FOOTBALL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 74, 10 November 1911, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

N.'Zi RUGBY UNION. (Per Press Asßoemtion -> Wellington, November ‘9. A, meeting of tiie management committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union was held this evening. Consjdferatiofc: of the application of the Otago Union for . the renewal for two years .of; their loan of £SOO was deferred pending receipt of information regarding, the date of the proposed renewal. The Otago Union wrote appealing against the decision of the New Zealand' Union upholding the apjjeal of A. McDonald against his disqualification by the Otago Union, for using offensive language to the re- , feree. It, was resolved that a subcommittee, consisting of the chairman, Messrs. Isaacs and Crombie,. draw; up

the . lirixbh’s case for submission to

thei Appeal, Council. -'- The Buffer Union appealed to the committee to_settle the; deadlock which had arisen, with the Marlborough Union: regarding the competition for the Seddori, Shield.—The committee decided, that, it had no jurisdiction in the case, but would act as arbitrator, provided all the unions concerned agreed. A letter was received from Maurice P. Epstein, Kimberley, Griqualand West, proposing to bring over a South African coloured rugby team. The letter stated: “This South African coloured team would be composed of purely coloured colonials and all trained ' athletes,, well.up in the game, and the .majority, of them will be what wc call here... •internationals,’ as having played, in representative matches.;. in tournaments-; 'against the Transvaal, Orange River Colony, and Cape Colony. They would be prepared to play as? many matches as could be arranged, three per week if necessary, and would accept any reasonable guarantee per match. They would pay. all their own expenses and would bfnig-twenty-seven more; to follow ..if necessary. The team was purely independent.”—After a little discussion it . was resolved, on the motion; Of Mr Crombie, tiuu the L„tef, be ,replied to to the effect thrt all communication must lie mad' through’ the South African Board, anti further that the N.Z., C..iou see their way to 'receive any team no. fep)rejsenting the. South African Board. On the; motion of the chairman it war then further resolved that the committee write to the South African Board enclosing a copy of this correspondence ..and reverting to. the previods ebtomunicatioiis, stating that the New .Zealand Rugby Union , will be pleased tb.receive a South African rep. team' to' tour the Dominion, in. 1912.