RUGBY FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20986, 24 September 1931, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

AUCKLAND UNION MEETING.

APPRECIATION OF REFEREE. DISTRIBUTIONS TO CHARITY. Arising out of t!ie recent retirement of Mr. F. E. Sutherland it was resolved at last evening's meeting of the management committee of the Auckland Rugby Union to incorporate the following motion in a letter of appreciation to be sent to that popular referee:—That on the occasion of his rot.irement from active refereeing the union desired to place on record its keen appreciation of the services rendered to Rugby football by Mr. F. E. Sutherland, and desired particularly to commend him on the very efficient and impartial manner in which he always controlled the games entrusted to him. The union further expressed the hope that Mr. Sutherland would continue to give the Auckland Rugby Union the benefit of his long experience by retaining an active interest in the advancement la£ the game. The, committee acreed to donate the total sum of £1515 to the St. John Ambulance Brigade and various charitable intitutions. Congratulations were extended to Mr. C. F. Faull upon his appointment to control the match between Australia and Waikato played at Hamilton yesterday. The College Rifles and Technical Old Boys' Clubs were granted permission to travel to Rotorua, and Pukekohe respectively on Saturday. It waa decided to 3end a letter of congratulation to the Technical Old Boys' Club on iU winning the Pollard Cup competition. On the motion of the chairman it waa decided to send a letter of condolence to the parents of the lute Mr. W. Stanton, who lost his life at the National Park. Members of the committee stood in. silence n3 a mark of respect.

FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY. The followins matches will be played on Saturday:— Senior Grade.—Grammar v. Manukau, Eden Park No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. Kronfeld; Ponsonby v. Mariat Old Boy.s, Show Grounds No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Malcolm; Parnell v. Otahuhu, Sturgess Park, 3 p.m., Mr. L. Bay;Roskill v. North Shore, Show Grounds No. 2, 3 p.m , Mr. A. S. Bag-nail; Training Collese v. Eden, No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. C. W. Henderson; Technical Old Boys and College Rifles, byes. Second Grade.—Championship final; University v. Ponsonby, Eden Park No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Mr. C. F. Paull. Representative match: Auckland v. Franklin, Tuakau, 2.30 p.m. House match: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve v„ Navy, North Shore No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. J. G. Gaaparich.

Third Grade Open.—Papatoetoe v. Fanmure, Panmure, 3 p.m., Mr. T. Mahoney; University v. Technical Old Boys, Ellerslie, 3 p.m., Mr. M. A. Edwards; Eden v. Howick, Gribble-Hirst Park, 3 p.m., Mr. J. G. C. Wales; Waitemata v. Penrose, Outer Domain. 3 p.m., Mr. A. A. Lucas. Third Grade Intermediate.—Semi-final: Grafton A v. Grafton B, Gribble-Hirst Park, 1.30 p.m., Mr. J. G. C. Wales. House match: Royal Naval Volunteer .Reserve v. Navy. North Shore No. 1, 1.45 p.m., Mr. J. G. Gasparich. Fourth Grade.—Semi-final: Technical Old Boys v. Manukau, Show Grounds No. 1. 1.30 p.m., Mr. J. S. Malcolm.

Fifth Grade.— Old Boys v. Suburbs, Show Grounds No. 4, 3 p.m., Mr. E. Bird; Eden, a bye. Sixth Grade.—Marist Old Boy 3 v. Ponsonby. Show Grounds No. 2, 1.45 p.m.. Mr. D. Wright: Manukau v. Technical Old Boys, Show Grounds No. 4, 1.45 p.m., Mr. E. Bird; Eden v. Northcote, Outer Domain. 1.4S p.m., Mr. A. A. Lucas; Otahuhu. a bye.

Junior Boys.—Panmure v. Penrose. Panmnrf, 1.45 p.m., Mr. T. Ma honey.

Ilonsfl Match,—Vacuum Oil Com finny v. Kempthome-Prosser's, Show Grounds No. 3, 3 p.m., Mr. F. E. Garden.

PRIMARY SCHOOLS MATCHES.

DRAW FOR TO-MORROW. The following primary schools' Rugby football matches will be played to-morrow: • Senior Grade.,—Otabuhn Junior High, * bye; Maungawhan v. Parnell, Domain, 1 p.m., Mr. Gaspnrich. Intermediate Grade.—Maungawhau y. Renmera, Domain. 4 p.m., Mr. Blow; Owairaka, v. Ponsonby, Domain, 3.15 p.m., Mr. Moore. Junior Grade.—Kowhni v. Nnrtbcote and Takapuna, Domain. 3.15 p.m., Mr. Bullians: Remuera v. Epsom, Domain. -1 p.m., Mr Tunnichffe. NAVY TEAMS AT PLAY. Tennis representing the Navy and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reservei will p'ay a return Rugby football match at the Devonport Domain on Saturday, commencing at .t o'clock. Junior teams from the Navy and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve will provide n curtain-raiser at 1.45 o'clock. The following teama will represent the Roval Naval Volunteer Reserve: — Juniors-Fullback, Holland; threequartens. Ryan, Brownlee, Mitchell; fiye-eiahtil!<. Sainty, Menzies; hnlfbaok. Fabian-Neary; wing-forward. Robinson (captain); Macßeth. Trewheela, Hancock. "J 1 Brown, Newell, Marks. Emersencics: RalphSmith, Gardiner. Seniors.—Fullback, Townsend; t „"!" quarters. Sergeant. Palmer (captain), vvat--8on; five eighths, Tilly. Frazer: halfback. Cross; wing-forward, Broadhead; forwards. Benton. Cameron, Reid, Ashley, Bloinfielu. Barry, O'Doll

MATCH BETWEEN" POWER BOARDS A Rugby football match has been arranged at Takapuna. on Saturday between tlv> Auckland Electric-Power Board and tuo Waitemata Electric-Power Board. It 1* hoped to make this match an annual event, and promote a healthy spirit of rivalry between the two boards in this direction. L first, match between these hoards took placfl in September last year. when, the Auckland team won by 11 points to 10. The following learn will represent this Auckland r.lcc-tric-Power Board:—Finlaysoti (capt.), Simpson, Corringhnm, Ryan Feran, Heard, (ireen. Rutherford. Lynch, Ross, Haixlon. Foreman. Palmer, Pilclier, Mclnnes. WIN FOR MAN A WHEN UA. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] PALMERSTONT NORTH. Wednesday. Manawhenua beat Wairarapa by '26 point 3 to 2'2 in a fast, open same.