DOMINION RUGBY

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23339, 6 May 1939, Page 18

DOMINION RUGBY

INTEE ISLAND GAME 1 VENUE OF THE FIXTURE ALTERNATE MATCHES PLANNED It wafe expected that delegates to the annual, meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Unioii would have something to say about the decision to hold'the North v. South Island match in Wellington this season, but there was not an animated discussion. There was comment on the number of these games that have been played in Wellington and the view was expressed that the fixture should not be confined to Wellington. The dolegates passed a resolution recommending that the match be played alternately in each island.

Mr. J.i K. Moloney (Christchurch) introduced the question of tho venue of the Nprth v. South fixture. He referred to the great preponderance of' times the match has boon played in Wellington and expressed the view that this Rugby "plum" should go round. Ho moved that tho match be played alternately in each island. Mr. A. A. Baker (Auckland), who seconded' tho motion, said that since 1887 there had been 32 North v. South matches; 19 had been played in Wellington, seven in Christchurch, two in Auckland, two in Dunodin, and one each in Napier and Invercargill. Wellington was tho logical place for tho match, but surely tho largest town in Now Zealand and the largest union ■was entitled to more than two *of 82 matches., "We would liko tho council to play the match in Wellington this year,. Canterbury next year if they would like it, and Auckland the following year, and rotate it in that order," he added. The motion was carried without disA resolution, moved by. Mr. A. A. Baker (Auckland), and seconded by Mr. J. K. Moloney (Canterbury), was passed placing on record appreciation of the services rendered to the game by Mr. XV. J. Wallace. The film produced by Messrs. C. S. Pepper and R. Bowie dealing with fundamentals of the game was shown to the delegates. It was highly praised by such capable critics as Messrs. McKenzie, W. J. Wallace, N. MgKenzie and M. F. , Nicholls, and every union in New Zealand has asked for copies of the film. ALL BLACKS' TOTJR MATCHES IN AUSTRALIA 5 SYDNEY, May 5 Commenting on the proposal for the New Zealand team to play matches in next year en route to South Africa, Mr. J. Noseda, secretary to the New South', Wales Rugby Union, said that once New Zealand s .wishes are known games can be arranged in each capital city visited.