NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6691, 5 June 1893, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION.

THE REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. Wellington, Snndiy. At a meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union last night Mr G. F. Campbell (president) presided. The Hawke's Bay, West Coast Wellington, Taranaki, Horowhenua, Marlborough/ and Wanganui Unions were represented. A mass of correspondence from the affiliated unions and from tho English and Australian Unions was read and dealt with. Amongst the letters was one received from the Rev. Mr Hoatson, late of Canterbury, but now resident in Melbourne, stating that the Rugby game was making headway over there. The Secretary explained that the executive had accepted the terms offered by New South Wales of a guarantee of £i>oo with percentage of takings, and the offer of the Queensland Union to take the team as their guest from Sydney and back. After some explanations as to the financial arrangements of the trip, the action of the executive was approved. Mr Hoben explained that he had received a cable message from the New South Wales Union asking if the team was coming over, and he had at once replied to it. A letter was subsequently received from New South Wales which explained that the cable was sent on. account of rumours being persistently circulated to the effect that tho New Zealand Union would not be able to get ita team away, and these were officially contradicted by the New South W T ales Union. Mr Hoben said that as a Southern union had published correspondence with the New South Wales Union, in which it had decried the ability of the New Zealand Union to send a team, the source of theso rumors might be imagined. The Horowhenua Union was admitted to the New Zealand Union. In the absence of Mr Ellison Mr Hoben proposed his motion that no union affiliated to the New Zealand Union play any union or club not affiliated, unless such nonaffiliated union or club has first obtained permission of the New Zealand Union. The Secretary said that with the single exception of South Canterbury he believed that all the afltiated unions had passed a resolution supporting Mr Ellison's motion with^ the addition of a proviso exempting South Canterbury from its action. Mr Ronaldson moved that nothing in the motion should apply to matches of South Canterbury. Mr Webb opposed the motion and thought the time to use ceorcion had not yet come. The New Zealand Union could take no notice of non-affiliated unions. Mr Hoben said that the reason the motion was brought forward was that Otago and Canterbury players had been assured by certain individuals that- these individuals would see that they lost nothing by ;remaining outsideXthc New Zealand Union. The New Zealand Union would not interfere with such tours as that proposed by the Canterbury Union. The motion now moved was inserted in the original draft of the constitution with the approval of the Otago delegate at that conference. In the following year it was decided to allow the outside unions another year's grace, and now that a further month had been given he thought this was ample notice. Mr King thought that the application should come from the affiliated union, as no cognisance could be taken of any others, and he moved an amendment to this effect. Mr Webb suggested that the motion be held over till the team returned from Australia. Mr Henderson supported the amendment that the New Zealand unions should not recognise the existence of non-affiliated unions, like Otago and South Canterbury. The request should therefore come from the affiliated unions, but he did not think it at all likely that any affiliated union would ask to play with a non-affiliated union. The Auckland union would fcrego a sum of at least £200 in dropping matches with Otago, bnt they were prepared to sacrifice tli is to support" the New Zealand Union. When twelve out of fifteen unions wore in tho New Zealand Union, it was quite time that, they put their foot down and asserted that it should be the governing body in New Zealand football. The Otago Union was in the habit of boasting that it comprised the largest number of clubs in New Zealaud, but Auckland held the premier position with 37 clnbs, 46 teams, and 695 players. In Auckland they had found the necessity of a S;eneral governing body, and the New Zeaand Union occupied the same position to the unions of the colony as the Auckland Union did to the country unions in its district. Mr Logan said that one of the primary objects of the .New Zealand Union was to receive the co-operation of all unions in the colony. He was not in favor of coercion, but thought the motion with the amendment proposed by Mr King should be carried that they could safely leave it in hands of the Executive to put their foot down and refuse permission. The amended motion was unanimously carried. On the motion of Mr Hoben, the president of the Union, Mr G. F. Campbell was asked to accept the position of honorary manager of the team. Mr Hoben explained that Mr Campbell and other officers of the Union intended to accompany the team to Sydney, paying their own expenses. It was further resolved that Mr C. Mcintosh, of Timaru, Mr Hesketh, of Auckland, with the captain of the team should be the management commitce. To-day. — The following football team has been selected to visit Australia : Full-back, Darcy (Wairarapa) ; three-quarters, A. Good (Taranaki), Jervis (Auckland), G. Harper (Nelson) ; halves, Gage (Wellington), Butland (West Coast), Elliott (Auckland) Herrold (Auckland); forwards, Lambie (Taranaki), Stuart (Wellington), Cockcroft (Manawatu), Pringle (Wellington) Hiroa (Hawke's Bay), McKenzie (Wairarapa),Gardner ((South Canterbury), Ellison (Wellington), Speight (Auckland), Murray (Auckland). Emergencies : Back, A. Bayley (Taranaki) ; forwards, Howard (Hawke's Bay), Mowlem (Manawatu). The names of two who have been selected are not divulged as it is uncertain if they can secure the necessary relief.