OTAGO RUGBY UNION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20800, 20 August 1929, Page 13

OTAGO RUGBY UNION.

MEETING OF COMMITTEE. The weekly meeting of the Committee of Management of the Otago Rugby Union was held last night. The president (Mr W. Brown) occupied the chair, Mr D. M. Stuart welcomed Mr Brown, who .had been laid aside with illness’ for some weeks, back to the committee meetings. A number of applications were received for the use of grounds for-“house” matches on Saturday.—The applications were referred to the ■ Flag .Committee to arrange; the games to bo concluded by 3 o’clock, ■ ~ ’ It was decided to play .the match between senior teams from, tbe Otago., and Southland primary schools as a curtainraiser to the charity, match on, Saturday. The match > between the junior- teams will be played in the morning. It was decided to play a game against an Eastern Districts team ait Dunedin on August 31, and the return match on September 21. The Dunedin junior-repre-sentative team will play , against the visitors.. . W. Hay wrote protesting, on behalf of the Alhambra Club, against University E playing Second Grade players in ■ the match with the Alhambra Third Grade team—The University Club to be ,asked for an explanation. . - A letter was received from the Southern Club, protesting, against the treatment its Fifth Grade team had received in the fixture against Zingarißichmond. A. referee had not turned ,up,, and after waiting-for about half an hour’tbe teams had'left the field.. The'writer- stated that the club had been let down two or three times this year through the nonappearance of referees—A letter was received from the. Referees’ Association: regarding the complaint. —lt was decided to, communicate, further ' with-the Referees’ Association regarding the com-, plaint, and to inform the Southern Club that its chances' in the Flag Committee competition would hot be prejudiced in the circumstances. : APPOINTMENT OF REFEREES. ; A letter was received froin the Canterbury. Union suggesting that, an outside referee should be appointed for . the match between Otago 'and Canterbury on September 14. , A member: Where arc we going to.get the referee from, . . Mr. H. Harris 'said ‘that if they had ah outside referee this' year Then Canterbury .would want- an outside;. referee when its team came to Dunedin next year. He was. not in favour of the:proposal. ■ _ / • Mr V. G. Cavanagh said *’.iey would not be b° UDd in procedure as regarded next year. ', . Mr A. M'Donald said This; appeared to be a practice that was going To be introduced all oyer- New -Zealand, and that they would have to have outside referees for every representative match. He did not think There was any-need for the innovation. Mr Harris said- football was only a game,, and if they could not. take a-Gan-terbury referee in a-match against Canterbury . he- thought they, should. not play at all. - . .; , ' ' , The chairman said he, did. not think if they agreed to- the outside referee that they would have to take an’outside referee when Canterbury came to Dunedin next year. . ■ . Mr J. Mitchell said from their experience in recent representative matches he would sooner have an outside referee. It was decided, on- a'vote. To inform the Canterbury Union that the committee would prefer;to have,a Canterbury.referee appointed ’ for the match." SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT. Details regarding the. seveU-a-side - tournament to be played on September 7 were approved.. .The competition will .be open to players registered -under the 1 Otago Union or, sub-unions, and teams must all be members of one club. . ’ - There will 1 be a senior and .a junior competition. • The junior competition will be open to all bona fide Second and Third Grade player's in the Dunedin competitions and bona fide junior , player's nnder the control of the sub-unions. . ' .;, . The senior games will be of aix.minutes each and’the juniors of five minutes each. , > . GATE RECEIRTS.. . • ; The secretary reported that the gate receipts- from the -match-between Otago and Southland had amounted' to. £727 4s. The receipts from the match-between University A and Canterbury. College bad come . to £BO 14s 6d. DUNEDIN v. SOUTH OTAGO.' The following city ’ team ' has been selected, to-play against: South Otago at Milton bn Saturday:— Full-back, Faulks.. ’ ’. t . Three-quarters-—Cheyne, Garadua,. son.-Five-eighths. Bathgate, Lowndes. HalFKack, Davis; Forwards—Soiitcr, Hook, Collett,'Findlay, Here, Glendining, . Yorrath;. wing-for-fvard, Scott. •/. ; _- Emergencies—Back, Fleming; forward, Carnegie. ■ REFEREES FOR SATURDAY. University A: v. Kaikofai, Carisbrook (Mr A. Fleury). , , Primary School Matches (Otago v. Southland) .—Seniors, Carisbrook, 1.30 (Mr J. Hayes); juniors, Carisbrook, 10 a.rii. (Mr. W. Duff):’ • • Junior - Trial Match.—Monteeilld, 1.30(Mr C.-Napper). REFEREE FOR THURSDAY. Technical colleges match,'-Carisbrook, Thursday (Rev. Mr Canter). TNTERdOLLEGE MATCH. (Peb United Press Association.) ' WANGANUI, August. 9. The Wanganui Technical College .first fifteen defeated the Te Ante team to-day by 24 points to 6. For-Te Ante,, Rum kicked a, penalty goal and Hunter scored an unconverted, try. For Technical College Bassett, Warren (.3), R, Mete Kingi, and Lauvatu scored tries (three of which Welch converted). The.game was played on Spriggens-Park ih'flhe weather, , PRIMARY SCHOOLS’ GAMES. Seniors.—-A match’ between- an Otago representative team and M'Glashau College will be played at Carisbrook at 3,30 this afternoon. The team will be selected from the following players:—Winn, Halkett, M'Keich, Fleury, Evans, MlGill (For. bury), Pplyin, Reqsqm, Marshall, gtervart, Mitchell (Musselburgh); Thorburh, Deuchrass (Alacandrew Road), Ros (Albany Street), Stark (St. Clair), M'Hardy (Kaikbrai), Orange (North-East Val]ley), M’Allen, Hannigan (Christian Brothers), Dodgshnn (M'Glashan), Sutherland (Kensington) . Forrester (George Street), Young (Mosgiel). Juniors. —A junior trial game will-be played at the Oval at 3.30 to-day.' The teams will - be- chosen from the following boys: Seelye, Stevens, M’Kechnie (Arthur Street), Campbell/ Collins, Grey (Maori Hill), Churehiil, Bunting (Forbury), Barnett, Ramsay (M'Glaßhan), Scott, Pauli (Mosgiel), M’Lean, Wix, Brain 2 (George Street), Wilden, Roberts (Normal), Creed (Anderson’s Bay); Hogg, Pearson, King • (High Street), Watkins (Eavensbourne), Murray, Stent, Greenhalgh (Macandrew Road), Geany 2. (St. Clair), Duncan (Christian Brothers), M'Morrin (Kaikorai), Patterson (NorthEast Valley), Bell (Musselburgh). HIGH SCHOOLS'MATCH. The annual . match - between tbe : Gore High School first fifteen and the Otago Boys’ High School second fifteen was played, at Gore yesterday in perfect weather. The game was fast and open, and at times exciting, and ended in a win for Otago by six points to three. The Gore forwards had . the advantage -in height, but_ the visiting pack ; had' the better of the line-out-play,’ especially in the second half, when- the Otago backs were well served with the ball. Gore, defended well, but bad no finish to its movements; In the first half Jolly scored-aa the result of a combined passing rush in. which all tbe backs took part. Ruff just failed to convert with a good kick. In ;the second half Gore made some determined .attacks, in which rapid 1 passing by the backs was a feature. M'Ewan, the centre three-quarter,, crossed Otago’s line, and the kick’at goal failed. From then onward the Otago forwards took command of the.play, and by fast following up, and good scrummaging, gave, their hicks many chances. From a movement initiated by Isaacs, Duncan scored. Ruff's kick failed.’ In the concluding stages of the game’Gore made a final rallybut

solid tackling' prevented further score. For Otago, Iverson, Wedderepooh, and Cross were -prominent in . tbe forwards, and Rutherford, Ruff, and Duncan were among the best of ■ the backs. For i Gore, Cruiokshanks (captain) and M'Ewan gave the best display. By defeating Gore, the Otago Boys’ High School second team'has. completed, an'unbroken record, in . intersehool competition. "OUTSIDE’’REFEREES. - THE PRINCIPLE OPPOSED. (Per United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 19. , A strong’ protest against the Canterbury Rugby-Union’s request for an outside referee for the Capterbury-Auckland match, on-August 31 wag entered at -a meeting of the -Auckland Referees’ Association to-night. It was taken as: an affront to, Auckland,,referees, and a member characterised the request as an action by the New. Zealand Union to hold a pistol to the, heads of -the Auckland referees. . There , was a feeling, that the Auckland Management' Committee had not supported the referees, and a- deputation was appointed, to, bring a resolution before’ the committee protesting' against any action debarring Auckland referees fromrepresentative - matches and expressing an intention to reconsider the decision to abide .by. the Auckland- rules if support’ was not forthcoming.