team slip, the player in question being a | classified player of the Waimea Club. TO TRAIN FOR SEDDON SHIELD TEAM ' ; The senior selector (Mr W. O’SullT j livan) submitted the following names - \ of players selected to train for the Sed- > don Shield team: — Forwards: Schwass, Hildyard, Chal- - lies (Pirate), Moriarty. McKegney, Anf i drews, Goad. (Nelson-Old Boys). Har- . i nson. Heath ( Rival), Farrar. Austin, t j Keeling (Air Force),. ’ I Backs: Kiely, Langrope, Thurston. McKenzie. Chapman. Kotua (Rival), j Hev’.itt, Cullen. Flynn, Ramsay (Air ’ ; Force'. Robinson. Hall (Pirate.*, Stal- ; lard (Nelson-Old Boys). Power (Hos- ‘ ‘ pital). The team will commence train- • 1 ing at the College Gvmnasium this i ! evening. SATURDAY’S FIXTURES AND REFEREES f j The following fixtures and referees : for Saturday, 2nd August, were ap- i - proved : SENIOR i Rival v Hospital, Hospital. 2.30 p.m. j j j Mr Sexton I j Pirate v. Air Force. Park No. 1. 3 i p.m. Mr Tankersley. JUNIOR ■ j College v. Rival, College, 3 p.m. Mr | Pearce • Nchon v. Old Boys. Park 2. 1.45 p.m. Mr Hooper. THIRD GRADE 1 Nelson v. Pirate, Park No. 2, 3 p.m. j j Mr Kilpatrick. j Old Boys v. Waimea, Richmond, 3 I p.m. Mr Croucher. 1 Rival v College B. College. 1.45 p.m. j Mr Herrick FOURTH GRADE ' Nelson v. College D, Vanguard street | No. 1, 1.45 p.m. Mr Simes. Waimea v. College C. Richmond, 1.45 ■ p.n Mi Williams. ; Rival v College A. Park No. 1, 1.45 ! p.m. Mr Hogan.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 29 July 1941, Page 2
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535RUGBY FOOTBALL Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 29 July 1941, Page 2
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