FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16816, 5 April 1918, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

S§:-v THE RUGBY ' GAME., ••' P||; ;'g GRAFTON CLUB. " Thi annual meeting -of the Grafton Rugby Football Club was held last evoning. x Mr. IgijlP, Moss . Bftllir. i presided'.-over a'large attendance. Tho annual report choired that ■ the financed wcro' satisfactory condition, | , i and that the debton the clubroom had been H| almost'liquidated. ,"', It was ~ stated that 65 @j®%S junior .members were :on :< active service.; A m resolution was passed urging > that tho bum- " ber of fifombers of tho committee bo increased &4f&}>y the ■♦lection of two juniors, so that junior • • playery-Diight have a part in the control of '" ■■' the activities of the club. . The following were ' elected- "officers:—Patron, Hon. A. Myers: secretary, Mr. F. Nixon; treasurer,'Mr, A.,S. ■ - '- ; -, Paul; club captain. Mr. T. Sheehan: vice StffeWclub captain. Mr. C. F. Paul: delegates to -v"- ■ Rugby -Union, Messrs. ,A. * E.-Hale; P. • ■ Sheehati. and W. R. Jones; Executive Com' ;' ■' ' mittee. Messrs. A.' Hale. C. ,8. Paul. S. Kronft : . ' feld. P. Sheehan. C. Webb. S. Casley.'.-M. ' . Gubb. '' A largo number of vice-presidents )'. - »«? elected. ____ w,; i fli •j* NEW ZEALANfiERS AT HOME. Mok [*&» ' Z c&SK? "> LONDON. Feb. 8. The ffte recolanatil ur> this winter by, the •Riwby of the flew Zealand . , Field ■ Artillery- subject for consider. able ccfflmeriPjinfie sporting papers, . 'Iho ' Sportsman relenJuTthe team as a wonder- -? ' : Jul "one. aud«iWnarks:—"For any aide, :; . ■willing'as thereto to take on anybody,, to fi.'V.v'. ! go through haltethe season, unbeaten, is a bin wrformande&wlt the .New Zealand Field Artillery went-even ono better. During the • Christmas holidays' they'-actually ran three i ,' teams. 1 ! and though, unfortunately the third, '. : "■'which ttayed^tti-'Northampton..had to tak« the field >horV. and consequently suffered defeat, this mr»b/,wiM affects the:wonderful record -of the -MfiiVA. Meanwhile- at i Cardlfl S^;endJSUnsca,;tlJt}Bf* «*,» h « **&! ?* ra , e ' I Christmas holidays they actually ran three teams, and though, unfortunately the third, which played «1 Northampton, had to taw the field ihorVind conseauently suffered defeat, this ra'ob/.wise affects the wonderful Tecord of th«slss3 Meanwhile at Cardifl and S&nsco. httftft of the Rugby game, ■two separate toanww captained rospectireiy by Cortteral E. -Ws*«asell and .Sergeant M, , IJ. Houlihan, ; successful over two ' powerful local . teanw. It. was * a very bis '■.:■ • perforniincc. and flsjaue in tho history ol f^#: the game." ;■>. 'r '.* ■•. . ..' ; ' ~ " -. It isttenlioned that some of the side niaj ','<"'.' tie going to the . front in >the course of a few ' • days. includinc Sergeant M. J. Houlihan -%.' • ' the full-back. Gunner J. D. Dalgleish, centr< -*• • , threeOTarter.: Gunner R.. Whitty acd-W t ■■■ H. Udi. five-eighths, Gunner J: Fprde. half ." , back, Cwpl.E. W. Hasoll. captain, B.S.M. • J. , P. iJovce, hooker. Gunners - Price, wins •4.1 forward W. H. Cartwright, •J. L.' Russel G." H. jennett. and Bombardier T. Ropeha j, <■-forward*. -."■'«.„ -■}%'' ■"', t ! i''•-■'• . Refcftinz to the N.Z.F.A. match playec f ajainst .the .-Publio .Schools,; whei M®sHhe'Ne*;ZeaUna\irs.seoredi-fivt;.to.vt]ieii opponents . three. J ; the« Sportsman k saya:i - " Keen* though they were tho play iwaa'al wava ;«lean ', and third.'! and {there; wig v«n KSlittl«l the \ visitors! accepting' almos I without" A"■ murmur, i Public Schools, ; fret the N«w Zealandors scored fivt to then opponent* three, the Sportsman says:-"Keen-though they were tho play was at wavs dean and hard, and there wag van little talking, the gisitors accepting, almos without' a murmur, tho innumerable . trei kicks kiven Against _ them for the infringe ment'of niles the New Zea (land 'Rtfgby Union. The six yards rule wai plaved-*u. Saturday," and was only infringe! Ttnintefltionally, but the colonials did; not a first H understand the ?■ 5 'no-charge,' whicl nearly'lost them,'their.match. ;.;;f*f.', •*■•;'; ■ UI&ER LEAGUE RULES. I NEWTON RANGERS. I- The Newton': Rangers Football ; wii: . hold jawpractice at Victoria Park at 5.-p.nl to-morWw. / : J-a^i :^ : c?i*'■■'£■*' v '•■''■■-