RUGBY AFFAIRS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19038, 11 June 1936, Page 16

RUGBY AFFAIRS

TOLAGA BAY EEFEREES ASSOCIATION MEETS (Herald Correspondent.) The foi'tnightly meeting of the Tolaga Ray Rugby Referees' • Association was held on Tuesday night. Present : Messrs. J. Watson, chairman, J. Callaghan, A. Bennett, W. Ronnie. C. Calvert, J. Lockwood, and the lion, secretary, Mr. R. Tier.

(hi the motion of Air. Callaghan, seconded by Mr. Calvert, a vote of condolence with Mrs. Iv. B. Bolan L | was passed. ; \s a mark of respeel to the late Air. Roland, who had been a keen follower of all sport in the district, members observed a minute's silence. Alemhcrs farcwelled the secretary. Air. R. Tier, who leaves the district on Friday. Air. A. Bennett was elected to till the vacancy.

A letter was received from the East Coast association with reference to monograms and it was decided to order six. Air. J. Lockwood, last Saturday's referee, reported on the game. Owing to the failing light and the danger oi some of the players being hurt, he had been obliged to'sound the final whistle live minutes before the call of time. In answer to a question he said that the reason for the late start seemed to lie with one team. Instead of coming on to the field as soon as the whistle blew, they spent 10 or 15 minutes behind the dressing shed being coached. On the suggestion of Air. Calvert, (he referees" delegate, Air. Watson, was asked to briny tlie matter of starting times before the "next meeting of the sub-union. .

TK KARAKA TEAMS To Karaka teams to play in the Poverty Bay Rugby Union's competitions on Saturday have been selected as follows: Seniors, to leave Te Karaka at 1.15 p. m ,—Swarbrick, Walker. Dymock, Buckingham, Prondergast, Binnie, Morris, Harrison, Cunningham. O'Rourke (2), Johns (3), Solomon, Malloy. Nepia. Fisher. P. Brown, R. Burn and Wilkins. Thirds, at Te Karaka.—Steel, Morris, Wright. Goodley (2). Thompson, Fisher, Dymock. Whori, Brown (3). Xeshitt, Doran, Friar, Moore, Kemp and Peterson.