RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10064, 31 August 1918, Page 5

RUGBY FOOTBALL

RULES TO BE STRICTLY ADHERED TO. A special mooting of the committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union was held last night to consider an application from the Wellington Union for permission to play a match between Auckland and Wellington under certain modified rules. After lengthy consideration tho following decision was arrived at:— "That tho Wellington Rugby FootbaU Union bo informed that' this committee, has no option but to adhere strictly to the constitution of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union as defined <by Bui© 2 thereof, and cannot therefore accede to tho request that the match Auckland v. Wellington be played under rules other than those fixed by tho English Eugby i?ootbnll Union/' It was further decided, in replying to tho Wellington Eugby Union, to point out that one of the suggested modifications was expressly rejected by the delegates to the New Zealand Rugby Union at a special meeting held last year. THIS AFTERNOON'S PROGRAMME. Final, Third Class ChampionshipAthletic v. Berhauipore, Athletic Park, 1.30 p.m.; referee, Mr E. 'i'regear. Representative match—Canterbury v. Wellington, Athletic Park, '3 p.m.; referee, Mr L. Simpson. Following are the teams: Canterbury team: 1 Tench 2 McLeod, 3 Boag (captain), 4 Grant, 5 Mu - iins G Guinev, 7 Cowan, 8 Gray (wing), a Crawshaw, 10 Hegarty, la W. Cum-. jiings, 11 Murray, 13 E. Cumniingsv il Henry, 15 Drake. Emergencies: 16 Hirst (back), 17 FIUs (forward). i Wellington Team: 2 Scott. 3 Porter,! Wellington team: 2 Scott, 3 Porter, ris, 7 JMicholls, 1 Bowe (wing), 9 Arthur Parker, 10 Albert Parker, 11 Eberhardt, 1-3 .Tancred, 14 Troy, 13 Marks, 15 Scott. In all probability Nicholls will be captain. Referee: Mr L. Simpson. Special invitations to attend the match have been sent to the GovernorGeneral and staff, members of V* Commandant of the Forces and Stair. Camp Commandants, Trontham and Featherston, and the Mayor of Wellington. _ Grandstand patrons are advised, tuac a turnstile giving direct entrance from Rintoul street will be open in the centre of the stand, and they are requestad to use same, TRKNTHAM v. CANTERBURY. Tho following is the Trentham team to play Canterbury at Athletic t Park on Monday morning next at 11 o clock: -JFull-iback, Corporal Cowie; three-quar-ters, R.S.M. Packer, Corporal Davidson, Sergeant Cioke; five-eighths, Q-M-o. E. Roberts (captain). Lieutenant Millikon; half. Corporal H. M. Taylor; wingforward, Sergeant V. Palmer; forwards, R.S.M. Brooks, R-S.M. Storey, R.M.S. Oowdrey, Sergeant McKenzie, Sergeant McQuarrie, Corporal Pooley, Q.M.S. Blucher. Emergencies: Backs, Corporals Hardwicke, Bradley, G. W. Robertson; forwards, Corporals iTil, F. J. Given, Private Phillips. '