RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10896, 10 May 1921, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MEETING OF REFEREES’ MATCHES, ( GROUNDS, AND REFEREES. NEW RULES DISCUSSED. A well-attended meeting of the Rugby Referees’ Association was held last night, the president (M.r R. T. Bailey) in the chair. Messrs D. J. Guiney and D. K. Ingram were elected members of the association. _ . S’ A letter was received fpjm the Wellington Rugby Union stating that the neiv rules are to come into use ou Saturday next, and expressing the wish that referees should be sent round to the gymnasia of the various teams to instruct the men in the new rules. Arrangements were made accordingly. At the request of the Wellington Primary Schools Rugby Union, the association agreed to do all it could to assist the union by refereeing for its matches on Friday afternoons. It was decided to nominate the Hokitika Referees’ Association for affiliation with the New Zealand Ruigby Union. An instructional discussion on the new rules /followed. FIXTURES FOR SATURDAY SENIOR MATCHES. Afliletic v. Petone, A. E. Nielson. Oriental v. ’Varsity, O. H. Oleland. iSelwyn v. Berhampore, ,J. S. King. Marist v. Wellington, G. Bradley. Grounds not yet decided upon. Poneke, a bye. JUNIOR GAMES. Selwyn v. Johnsonville, at Johnsonville. 3 p.m., J. Moffitt. Athletic v. Wellington, at Kilbirnie No. 1, 3 p.m., A. C. Little. Poneke v. Old Boys, Newtown Park, 3 p.m., H. Leith. Oriental v. ’Varsity, Duppa street No. 2, 3 p.m., H. Brooker. Marist v. Berhampore, Duppa street No. 3, 3 p.m., H. Larway. Petone v. Hutt, .Hutt Park, 3 p.m., G. Walters. THIRD A. Johnsonville v. Marist, at Johnsonville, 3.15 p.m., R. Wilkinson. Porirua v. ’Varsity, Porirua, 3 p.m., E. Perry. Selwyn v. Wellington, Miramar No. 2, 3 p-mi, L. Selwood. Athletic v. Berhampore, Lyall Bay No. 1, 3 p.m., D. Moroney. THIRD B. Upper Hutt v Eastbourne, Kelburn' Park, 3 p.m., T. Fletcher. Petone v. Old Boys, Petone Stopbank, 3 p.m., W. G. Rathbone. Miramar v. Oriental, Miramar (polo) No. 1, 3 p.m., A. H. Nixon. Y M.C.A. v. St. Patrick’s College and Wellington College v. Scots College will not be played. FOURTH A. Selwyn v. Athletic, Miramar No. 1, 3 p.m., L. J. Roberta. Poneke v. Wellington, Lyall Bay No. 3, 3 p.m., C. Ingram. Oriental Bay v. Boys’ Institute, Lyall Bay No. 2, 3 p.m- D. J. Guliney. Marist v. ’Varsity, Kilbirnie No. 1, . 1.30 p.m., J. B. Gauntlett Petone, a bye. FOURTH B. Miramar v. Oriental A, Miramar (polo), O. Lamberg. Y.M.C.A. v. Hutt, Duppa street No. 4, 3 p.m., J. Freeman. Wesley v. Old Boys, Miramar No. 3, 3 p.m., A. Smart. St. John’s v Berhampore, Miramar No ' 4, 3 p.m., H. McGirr. FIFTH AY.M.C.A. v. Athletic, Kilbirnie No. 2, 1.30 p.m., R. G. Cook. Poheke v. Porirua, at Porirua, 3 p.m., C. De Muth. Oriental v. Upper Hutt, at Upper Hutt (Wallaceville), 3 p.m., E. Smy rke. Marist v. Berhampore, Kilbirnie No. 3 1.30 p.m., A. M. Flynn. Hutt’ v. Petone, Hutt Park, 1.30 p.m., C. P. Brocklebank. Eastbourne v. Selwyn, Eastbourne, , 1.30 p.m.. R. Ferns. Amokuia, a bye.

SIXTH. Wellington College A v. Wellington College C; Wellington College B. v„ Technical College; St. Patrick’s College v, Scots College; and Y.M.C.A. v. Wesley will not be played. Poneke v: Hutt, Park, 1.30 p.m., J. S. Hanna.. Petone v. Institute, Athletic Park No. 1, 1.30 p.m.,. W. P. Lennon. Public Service, a bye. SEVENTH. Poneke A v. Petone Stopbank, Petone, 1.30 p.m., W. H. Simmons. Selwyn v. Poneke B, Athletic Park No. 2, 1.30 p.m., F. Bradley. In connection with the Wellington Primary Schools Rugby Union competitions Eastern Hutt defeated Lyall Bay bv 9 points to 5. In the primary schools competition Petone (senior B grade) defeated Normal School by 9 points to 6. MANAWATU FOOTBALL. WESTERN UNITED" (161. R.S.A. (9). (Special to “Times.) x , Play was of a fast and open nature, and of a standard which could not reasonably be expected so early in the season. JACKEYTOWN (17), OLD BOYS (6). The score at half-time stood at 3 points to nil in favour of the former. Jackeytown was a junior team last year, .and is to be congratulated upon its play in the senior division. FEILDING (15), KIA TOIA (3). The Feilding team showed (excellent form, and displayed improved combination in the fast and loose work. HOROWHENUA NOTES. The “Times” correspondent writes: —A Referees’. Association is evidently needed in this district, and it is to behoped the union will give this important ' matter their imidediate attention. In the matches played in his district on Saturday players and a certain section of the public were dissatisfied with rulings, and in some cases there was good ground far complaint. | Another matter that deserves attention is the state of the Domain ground at Otaki. There are several big holes, due, largely, to the location of the recent circus, ’ and to the fact that the Borough Council allows horses on the ground. * Kulru has protested against Otaki’s win on the grounds • that the latter played Larsen, a classified man. There seems some misunderstanding over this matter. Otaki state that they telephoned headquarters and were told they could play Larsen. Kuku says they did likewise re their classified men and were refused permission to play them.