RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10993, 31 August 1921, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

A BUSBY TREAT N.S. WALES v. WELLINGTON. ATHLETIC PARK, SEP’I'EAIBDR 7. A Rugby treat is promised patrons when New South Wales meets Wellington at Athletic Park on Wednesday September 7th. The box plan opens at Bruce Howe’s, clothier, Lambton qua>. corner of Woodward street, to season ticket-holders to-day at 10 a.m., and to the public on Friday next, at 10 a.m. The-local union is making all arrange merits in connection with this match. The visitors have a splendid renoru since arriving iu the Dominion, being so far unbeaten, and bid fair to put up a great game with the New Zealand team next Saturday at Christchurch. The Wellington reps, will be at their strongest, and will be specially selected in view of their game the following 8-aturclay with Southland for the Ranfurlv Shield. THE THIRD TEST A CANTERBURY'-SUGGESTION. Per Prr-p<* Association. CHRISTCHURCH, August 30. The chairman of the Canterbury Rugby Union (Mr S. Wilson) lias sent th© following message to the New Zealand Rugby Union:—“Th© Canterbury Union urge© your executive t© defer selection of the third Test match team until after Saturday's match here, and that th© selectors be instructed to com© to Christchurch for this game, or, as an alternative proposal, to add Canterbury men to the selection committee in an advisory capacity." WELLINGTON UNION MEETING OP MANAGEMENT COMMiTXEIi INTERESTING OOP RE§PONX)BNOE. A me«tins' of liio Wellington Rugby Union management committee "was lieki last evening. There -were present:— Messrs .1. Prendeville (chairman), W. J. Hardham, W. W. Cook, J. N. Millard, H. O. lluick, 11, McL-eod, G. P. Jackson, P. A. Laws, E. H. Ward, und F. J. McCoraisky (secretary). An application by tho Wellington Boys Institute for permission and a: ground to play a return match with, Masterton District High School on September 3rd was granted. A complaint was made by the Poneke Club that a game in which one of its teams was concerned was not started to time. The referee who had charge of the game stated that he arranged before the match with the teams the time of starting. The reply -is to be sent to the Poneke Club. -'EXEMPLARY BEHAVIOUR.” Mr J. Russell, manager of the thirdclass representative team which played against. Manawatu fcbir<l-class £i ve ® , Palmerston North, reported that the team had been an exceptionally well-behaved one, and he looked as an honour to b© associated with them. T* l © chairman congratulated th© team and th© maanger on behalf of th© management committee. A BELATED 'REQUEST. iFj e . Killß ' c '° lmtr y Kugby Union appUed for a game against the Wellington touring team, to replace the game which had been cut out between Wellington and South Auckland, which was set down to be flayed at Hamilton. H decided that tho request could b® granted, as it had been, recohed late to make an alteration in til© COMPLAINT FROM WAIRARAPA. A -Mtor was received fropi the Wairarapu, Onion complaining of the attitude °‘4-i +t tVeilington Union, in connection ; }\ith tho visat of ©. junior representative I t? Feathersrton on Saturday laat ; lhe letter stated that the Wairarapa ! . Uluo T I ): not approve of th© Wellingi ton Union s attitude, it bein# considered not to be in th© best interests of the I i V* »" as a^J e ßed. that the same was started bofor© the appointed time, and less than 30-mmutes spell© were played order that th© team could return to W ellington tho earn© day. Mr Murphy, th© manager of th© Wellington team in que>stion, stated that tho game was to start at 2.30 o'clock, but as the teams were readv earlier it was commenced at 2.20 o'clook, and 38-minute spoils were played. Th© arrangements were with the Wairarapa Union and the manager of the loam agreed to nlav being started earlier. UNFAVOURABLE ANNOUNCEMENT. Some exception was taken by tho committee to a communication from the VVairarapa Union in which it wa© stated that the senior team, which is coming to Wellington*'on Saturday to play th© B team, intended to return homo th© same .afternoon, and. asked ithat th© game be commenced at 1.30 o'clock, and if neoess&ry, half-hour spells be played. On© member of th© committee considered that th© match should be abandoned. Other members thought that th© .tone of the letter was offensive and that the Wairarapa Union might not have understood the position. Eventually it decided to inform th© Wairarapa Union that an endeavour would be mad© to meet their and the chairman was authorised to communicate with Mr E. McKenzie, secretary of the union, on the subject. GENERAL QUESTIONS. The captain of the junior representative team wrote thanking the committee for tho consideration that had been extended to the team which went on tour. Th© Berhampore Club stated that its fifth-class team should have been placed third on the championship list ami not fourth. A number of applications for grounds on which to play house matches were deferred for further consideration, i Rormiesaon was given the Wellington Presbyterian Bible Class Union to play a match with the Christchurch Bible Class Union on 24th.