RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22211, 11 September 1935, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

JUNIOR MANAGEMENT BOARD TEAMS IN THE LOWER GRADES The junior management board of the Auckland Rugby Union met last evening when permission was granted the North Shore fifth grade team to travel to Pukekohe on Saturday to play the local third grade representatives, and the Marist Club's fifth and sixth grade teams were granted permission to play at Hamilton on the same-day. The Technical Athletic Club was granted use of a ground at Avondale on Saturday. The junior C section matches for Saturday were transposed in order to finalise tho section The Technical Old Boys" fifth grade tenm was declared winner of the championship and it received the board's congratulations The Eden and Suburbs sixth grade teams tied with 27 points, each at the. conclusion of the second round, and the final between them is set down for Saturday next at the Show Grounds. •. > It was decided to play the Eden A v. Suburbs fourth grade match at a later date if necessary. The Grammar intermediate grade team was granted permission to travel to Huntly on Saturday, and the Suburbs fourth irrnde tenm permission to travel to Morrinsville. The following ground officials were appointed for SaturdayGribblehirst Park. Mr S Kelly. Western Springs. Mr H. Stark; Sturges Park. Mr J. White: Orcehunga. Mr. R Ansell; Show Grounds Mr. N. Robertson; Swanson. Mr. H. A. Robertson. . > „ THAMES UNION'S AFFAIRS LEADING PLAYER SUSPENDED [from OtTB OWN correspondent! THAMES, Tuesday Only one of two players who had been summoned to appear before the management committee of the Thames Rugby 'Union for rough tactics used in a senior grade match last Saturday attended this evening's meeting of the committee. The chairman. Mr. J. Grant, said the season had previously been free from rough football, and this was the first trouble reported. The referee of the match concerned, Mr. E. Griitin, said that the game had been a hard one lo control, and* he had hud occasion to warn one of the players before he finally ordered the two offenders off. F. Goodwin, the player who had attended the meeting, was suspended for one playing 'j Saturday. Regret at this penalty was ex- | pressed by the chairman, as Goodwin had been choien to represent Thames Valley in a match at Rotorun next Saturday. The other player, A. Dunn, will be dealt with at the next meeting of the committee. The union's offer to the Paeroa Union to play senior and junior lepresentntive matches at Paeioa on Saturday was accepted, as also was the Coast (Pipiroa) Club's offer to play the Physical Training Club at Thames. It was reported that Thames Valley would be prepared to play the Hnwke's Bay colts team at Thames on September 25, and it was resolved to arrange the match A match between the Mnnain Club, of Coromnndel. and Flnimai at Thames on September 21 as a curtain-raiser to the Auok j land-Thames Valley representative fixture j was agreed upon.

FRANKLIN REPRESENTATIVES Following aro the Franklin representative tenmß to play Wuiuku on Saturday, the A team to play at Tuakau and the B (■cam at Wniuku:— A Team.-Backs: P. Kewish (Tunkau). L Wright (Pukeknwa). O Lindberg (Pukekawa), J Moore (Te Kohanga). W. SwanRon (Onewhero). fl. Anderspn (Onewhero), W Barnaby (Tunkau). Forwards: G Dy>;r 'Onewhero). W Stondi6h (Onewhero). C. Wilson (Bombay), L. Proctor (Bombay). G. Cathcart (Tunkau). T. McOuire (Pnkekown). G. Whiskey (Te Kohanga), T WllPti (Te Kohanga). Reserves: S. Lowry (Bombay), T. Allen (Onewhero). R. Hood (Bombay). B Team.—Backs: \ Harvey (Bombay). S. Ca-ter (Tuakau). H. Moore (Te Kohanga). L. McGuirt (Pnkekawa). G. Nicholson (Bombay). E. Carter (Bombay). B Kirkwood (Te Kohnnca) Forwards: O. ConneV (Tunkau), A Wilson (Tuakau). J. Fulton (Tuakau). P Carter (Bombay). R. Lynn (Onewhero). C. Nicholson (Onewhero). J. McGuire (Pukekawa), L. Best (Bombay). Reserves: G. Donovan (Bombay), E. Medland (Tuakau)