RUGBY REFEREES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19024, 26 May 1936, Page 15

RUGBY REFEREES

SAT UR DAY’S FJXTUR ES Referees to control Fatin-day's Rugby matches have been appointed by the Povaly Bay Rugby Referees’ Association as follows : Seniors. —Celtic v. Old Boys, No. 1 ground, 2.45 p.m., Air. lx. K. Waite; At:il ist v. 11.5.0', lb. No. £ ground. 2.45 p.m.. Mr. A. Worthington: Y.M.R. v. be Karaka. No. 5 ground. 2.45 p.m.. Mr. I!. Mills. Juniors.—Celtic v. Old Boys A, No. 1 ground. 1.15 p.m., Mr. 11. Heiford ; High ,school v. Y..M.F., No. 2 ground. 1.15 p.m.. Mr. A. Toiiiin: Old Boys 1! v. .ilarist. No. .Aground. 1.15p.m.. Mr. W. 11, thru ugh. Thirds.—High School v. H.5'.0.8.. High School No. 1 ground. 1.15 p.m., -Mr. W. MeKeague; Celtic v. Mansi, High .School No. 2 ground. 1.15 p.m.. Mr. A. S. Muir: Old Boys v. To Karaka. al To Karaka. Mr. V. Norman. Reserve referees,- Messrs. A. Ingram, and 11. Hunter. Line Umpires.—No. 1 ground, Messrs. A. 11. Lange and Iv. Corbett: No. 2 ground. Messrs. O'Neill and A. Wallace; No. 3 ground. Messrs. A. Ingram and 11. 11 miter.

At last night's meeting of the Poverty Bay Rugby Referees’ Association, Mr. E. Grant, a. member of the New Zealand University Rugby team that toured Japan, gave a short lecture, on •‘Refereeing in Japan.” He said that in the early games of the tour the referees’ interpretations of various Jaws as known by players and followers of (he game in New Zealand were quite foreign to the team and as the referee and the .Japanese players were unable to speak English it was not. until after the game that tin understanding was possible. However. said Mr. Grant, by tbe time the linn I test was played, the rulings and general refereeing bad greatly improved. Mr. Grant's collection of photographs anil newspaper cuttings were of considerable interest. Mr. K. If. Waite, chairman of (lie association, expressed the referees’ appreciation of Mr. Grant’s most interesting talk.