RUGBY CONTROL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22390, 9 April 1936, Page 12

RUGBY CONTROL

CANTERBURY'S ATTITUDE CHANGE IN HEADQUARTERS [bt TELEGRAFH —rRESS association] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday No resident delegate in Wellington has been appointed this year by the Canterbury Rugby Union to represent it on the New Zealand Eugby Union. Instead, the management committee of the Canterbury Union decided last evening to send five representatives, all from Christchurch, to attend the annual meeting of the New Zealand Union on its behalf. They will be expected to vote in favour of a Canterbury remit to the effect that the constitution of the New Zealand union should be altered, so that the headquarters of Rugby can be moved from Wellington. The idea is to change the headquarters every five years, and to alternate among the four main centres. The president, Dr. Seed, agreed with other members that it would hardly bo fair to reappoint the present resident delegate in Wellington, Mr. T. A. Fletcher, a member of the present executive of the Dominion union, and tie his hands, or expect him to vote for a remit to which ho might be opposed. Of course, if no change of headquarters should be made, Canterbury would be left without a resident delegate. The annual meeting of the New Zealand union will be held on April 22.