RUGBY UNION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14610, 21 May 1918, Page 6

RUGBY UNION

'■'■•••• .' \ '■,* ./.'"'' -''^' "*■ -"■ — : • '" : ' A'-mecrfi4k^"tH.ej J '.sfanageTnent Committee of the .Union- washold last night; tfie following members being present V'*M'e6'srs'WV Howard (chair, 1 man), lI:'.T. Plank, ' MacKinnon, ; A. H. ! Steele, G. 'Gallett, F. WoodberYy. |Wi| Friday, & Featoii, P. .Edmoiid^onV knd •I. C. 4>. -Turner (hnnV sec.V. •• 1 : ; ' '■*■■■ " Correspondence was 'isciived from thi>. Now Zealand Kugby ."U^lionr relating ; t'o' the iinnual meeting. — Lejter leeeivpdi t Tlie New Zealand lUiiioh also wrote stating that the English : con'trol'liaig unioit: .were oE the. .opinion ; that the time sn'a* nQt opportune for- any. drtaStto alteration of >bhe' Rugby code.^— Received.: ■ ■•■{ It was decided that -clubs making ; use of -the. training- shed .should! fbe chargea a re-ntail of on© guinea for the season^, to cover sundry expeiiseis m connection with' tlie "idled. Only 'one application, was i-ej-ceived, being from the Ivaiti-Ci^r Club!, asking f or Wedit^sfray 'lnigh t? to pc allotted, to'theni. ;Thp iVH?esbary perinissipiir > w"ffs'-;graMed,;^ib3ecV7tb; i 'tne'' condition that' due ; care "be ■ 'tafo&n . ' of the" Unfon?i property. ■..•••• :- .■.--■ •■ '■ 1 ' U. Ryland, l^bnanga, a.n<i M. P. Lys : nar were passed a6* players ' for : the V.M.P..- Club. The meetiiog niade : it cleai' that any player taking paii in> any, match must play right thi-Qugh the 'sea- : poit for the. club for wtach he' first turns, out, unlesfe a. transfer as applied 1 for i and granted by the Union. \ ;.» The following list of Tiiatches m both senior and third grade were submitted by the -secretary and approved by ; "thj« committee:—' > ' ■'••'* < } -.-<W> '■■ CARROLL CUP (Seniors): >' •■■ : ; • First Round. • .-' ■■ May 25— Y.M.P, v v . : Kaiti-Gity f A,j Huia v. Kaiti-City B ; ,bye, High School. 1 June I.— 'Kaiti-CHty & v. Hui« <; I^,itfc City B V. High School • bj-e, Y.M.ir" '•■ Jauie-B.MH'ui-aiiv.' High School; KaitM City: B v. yY.M;P. ;..bye, Kaiti-City A. June 15.-=-Kaiti-City A v. KaitiJGitf BrHlgUSohfiol^.-Y^l-P.; bYe, Hbia." , THURD aRADE CUP. ■'..■:.,' ' ; First Round : . "-■ - 1 , May 25.—^Waerenga-a-hika College. ; t; : Hiph School A; Kaiti-City v. United.; bye, High School B. Sf une I.— Kaiti-City v. High, School Bj, Itujh School A v. United; bye, Wae^ r«nga-a-hika.. . ' '■• I •* June 8.-^Waerenga.-a-hika College- ; v7 : High -School B; Kaiti-CJty v. High Sch,ool A 5 bye, United. • } - : June 1& — VVaerenga^a-hika College v* United;, High School; A v. High School B; bye, ; Kaiti-City. ' ' . Tlie cliadraiaii (Mr W. Howard) reported that Sir James Cam&l andi Mr R. B . Orange (Weljingtpn), iwho iwere present; and witnessed the games played last Saturday on" the Victoria Domain, hadjhotitied tlv^ir intention of presenting ', Igold •medals for tihebest. player, fonv^iifl or 'back, m senior and third grade competitions yespeotively. , It was decided tb write these gentlemen thanking the'mi on behalf of the' Union for their generous gifts. It 'xv*m> 'farther, decided that' the liepresehtatiVe selectoiisV Messrs : G \Gi\. le'tt/ A. H. Stetle, ; itnd; J. O." E. Turner, allot tlie m&dal for tike besli -'senior player, aiid that the seiectioiiof the Best fchirdpr«ide player be left m the liarid^ of Mr W. Howard. 1 • v • ■ ■ / ! TOURNAMiE^T. " ' A sub-ebmmittee. consisting of Messrs A.H, .Steete, G. Oillett, and) L. ( j. PJaniJ; ;..was set up to arrange details m connec-, tipn with th© seven -a^-side tournament to take ttace on King's Biiihday, Monday? Junbord •■'■•* ■ ) ■ I •'Knti'-fcis*-. for the . tc-nniajn^nt were 1 ar- ; ranged 'to be closed on Wednesday week, May .:29th, with' the- secretaly o^ the Union,- names of players and amount oi entry -f«e, . 3s-'6d ' per team , *ttf be handed mat tune of entry. ::: -„:■■ a , , -The committee ' desired,' yt to be made clear that entries' mould .'be accepted from, arty seven men desirous of playinij irVesfpectiVe of whether ithey wore Rugbyplayers or ■not. In past "years, dt was pointed out, -entries- had been received 0 irm\ hockey- clubs "and Association, footb.il! clubs, as well as from 'oth'er"athle'W desirous of competing. ' ; ,r- The- question of suitali!e : trophies for 1 the tournament was Jeffc m the hands of the- sub- committee. • The question of rules ; regulating the tournament were also, left- to the' sub-committee to arraniro SATUIRDAY MATOHRS, i'%\ ' ■ .: • . ' ' . Seniors; • . .'. ■'■ -.-' No, I" g'rftnml,' at "S p.m.: Huia v. Kaiti-City B. ( Rcfi>ree, Mi- H«ron. No. .2" ground,' at/3 p.m: : Kaiti-City a v, Y.M:P. Referee, Mr Turned Ifiah School a- bye, : .-■' ' "■-'■■■■■• 'Third' Grade': 1.-, No - l.« lV<>und »'l-' 3O P- m - •' Waerenga-a-hika College v. 1 High. Scihool A. Referee^ Mr J. Corb^tt. ; No. 2 gi-buna; 1.30 p.m. : Kaiti-Oity v. United.' Referee, Mr J. J3dmondson. ? High School a bye. ' A tentative application was made that the third grade match. United v. KaitiOty, be' postponed, owing to a cadet parade, and the matter was left m the h,and& of the secretary to deal with and postpone if found to he necesaaTV.