RUGBY FOOTBALL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19024, 26 May 1936, Page 10

RUGBY FOOTBALL

POVERTY BAY UNION WEEKLY MEETING EXTEA .MINOR GRADES Till' weekly meeting of I lie management committee of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union was held hist evening. Mr. G. 11. Scents presided over .Messrs T. French, I’. Tnreia, I*. U. Edmond son, V. Caulton. N. Tasker. K. I. Brosnalian, .). Iv. Mercer. G. .1, .leune. Brother Stephen, and the lion, secretary. Mr. W. S. McKee. An apology foi absence was received from Mr. 0. <S. Hurt. f.n I lie motion of Mr. Mercer, it was decided to invite entries for the fourth and fifth grade competitions. It was also decided to try to get a team from the combined primary schools. Entries will close next Monday evening. The chairman reported that the lights for floodlighting the Oval would he ready to-morrow evening. Mr. French moved that a, custodian of the lights be appointed. The motion was seconded by Mr. Caulton and carried. The nights for clnh training will be drawn at next Monday’s meeting. Following a report- from Mr. Mercer regarding representative jerseys and socks, it was. decided that 15 jerseys and 15 pairs of socks should be purchased.

NO FINANCE FOR- TOUR. The question of the marking out of the dead-ball lino on No. 2 ground on the Oval was brought up by the referees' delegate, Mr. Tasker. The caretaker is to he told to mark out a line 4ft. from the fence. The secretary of the New Zealand Rugby Union wrote stating that lie regretted that the Poverty Bay union’s request for financial assistance for the purpose of organising a school tournament could not he. met. It was also found impossible to agree for a subsidy to be granted for visits- to sub-unions. The letter was received, the chairman regretting that no assistance would be forthcoming. Correspondence was received from the secretary of the 11.5.0.11. club slating that during the earlier games on the Oval on Saturday a player of his club, X. Long, had a pair of shoes taken from the dressing-room under the grandstand. The chairman remarked that it was a serious matter for Ihe (players, Jmt thought that all Dip union could do would bo to ask the caretaker to keep a watch on the rooms. Ihe matter was left to the chairman 1o attend to. DRAW FOR SATURDAY The draw for Saturday's competition games was made as follows: — Soniors. —Celtic v. Old Boys, on No. 1 ground, 2.45 p.rn.; Marist v. 11.5.0.8., on No. 2 ground, 2.45 p.m. ; Y.M.l’. v. To Kara lea, on No. 3 ground, 3.45 p.m. I Juniors.— Celtic v. Old Boys A, on No. 1 ground, 1.15 p.m.; High School

v. Y.M.P.. on No. 2 ground, 1.15 p.m.: (’■ld Boys I! v. Marist, on No. 3 ground, 1.15 p.m.; H. 5.0.8., a Bye. Thirds.—High School v. H. 5.0.8., on High School No. 1 ground, 1.J5 p.m. : Celtic- v. Marist, on High School No. 2 ground. 1.15 'p.m. ; Old Boys v. Tc Kr.raka, at Te Karaka.

WAIROA GAMES GREASY PLAYING GROUNDS (Herald Correspondent.) The playing, grounds were vei v greasy in Wiiiroa on Saturday owing to the rain, and in consequence the Rugby loot ball was below its usual standard. Xuliaka was short of some of its regular players and suffered defeat at the uands iif Old Boys by 11 to 5. The play .ras not outstanding. The Waipapa (Mohaka) clnh downed W’iiakaki by 10 to three. Hay was not -.peciaeular. and many movements that promised a senr? were spoiled through ■ i a vets slipping or losing control of the hall. The junior matches resulted Pirates rad Wniaii. a draw, three all; Nnhaka 1.l v. Mnrama nil; Druids 8 v. Old Boys nil. In the third grade, Pirates 14 boat Tuliara nil. The points in the- senior competition now are:—Old Boys 7, Waipapa 4, Nuba ka 3, and Whakaki 2.

HILL COUNTRY GAMES (Herald Correspondent.) Koranga played Motu at Matawai on Saturday afternoon. Mr. R. Wilson •efereed. The result, of the match was a draw, nine all. Matawai was beaten by Rakauroa bv .fight to three at Rakauroa. Mr. Beets refereed, For Rakauroa. Gardiner scored two tries and A. Nicholls converted one. For. Matawai; Tamaten- kicked a penalty goal. ; P.