FOOTBALL.
THE RUGBY RAW., ■ ; OPENING OF THE SEASON. Thb opening of-the Bugby season will itfat -place to-day, • when the first round of senior matches will be commenced. Grafton will meet Grammar Old Boys at Eden Park, University will play Ponaonby the Show Ground, and Coile.ia Eiflen will play Mariat Bros. Old Boys at 1 den Park. COLLEGE liffLES CLUB. '! A special meeting of the College Eifica a ootball Club decided to enter a second-eraue team in the competitions. The teams and arrangements for to-day are:— - Senior (v. Marist Bros. Old Boys, at' Eden Park):— Rewiti, F. Ppoley, ,V. Welson, A. Montgomery, Neiper, W. Laxon, C. Mtrnro, M. Heard, W. Bagnall, J. Grierson, Mclnnes, Gallauglier, E. Grant, H. Many. Brown. C. Nicholson, Allen. . . . Second Grade (v. Grafton, Show Ground): Bird, Bulleraig, Heard, Fisher, Whittaker. Seabrook, Rowe, Biomneld, Buckleton, Snnttiewonh, Pritchard, Dean, Baumo (2), Mugliston, Morris, SECONDARY SCHOOLS' MATCHES. The draw for the season in the senior (Trade competition of the Secondary Schools' Rugby Union is : —June, 8, Grammar B v. Sacred Heart; June 15, Grammar A v. Sacred Heart, Grammar B v. King's; June 22, Grammar A v. Grammar B; June 29, King's v. Grammar A; July 6, King's v. Grammar ±i; July 20, King's v. Grammar A; July 27, Grammar Av. Grammar B; August 3, King's v. Sacred Heart; August 10, Grammar B v. Sacred Heart; August 17, Grammar A v. Sacred Heart; August 24, King's v. Sacred Heart. SCHOOLS' RUGBY. In the report of the Public Schools iiuijtiy Union meeting in' Thursday rrornlng s issue, Mr. is. W. Hayson, ho secretary of the Auckland Public Schools' iiusby Union, is reported to have stated that " a certain section of schoolmaster* referees had been endeavouring' to have the competitions played on week-days." Mr. Hayson writes stating that ho wishes it to be clearly understood that his remarks had reference to "a certain section of the assistant-masters," who " had been endeavouring to get the matches played during school-time." Mr. Hayson adds that the sporting masters fought hard, with th«. result that Saturday was retained, but wrtft. the compromise of one match a- fortnight. Schoolboys, he states, mi-st be kept aswi teurs at all costs.
UNDER LEAGUE RULES. MATCHES FOR TO-DAY. Newton will play Ponsonby at Victoria Park this afternoon. Other matches will be played.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16847, 11 May 1918, Page 5
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