RUGBY CONTROL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17232, 11 April 1930, Page 3

RUGBY CONTROL

N.Z. UNION MEETING . ELECTION OF OFFICERS (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. The annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union Was held to-day, when Mr. A. A. Adams (Wesl ('nasi) presided over au attendance of some SO delegates. Mr. J. Prendeville (Wellington) asked what the union's policy was will: regard to trial matches I his year. Mr. S. S. Dean explained I hat il was intended to hold three trial matches —two in the North Island and one in the South. Mr. Prendeville asked if there was any necessity for the proposed trial game on May 14. II had also been rumored that the New Zealand union intended to assemble the New Zealand team a week before the lirst lesl and for the team to play al least one match before the first test.

Mr. Dean explained that it was intended that the New Zealand team should play a match against North Otago on the Wednesday before the first test match. It was not considered fair to ask the New Zealand team to take the field without at least one game together. Mr. J. T. King advocated that the New Zealand v. Maori match should be made an annual event. The exhibition which had been given by the Maori team in the lirst spell of that match had been brilliant and had th> Maoris been fit they would have "towelled the pakehas up a treat." The match had done a great deal of good for the game in Wellington and had resulted in a. profit of £40(1. Thus from a fflaying and commercial aspect, the Pakeha v. Maori match was a first-class proposition. If the fixture were made an annual one, it would encourage the Maori players. The motion to recommend thai the fixture be made an annual one was carried.

The election of officers resulted as follows: Patron, His Excellency the Governor-General (Lord Bloclisloe); president, 'Dr. G. Adams (Wanganui); vicC-prcsidents, Messrs. L. .1. Brake (North Auckland), J. Cornell (Auckland), S. Walmsley (Thames Valley), A. G. Yardley (Waikato), J. Goodwin (Taranaki), McGill (Manawhenua), K. S: Williams (East Coast), A. S. Parker (Poverty Bay), W. ,1. Wood (Hawkc's Bay), R. S. Smith (Bush Districts)', G. Sellar (Wairarapa), Dr. P. F. McEvedy (Wellington), Messrs. C. H. Mills (Marlborough), A. E. Max (Nelson), 13. Taylor (Golden Bay and Motueka), A. G. Colvin (Bullor), T. Mcintosh (West Coast). A. E. McPhail (Canterbury), 11. 11. Eraser (South 'Canterbury), 11. Harris (Otago); W. Robinson (Southland), R. S. Webster (King Country), S. Sullivan (Ashburton), and G. B. Stevenson (North Otago); lion, treasurer, Mr. E. Wylie (ro-elcctcd); management committee, Messrs. S. S. Dean, It. H. Sterling, J. G. Roachc, T. A. Fletcher, E. McKcnzie, 11. S. Edith and A. C. Kifto (re-elected); appeal council. Messrs. J. O'Neil. P. Maekie and J. I. Conlan (Auckland), re-elect-ed); auditor, Mr. 0. 0. Kember (reelected).