OTAGO RUGBY UNION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22352, 28 August 1934, Page 3

OTAGO RUGBY UNION

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE The weekly, meeting of the Committee of.Management,of the Otago-Rugby Union was held last night. The president (Mr John Mitchell) occupied the chair. A letter was received from the Union Football Club in reply to a charge that it had played three players in the match Union v. Pirates, Third Grade. It stated that owing to an oversight these players had not, been registered. It was pointed out that there was no question of “ ringing, in” the- players, as they had played in the majority of- the previous Third Grade matches for the club. The committee had no knowledge of the allegations that one of the players referred to was an unregistered League player.— Some discussion took place on the laxity shown by some clubs in seeing that 'their players were registered and graded.^—lt was decided to declare Pirates the winners of the match, and to draw the attention of clubs to the necessity of .seeing that their players were graded and registered. , A letter was received from the,. South Canterbury Union stating that its touring team would play Southland on September 1, and Otago on September 5. The Referees’ Appointment Board submitted the names of the following referees as available for the match on Saturday between, the , University A and Albion teams for the Payne Trophy:—J. Briggs, W. Jenkins, L, E. Macassey, E. Pearce, F. Swete. and H. .C. Williamson—names to be submitted to the manager of the Albion team.

The members of the Otago junior Representative team attended,' and were presented with their caps by the chairman. Mr Mitchell-cbngralulateip the players oh : ;their ; conduct both on and off the field,, and said he hoped that in a year or two’ they tvould gain further honours on the football field. He thought it was a happy idea on the part of Mr. A, Cameron, the manager of the team, to arrange to have the caps officially presented to the players. Permission was granted 1 the ZingariRichmond Club to send a team to Beaumont to play the local club on September 22. Mr H. G. Munro will be the manager of the Zingari team. , Permission was granted, to the Pirates Club 1 to tend, a team to Kaitangata on September 15 to play the Crescent team. Mr C. A, MThee will manage the , Dunedin team. . MATCHES FOR SATURDAY The following is the draw for Saturday, with grounds and referees: — Second Grade B.—Southern v. West Taieri, Culling Park, at 3 p.m. (Mr J. Peat)’. Third Grade. —Section I: Kaikorai v. Union, Oval No. 3, at 1.30 p.m. (Mr S. Butler); Southern v. High School, Oval No. 2, at 1.30 p.rh. (Mr E. Heather); Alhambra v. Dunedin, Carisbrqok, at 1.15 p.m. (Mr F- Henderson); Pirates A v. Brighton, Bathgate Park, at 1.45 p.tn. (MrHaydon). ' ' ' ' ' Fifth Grade.—Southern v. Technical, De Carle Park, at 1.30 p.m. (Mr H Warwick).-Curtain-raiser will be played at Montecillo No. T at 1.30 p.m. if Carisbrook is unfit for play. Line Umpires.—Carisbrook, 1.30 p.m., Messrs J. Hollander and A. Lungley: 3 p.m., Mr J. Calder. OTAGO v. SOUTH CANTERBURY THE LOCAL TEAM SELECTED. The following, team has been selected to represent Otago against South Canterbury, at Dunedin, on Wednesday, September s: Backs. Full-back.—R. Silver. . Three-quarters.—W. T. Dunne, H. Smith, A. Procter. -.Five-eighths.—H. Fookes, R. Arnold. Half-back.—H. Simon. Forwards. Front Row.—J. Hore, W. Lucy, G. M’Donald. Middle Row.—W. Gibson, H. Vorrnth. Back Row.—B. Parkhill, L. Nivon, R. Allan. Reserves. Forwards!—W. Murnby, B. Laney. Backs.—G. Saxton, D. Trevathan, J. Taylor, W. Jones. J.- Hamilton has left Dunedin, and has played his last game for Otago. The team will practise at Carisbrook at 5 p.m. on Thursday.