NO ACTION TAKEN

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26471, 27 May 1947, Page 8

NO ACTION TAKEN

DIVISION OF FIRST GRADE RUGBY UNION’S DECISION The Management Committee of the Otago Rugby Football Union deemed to take no action in the meantime on the Pirates Club’s suggestion that the First Grade competition be divided into two sections. When the Question was considered last night Mr E. Kerr said to mhke a change was beyond the jurisdiction of the committee. The committee could discuss it and make recommendations, but could not take action. A motion that the proposal be held over was carried unanimously. Mr A. H. Cameron said it would be a fine gesture on the part of the union to hand over the gate receipts from "the trial match on Monday to the union’s Food for Britain Fund.— Agreed to. Donations to this fund were received from the Pirates Club (£10) and the Zingari Club (£5). The Alhambra Club was granted permission to play Waikouaiti on Monday as a curtain-raiser to the trial match. Permission was also granted to the Eastern District Sub-union to play the Waimate Sub-union on July 5 for the Heath Memorial Shield. In a letter from the Harlequins Club, a request was made for a game with Otago on August 23. The team would comprise members from different unions.—ln a short discussion it was pointed out that the Otago team would leave on tour on August 21, but the opportunity to give promising players a match against experienced men was too good to miss.—The committee decided to field an Otago B team against the Harlequins. The Southland Union advised that July 19 was a suitable date, for the sub-unions’ game to be played in Dunedin, and asked permission for the Southland Sub-unions’ team to play South Otago and a Vincent-Maniototo team.—Granted. The Southland Union also wrote suggesting the date of the return match between Otago and Southland, September 13, for the junior representative match.—Agreed to. The following transfers were approved:—K. Waldron, Brighton to Kaikorai; J. W. Findlay, Heriot to Zingari; D W Carradus, Crescent (Kaitangata) to Aihambra; K. G. Brown, Christchurch Technical to Zingari; R. and D. Botting, Green Island to Alhambra; J. and C. Downes, Southern to Union; R. Manning, Ravensbourne to Union.