RUGBY UNION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14985, 12 August 1919, Page 5

RUGBY UNION.

Tho annual meeting of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union was held last night" when current business was attended loi Permission was granted the High School senior team to go on their usual annual' tour to play teams of other secondai-y schools. It was decided to extend tlie senior club . competition for » another (a third !round) 1 last Saturday bekigy .tne, close of the second round. The next, three matches are the last of the cliili competitions, aiid the various teams being i»i such ineresting positions, they should create great interest. Sonjo d,i^; cussion iodk place with regard to a gene-.j ral meeting of the New Rugby Union to beh eld at Wellington: on September 19, to cqnsider a letter,, frqln •the parent union m Britain re a pro posal to alter the rules of the game: : The union would like the Australian'' ana New Zealand unions to 1 " have s,omc';voip'e on the International Board, bu£ is ayer^e v to anything that would, cause a break away from the mother union." . . ' j ' Fixtures for Saturday, "August 16, were' arranged as follows :~ ; v ' Sonlors.— '-Old Boys v. Huia, 3 p.m.: VIM.P.- v. Rowing Club, 1 Domain,, 3. plm.;, High School, a by'ev • ' " I Juniors,— V.M.P. v.'St,; Pat's, Domain '1;30 "pj.m. . ...... Thirds. —^Waerengahika v. High School A, 3 n,m. ; Rowing Club v, St. Pat/s, Reserve 1.30 p.m; High School B;'' a bye. : . ' ' " :f ''\

• The, High School senior teatn will play 'a combined team picked i'rom Rowing' Club and. Huia juniors at High School ground at 1.30 p. in*. ! .