RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9042, 13 May 1915, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MEETING OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The management committee of the Wellington Rugby Union met last evening. Mr D. Weir presiding. Messrs A. B. Wilson, A. Griffiths, W. Donovan. W. F. Hornig, G. Luoni, G. Howe, 11. . Buck, P. J, Ryan, and Lieutenant Christopher (representing the Trentham camp) were also present. I The Petone branch of the. St. John I Ambulance Association applied, for maiterial necessary for the work in con(nection with the matches played out there, also for renewal of passes for this season’s matches—The applications were (granted l . < , ■ The fee for a team’s entrance to. the I third grade compeitfion was received .from the secretary of the Upper Hutt ■Football Club. . . ’ . , A request from the District . High School, Petone (which has a senior and junior .team taking part in the Wellington schools competition) for two footballs was granted. An application from the Normal School, Wellington, for one ball was similarly dealt with. ■’ Permission was granted the waterside Workers’ Band to make use of Athletic Park on Sunday mornings and’ afternoons for training purposes in prepare tion for the band-marching competition at the Patriotic Society’s carnival. A protest against two members of tne Oriental sixth grade team who are alleged to be over the specified, age was held over awaiting information from the Oriental Club. . , ... It was decided to give the "third class team of the Berhampore Club, a bye next Saturday (instead- of meeting Upper Hutt), owing to several of their players being in camp. . . , _ . , Mr Hornig was appointed the Rugby Union’s delegate at the conference to be held to-day with a view to nominating a candidate for queen of - the Patnotic Society’s carnival. cf ., A member of the Petone Club firth class team who was ordered off tjie held on a recent Saturday tor charging a player" after the whistle had been mown was cautioned and severely admonished ■for his unsportsmanlike act. „ , ; Following are the fixtures for SavuiIdav weekTrentham A v. Honeke. Athletic Park; Trentham B v. Wellington, Athletic Park; Oriental v. Trentham C. Trentham; Solwyn v* Petone, Petonei, athletic v. St. James. Miramar. THE SOLDIEB TEAM, press Association. AUCKLAND. May 12. At this morning’s meet’.ne of the Auckland Rugby Union it was decided to it" to the Camp Commandant at Ire -■ HinnT~ani ask him to permit the football ‘cam which recently defeated. Welling'on to visit Auck'a-d and ' play a match against an Auckland representative team, the proceeds to Be devoted to the Belgian fund. i . -