AUSTRALIAN SIDE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22401, 23 April 1936, Page 9

AUSTRALIAN SIDE

NEW DATE OF ARRIVAL AUCKLAND MATCH AUGUST 22 [by TELEGRAPH —PRESS association] WELLINGTON, Wednesday An announcement was mado at tho New Zealand Rugby Football Union's annual meeting to-day jay Mr. Stanley Dean, that the Australian team's tour of New Zealand would take place a week later than planned, t0" fit in with steamer sailings r lhe team would firrno at Auckland .on August 17. Dates of matches will now be:— August 22—v. Auckland. August 25—v. Wanganui. r August 29—v. Hawke's Bay. September 2—v Wairarapa. September s—v. New Zealand, at Wellington. September 9—v. North Otago. September 12—v. New Zealand, at Dunedin. September 16—v. Southland. September 19—v. Canterbury. September 2«) —v. Maoris, at Palmerston North. The visitors will sail for Australia on September .2-1. Mr. Dean expressed the view that the unions missed out of the fixture list on this occasion should look ahead, as there was a visit from South Alrica next rear. Replying to Mr. H. Harris (Otago), who said the opinion was held in Otago that visits between New Zealand and Australia should bo curtailed, Mr. Deati said thero had been some curtailment in recent years. However, New Zealand was under a moral obligation to Australia, and there was the point to be considered that New Zealand was going to be somewhat isolated if it lost Australia. AUCKLAND COMPETITION NEW SENIOR TEAM ADMITTED A decision to admit North Shore as a senior team in the Auckland Rugby competition was made at the management committee's meeting last night Mr. L. V . Sutherland presided. Representatives of the North Shore Club submitted details, of their playing strength, stating that ft num her ot new players were arriving in ami lery units from Irentham, and that there was every prospect of the club being able to field a team of powerful physique. Mr A Tilly Sftid that ho had seen the North Shore team in action in a practice match. He was satisfied it contained good material, and that it would be a move in the right direction to promote it. A request that the Auckland Kugby Union should assist the Manukau Rugby Sub-Union, by preventing city clubs from enrolling players resident in the latter s district, was discussed. , Mr. T. W. Mil ben explained that in the past, where an exceptionally good player was deprived of first-class Kncny by .the fact that he resided in one of the neighbouring sub-unions, the management, committee had adopted the policy of trying to help the players when possible. Mr. R. Gnlbraith: The only player 1 know who wns in thnt position last year was H. M. Brown, the All Black, and they granted him a dispensation themselves. The Chairman: McWilliams used to come from down there, too. Mr. O. Nicholson Yes, nnd they wanted to play him in ft third-grade team—a New Zealand representative. It was absurd. The committee decided to reply that it would treat each individual case on its m of applications for reinstatement was received. Those of 11. L. Davis, IT r>. Pickens, .T. Holmes. J. C. Carr and V' F. Hammond were approved for submission to the New Zealand Rugby Union. The committee declined to endorse the applications of A. O. Whye and 0. Watt, both of whom were applying for reinstatement a second time The repradings of Tj. Lee nnd S. VV hitley from senior to first junior grade were approved. , _ . , , Tile New Zealand Union advised approval of the following reinstatement*:—C. C. McAdam, B. W. Johnston, W. J. Corrigan, E. O'Lotighlin. Regarding the question of providing balls for primary schools it was decided that various requests for assistance should be held over for a week, so that a summary of the donation* of balls made last year could be obtained. Tt was stated that over inno was spent in giving football* to schools last season. OPENING DAY DRAW The following matches were arranged for the opening of the season next Saturday week : Senior Division.- Grnmmar Old Boys v. Mnmiknu, Technical Old Boys v. University, Grafton v, Marist. College Rifles v. Training College, Ponsonby v. North Shore, Otahnhu a bye Second Division. F.den v. Suburbs. Marist v. Pnrnell, University v. Takapuna, Mnmiknu Rovers a bye. The draw for the first round ha* been made, but the dates of matches have been held over for a week owing to the arrangement of representative fixtures.