Rugby Union Meeting

Northland Age, Volume XVII, Issue 64, 14 May 1948, Page 3

Rugby Union Meeting

CHALLENGES TO BE ISSUED FOR ALL SHIELDS Mr. Cowie presided over a well attended meeting of the Mangonui Rugby Union Management Committee on Wednesday evening. It was decided to challenge for the Harding, Brake and Fourth Gracie Shields and notify the North Auckland Rugby Union that Mangonui would defend the Powell Shield, won by Mangonui Third Graders last season. Fixtures to Come The play-off between two of the bottom teams in the A Division and two of the top in the B Division would be a Union fixture and would take place at Kaitaia on June sth.

On Monday, June 7th (King’s Birthday), the annual 7-a-side tourney will be played on the Oval. Nominations close on May 29th, the Seniors to play in one grade only. Beside Juniors, Third and Fourth Grads teams, it is anticipated that Fifth Grade teams will participate also. Nominations for the Fourth and Fifth Grades close on May 22nd and these competitions commence on May 29th.

Selectors It was resolved to have sole selectors for Junior, Third and Fourth Grade rep. teams. Mr. Doug. Hart 1 was elected Junior selector, Mr. E. Reeves Third Grade and the Fourth Grade selector was deferred until the competition commences. In response to North Auckland Rugby Union’s request for Sub-Un-ions’ nomination for North and South Zone selectors, Mr. J. E. JVilkinson was nominated as a candidate for the North Zone. Aupouri Third Graders Owing to the impossibility of the Aupouri Third Grade team being able to compete in the regular competition if was decided to accept Aupouri’s entry to play the runners-up in this competition and if successful, play the winners for the Trigg Memorial Shield. Protest Kiwi United protested against Pukepoto playing one of their last year’s unfinaneial members in their recent match which Pukepoto won. The Union upheld the protest but it was decided by mutual consent to replay the match at the end of the competition. A recommendation was passed that in future a Club must notify the offending team before the game instead of waiting until the outcome of the match. School Footballs A number of footballs from the N.A.R.U. were issued to delegates for schools in the Union area, at the cost of 10/- each. Any school desiring a ball should communicate with the Union Secretary. Correspondence Amongst the correspondence was a letter from the Awanui Club apologising for the behaviour of their senior team in leaving the field at Whangape recently, assuring the Union that such action was not condoned by the Club and that there would be no I further occurrence of a like unfortunate affair. A copy of the amended rules was I discussed and it was resolved to bring I these into force immediately.