ALL BLACKS' TOUR

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22479, 25 January 1935, Page 10

ALL BLACKS' TOUR

MR MEREDITH APPOINTED MANAGER fPER United Bresp Association) WELLINGTON, January 24. The appointment of Mr V. R. Meredith, of Auckland, as manager of the New Zealand Rugby football team tour. Great Britain this year was announced by the New Zealand Rugby Union to-night. A special meeting of the Management Committee was held tonight when a full attendance of members was present. The proceedings were taken in committee and the announcement that Mr Meredith had been appointed following a ballot was mgde subsequently by the chairman, Mr g. S. Dean.

Mr Meredith is senior partner of the firm of Aleredith, Hubble, and Mereuith, and Crown Solicitor in Auckland. He was born in Whangarei and was educated at the Onehunga Primary School and the Auckland Grammar School, at both of which be won scholarships. He commenced his legal practice in Wellington in partnership with Mr R. M. Watson, formerly Chief Justice of Samoa and later a magistrate. Subsequently Mr Meredith was Crown Solicitor in Wellington for three years before going to Auckland, wTiere he was appointed Crown Solicitor in 1921. He also represented the New Zealand Government before the Royal Commission at Samoa in 1927. As a footballer Mr Meredith played halfback for the Wellington representative team. After settling at Auckland, he became selector to the Auckland Rugby Union, and produced teams which held an excellent record over a long period of years. He then retired from that position, but last season was persuaded once more to take an active interest in the game. He was appointed New Zealand selector, and again selected and coached the Auckland representative team, which lifted the Ranfurly Shield from Hawke’s Bay at Napier on September 8 last.