FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15914, 11 May 1915, Page 10

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS UNION.

TUB tries lor the Auckland Public Schools' Eugby Union"* competitions will close with hon. secretary. Mr. B. W. Hayson. Bayfield school, to-morrow. Players must not be more than IS years of age on May 1. 1915, and must not exceed Bst in weight in football costume. The official weighing-in of intending players over 7st in weight, will tike place at -he Normal School on Thursday and Friday next, between 4 and 5 pin, and on Saturday between 8 a.m. and 12 noon- The season will open on May '22. Baytie.d and I'onsouby schools played a " curtain raiser'' to the soven-a-sido tournament on Saturday, oayheld winning by 18 to 0. Tries were scored by lvu (3), hMiller l2i. and Whitcombe

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION.

ANNUAL REPORT.

RET. FIXTURES CURTAILED.

DEFICIT FOR THE YEAR,

[BY TUXEGRAI'H.—fEESS ASSOCIATION. I

Weluxotok, Monday.

The twenty-third annual report of the New Zeaiaud niijcby l nion stulca Wat owing to til* ouioioan u . tu» war lac opeiauon 01 the atfioemeDi lor me iDterchange o! intorprovinciai maiches nas i>eeu lnuennnely po»lIfonea J'uo repon added tnal me euui ol i'lw was oisinouied among ainhaied unions lor the em'ouiuntfineni 01 ltugoy lootbail in me primary sclioois. i'he «enorai mud now stands at £6918, showing a aencieacy oa the year's wormugs Ot ililo. , , , . lwiernng to the war and its relation to iooipauers. the report stated that it was the union a desire, and also the oeatro 01 the unions ot JNew South Wales und Queensland, to encourage tho enlistment ol players. With that end in view it was decided to postpone ail touring ol teams, but there was no reason why interest, in the gamo should not be maintained. There will be a curtailment, it not actual stoppage. 01 inter-union matches, but club games should continue as usual. There was no dearth ot young players to till the places or those who have gone to tho tront

.HAMILTON RUGBY UNION. At a meeting of the Hamilton Rugby Union it was reported that City. Franlcton and St. Mary's Clubs had entered teams for the first, second and third grade, and Hamilton High School in the third grade. It was agreed to open the competitions on May 22.' and to play a seven-a-side tourney on May 15. In view .of the union's finances it was agreed to request the donors of two fire-pound trophies to present the caps for the- competitions in lieu of the trophies. Delegates were instructed to obtain the names of the members of their respective clubs who have gone to the front.

MATCHES AT WAIHI. [BT TELEGBAPH.—OWN CORRESPOXDSXr ] Waihi, Monday. In the district football competition on Saturday the City and Waitete senior teams played a drawn game, each side scoring 9 points. In the junior divisions City defeated Waitete by 17 points to 11- In the schools' competitions the South School team beat East School by 8 points to 0.