Rugby Union Mismanagement.

NZ Truth, Issue 169, 12 September 1908, Page 3

Rugby Union Mismanagement.

Against a mandate of . the Rugby Union, Tannerhill, rep., forward" was included m the Kia Ora team that met Petone m the deciding match of the Junior .contest. What a simple crowd these Kia Oira people must f pe. Had.thiey kept mum they could have- played', as fax as .the Union was concerned, ' even Dria- • dpllV Glasgow, Sturrock, or anyone else it pleased .them to. \ '* ~. ' : -- '

rln.; these columns" some* time \iaci ale. tention was called tp the amount of ringing-in indulged by neariy< .all clubs m all competitions, and, the Union, it "ls stated, have decided to take action- 1 * soon., True, the administration, of the Management Committee, has b^en a bye^ word among ! Rugbyites the whole seas- J on, but the manner m which the Class!fication and Transfer Committee has carried out its duties has been, nothing short of disgraoetul. . Surely the dutie? of this sub-commiijtee dpes not \;6hd with . the mere sanctioning or \ "otherwise of occasional applications for -transfers to lower grades. Sad themimber^ of committee made 'systematic visits to Miramar, though would haye probably paralysed . tbfie^ players, enough evidence could, have been /secured to disqualify nearly every, clvtp. But/ no ! this Mismanagement Committee is made up of old "women, jpne-eyed club partisans, a.nd embryo " 0-aljys^.' These ffally persons run the •show and haunt the Athletic Park, where the limelight shines steadily,' while at Mifam^r the game is being ruined;: , Bad refereeing, ringing-iri, while men with whiskers were carving lambs-riialfrgrpwn fbiitth classers 1 trying to keep' their end up with lusty, ex-semprs. -> ? *••:;". If the Northern Union crowd cater for the young stuff the Rugby Union will receive a tremendous bump,, and 3the fruits of neglect of many years .will come to fßem. "-•■.: ■ : . . ,'