FOOTBALL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 76, 11 August 1927, Page 8

FOOTBALL

NEW ZEALAND UNION. SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. A meeting of the Management Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union was held to-night. The Wanganui Union asked that their match with Manawhenua on September ,3 bo declared a Shield game. They had advised JManawheinla to this effect. The request was granted provisionally. Taranaki also made a similar request concerning their game with Manawihenua on" August 31, and Hie fixture was confirmed. The East Coast Rugby Union asked for a ruling as to what constituted “residence.” One of their players worked in the country and returned to the town for week-ends at his parents’ home. Should such player play for the country district or for the town district. It was decided to reply that all players should declare their place of residence a.nd, having once made such a declaration, they could nob chop and change. The. matter of the tour to South Africa next year was considered in. committee and, upon resuming in open meeting, it was reported that it had been decided to inform the South African Union that New Zealand was averse to playing more than 9] matches on the tour, but were agreeable to play four test matches with a; week’s rest before each test. 'flie team would leave New Zealand on A lay il; arrive at Sydney on May 15- arrive Melbourne, May ID - arrive Durban, June 11; and arrive Capetown, June 16. The first match of the tour would he played on Juno JJ3 and the last on September U>, the team leaving South Africa on the return voyage on September 22. The niatter of the Hawke s Bay Union’s appeal against the decision of the New Zealand Rugby Union m awarding the Shield match played at Alas tort on on July 0 to Wairarapai was taken in committee, and, upon resuming in open meeting, the chairman announced that if, had been decided to forward, the- Hawke s Bay appeal on to the Appeal Council at the Now Zealand Union. .... The sub-committee appointed to deal with the Hawke’s Bay appeal, Messrs. E. Wylie, H S Leith and (•. j, MnHaney, reported that they had opened the appeal, on the authority sent by the Hawke’s Bay Unionl io Mr Alullaney and, after having read it, saw no reason lor the recis.sion of any of the appeal. The committee recommended as follows :-That the Hawke’s Bay Rmdrtv Union case be sent on wit a the” New Zealand Rugby. Union decision and a copy of all tno correspondence with Auckland. Hie reasons actuating the decision of the New Zealand Rugby Union committee were: (1) The case was not one of strict interpretation of the legal question of domicile. Evidence lav--i„,r been before the committee of Baiclav having qualified under the Auckland rule, ho could not until ho ad returned to Hawke s Bay and had remained there for three weeks, be qualified to play for Hawke s jij within rule 43 of the New Zealand Rugby Union. _ 1 . , ■» (>y\ Bv returning to Auckland and placing there on June 11 he retained Ids 1 Auckland residential qualification. /q\ That the legal oases cited ie-o-arding domicile do not apply to this case, as the cases'cited were all unconditional returns wlhereas Bar day’s return to Hawke’s Bay was distinctly conditional. The sub-committee’ s ™por t was adopted, and it was decided to Unward the Hawke’s Bays appeal on to the Appeal Council. SCHOOL MATCH. In a match played at. New Plymouth yesterday the New riymouBoys’ High school defeated Wanganui College by 17 to nd. r - ground wa s unsatisfactory owmg to flie wet and the ball was greasy. However, the play for the most pait was of a fairly high order. Mr H. C. Johnson was referee. TARANAKI TOUR. The Taranaki team will leave on their Southern tour on Tuesday by the mail train. The tour the itinerary of which has been published m detail in these columns previously, will include visits to Wairarapa f anterhnrv. Otago, Southland a.nd Alan vwatii.' -The team will return on, September 1.. THE AUCKLAND TEAM. The following Auckland Kirnhy id a vers will make the tnp Plymouth, and Horn tl.cir number

t/he teaan to represent Auckland against Taranaki on Saturday will be picked:—Gillespie (College Rifles), Hook (Ponsonby), Sheen (College Rifles), Lucas (Ponsonby), Berridge (Ponsonby), Meyer (Training College), Wright (Marist), Cashmere (University), Keene (University), Palmer (Ponsonby), -Hadley (Marist), McWilliams (Ponsonby), Wahoa (Grafton), Knight (Grarnm'ar Old Bovs), Fletcher (Waitemata), Anderson (Training College), McDonald (Marist). THIRD GRADE FINAL. The team to represent Stratford thirds in the final for the championship against Hawera at Fltham on Saturday wnl] be picked from the following: J. Collins, V. Young, T. Baker, K. Donnelly, P, : Collins, R. Cuff. M. Lawrence, Y. Thomas, D. Butcher, W Worthington, R. McCntchdn, A.' Keightly, A. Endings, N Rnscoe. R. Paynter, W. Vincent, IT. McGrath. Bins leaves Post Office at 1-30 sharp. _____