LATE SPORTING

Southland Times, Issue 18834, 29 May 1920, Page 6

LATE SPORTING

FOOTBALL. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION. ANNUAL MEETING. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, May 28. At the annual meeting of the Now Zealand Rugby Union to-night, on behalf of Marlborough Mr L, Sieviers moved: “That the New Zealand Rugby Union arrange a national scheme of insurance for injured players.” The proposal received the. endorsement of several speakers, but it was decided to forward the motion to the Management Committee for the purpose of drawing up a detailed report, the scheme evolved to'be circulated among the unions for consideration before being adopted. Captain T. H. Jones moved that the Management Committee be empowered to add to its numbers an active member of the New Zealand Referees’ Association. Mr Sieviers seconded the motion, which was adopted. It was derided that the school grant for 1920 season be increased to £3OO. Officers were elected ns follows:—Patron, His Excellency the Governor-General; president, Mr J. McLeod (Taranaki) ; vice-presi-dents, the presidents of affiliated unions; hon. treasurer, Captain T. H. Jones; Management Committee. Messrs S. S. Dean (Auckland), G. Howe (Canterbury), R. T. Bailey (Hawke's Bay), H. Patton (Southland), J. T. M. Piki (Canterbury), A. C. Kitto (Southland), and C. \V. Slade (Taranaki I ; appeal council, Messrs F. Cowlishaw, W r . G. Garrard and G. H. Mason (re-elected) ; auditor, Mr O. Kimber (reelected) ; representative on English Rugby Union, Mr C. Wray (re-elected).

The Motueka and Golden Bay' sub-unions applied for permission to register as a separate Rugby’ Union, to bo called the Bays Union. The Nelson Union wrote supporting the application, which was granted. A proviso was attached that the name of the new union would have to be approved by the New Zealand Rugby' Union’s Management Committee. Permission was given for the affiliation of the Whangarci Rugby Union. An application for the affiliation of a Main Trunk Union, with headquarters at Taihapc, was referred back for consideration by the various sub-unions concerned.

Mr Wylie moved: “That the Management Committee be directed to inquire as to whether any union is playing under rules which have not been approved by this union.” Mr Wylie said he was not animated by any feeling of personal animosity, but they all knew that certain things were going on, and it v.f is for the Management Committee to take action if the rules were being infringed. Mr N. R. Jones (Auckland) denied that the Auckland Union was playing any unauthorised rules. The motion was carried. It was decided to leave, the venue for the North v. South Island match in the hands of the Management Commit fee. It was resolved to direct the Management Committee to accept a tour from South Africa next year.

CRICKET. THE AUSTRALIAN “BOMBSHELL.” (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, May 27. (Received May 29, 12.35 a.m.) Sewell, writing in the Daily Chronicle under' the heading “Australia’s Cricket Bombshell,” says “If the news from Australia be true, there will be a fluttering in the dove cotes of Australian cricket when the Marylebone team is announced. I hear that Australia is only considering the choice of men who actually fought in the war. If Marylebone made a similar decision the British team would be different from what it is now likely to be.” _