RUGBY FOOTBALL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 54, Issue 3893, 23 April 1937, Page 11

RUGBY FOOTBALL

JUNIOR ADVISORY BOARD. FIXTURES ARRANGED. The Junior Advisory Board has arranged the following fixtures: — JUNIORS.—FIRST ROUND. April 24: Hospital v. Rovers, Ngutunui v. korakonui, Territorials v. Te Awamutu. .Pirongia v. Tokanui. Waikeria a bye. May 1: Hospital v. Ngutunui, Ter ritorials v. Waikeria, Pirongia v. Te / Awamutu, Korakonui v. Tokanui a. Rovers a bye. ' May 8: Hospital v. Territorials, Rovers v. Ngutunui, Pirongia v. Waikeria, Korakonui v. Te Awamutu. Tokanui a bye. May 15: Hospital v. Pirongia, Rov ers v. Territorials, Korakonui v. Wai keria, Tokanui v. Te Awamutu. Ngutunui a bye. May 22: Hospital v. Korakonui, Rovers v. Pirongia, Ngutunui v. Territorials, Tokanui v. Waikeria, Te Awamutu a bye. May 29: Hospital v. Tokanui, Rovers v. Korakonui, Ngutunui v. Pirongia, Te Awamutu V. Waikeria. Territorials a bye. June 5: Hospital v. Te Awamutu, Rovers v. Tokanui, Ngutunui v. Waikeria, Territorials v. Pirongia, Korakonui a bye. June 12: Hospital v. Waikeria, Rovers v. Te Awamutu, Ngutunui v. Tokanui, Territorials v. Korakonui. Pirongia a bye. June 19: Rovers v. Waikeria, Ngu-tunui-v. Te Awamutu, Territorials v. Tokanui; Pirongia v. Korakonui. Hospital a bye. I THIRD GRADE.—FIRST ROUND. ♦April 24: Te Awamutu v. High School, Old Boys v. Pirongia. Rovers a bye. May 1: Te Awamutu v. Old Boys, /- Rovers v. Pirongia. High School a bye. May 8: Te Awamutu v. Rovers, High School v. Old Boys. .Pirongia a bye. May 15: Te Awamutu v. Pirongia. High School v. Rovers. Old Boys a bye. May 22: High School v. Pirongia, Old Boys v. Rovers. Te Awamutu a bye. ♦These matches have been postponed owing to the restrictions imposed on account of the outbreak of infantile paralysis. TO-MORROW’S MATCHES. REFEREES AND TEAMS. The Rugby football competitions will be got going in full swing tomorrow, when senior and junior games will be played, but the third grade matches have been cancelled on account of the infantile paralysis restrictions. SENIORS. Te Awamutu seniors play Marist at Hamilton,the bus leaving Fowler’s corner at 1.15 p.m. The team is:— B. Quin, Laskey, Bennett, Tippett, Hanna, Bell, Adams, Horan, Turney, McAlpine, Daniells, Daniells, Grace, Grace, Pritchard. Emergencies: backs Leslie, forwards, Craige, West. Rovers v. Cambridge Stars at Te Awamutu at 2.30 p.m. Rovers’ team: Wells, Young, Wilson, Hulton, Quin. A. Ticklepenny, Clark, A. Jackson, Holmes, Nicol, Edwards (2), Grant, Thomson (2), Jowsey, Fitzgerald, Ngahoe and J. Hinton.

JUNIORS. Hospital v. Rovers at Hospital at 2 pan., Hospital team: Pittams, Christie, Hood, Wilson, Bailey, Hoban, Cleaver, Taylor, R. Quinlan, Casey, Jeffaires, J. Mills, Phillips, K. Quinlan, McConchie. Reserves, Thomson and Oates. Rovers team (bus to leave Post Office at 1.15 p.m.: L. Clark, A. Cavanagh, H. Hart, P. Harvey, E. Douglas, T. Rye, J. Martin, R. Shirley, E. Smith, W. Cunningham. N. Boys, E. Morrison, G. Hart, A. Partridge, R. Brown, L. Cavanagh, F. Shirley, J. McGovern, and L. Chamberlain. Re- ■ feree: Mr C. Sargeant. Territorials v. Te Awamutu on No. 2 ground at 2.30 p.m. Territorial team:—J. Murtagh, W. Ryan, F. Goodall, G. Baxter, H. Renton, B. , Hinton, J. Jourdain, W. Teddy, M. Duggan, B. Francis, D. Craig, J. Baxter, C. Teddy, R. Cunningham, L. Bulford, C. Corboy, K. Rickit and J. Brown. Referee: Mr R. H. Annibal. Korakonui v. Ngutunui on No. 3. ground at 2.30 p.m. Korakonui team: —Heppinstall, Ranshaw, J. Lawry, Jackson, L. Lawry, E. Lawry, S. Taylor, K. Orr, Bennett, E. Finlater, S. Faulkener, F. Stone, Campbell, B. McDonald, J. Thornton, R. Taylor, J. Duncan, J. Kingdom, Bird and Johnson. Referee: Mr W. McCready. In the Pirongia-Tokanui match, to be played on No. 1 ground at 1 p.m., Mr R. Laurie will be referee. KING COUNTRY UNION. ANNUAL MEETING. (Our Resident Representative.) Mr L. V. Carmine presided at the annual meeting of the King Country Rugby Union, and the following delegates were present: Otorohanga, Messrs F. J. Irwin, A. J. McCready and D. R. Ingram; Ohura, Messrs A. Thompson, N. Morgan and C. Manning; Kawhia, Mr M. Oldbury; Maniapoto, Messrs P. Jones, S. Baddley and G. Cameron; Kaitieke, Messrs C. Crocker, W. King and A. Lewis; Ruapehu, Messrs S. Moor and L. V. Carmine; Taumarunui, Messrs N. J. , Dougherty, D. M. Rice and J. H. Lynskey. THE FINANCES. There was a loss of £l6 Is 9d on the year’s working. The assets of the Union amounted to £l5 18s 6d. The expenditure during the year amounted to £264 14s sd, the main items being: N.Z. Rugby Union £6 6s, Domain charges £lO 5s Id, advertising, printing and secretary’s honorarium £5O 3s 9d, sundries £8 19s 6d, general expen-

ses £44 14s 6d, and travelling expenses £144 5s 7d. The principal revenue was derived from donations £47 5s 6d, gate takings £122 17s lOd, nomination fees £l7 17s, gate percentages £35 8s 4d, and afliliation fees £25 4s. The apparently heavy expenditure is explained by the fact that the teams travelled as far as Hawera, Auckland and Hamilton during the playing season. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The election of officers resulted: Patrons: Hon. F. Langstone, M.P., and Mr W. J. Broadfoot, M-P. President, Mr L. V. Carmine. Vice-presidents, Messrs A. J. McCready (Otorohanga), J. Flanagan (Ohura), B. M. Rice (Taumarunui), G. Cameron (Te Kuiti), J. McLennan (Kaitieke), J. H. Hardie (Ruapehu). Tokaanu and Kawhia vice-presidents are yet to be elected. Secretary, Mr L. McKenzie. Hon. Treasurer, Mr J. H. Lynskey. Auditor, Mr W. H. Allen.

Selectors for north and ■ south match, Messrs T. Craig (Taumarunui), A. Thompson (Ohura), D. Law (Maniapoto), D. R. Ingram (Otorohanga), M. Friedlander (Ruapehu). Kawhia, Tokaanu and Kaitieke selectors will be appointed later. Selectors for representative fixtures, Messrs D. R. Ingram (north), T. Craig (central K.C.), and M. Friedlander (southern K.C.). Executive committee: Messrs J. 11. Lynskey, B. M. Rice, the secretary and the president, as chairman. Management committee: Messrs F. J. Irwin, M. Oldbury, G. Cameron, B. M. Rice, W. King, N. Morgan and S. Moore.

Appointment Board: Messrs J. H. Lynskey and B. M. Rice and the referees' representative, Mr T. Cribb. Delegates to the N.Z. Rugby Union, Messrs F. Glasgow and L. V. Carmine. The prospects for the coming season are encouraging, and it is hoped that the different sub-unions will proceed early with their representative and club fixtures, on account of the arrival of the Springboks in July. REFEREES’ ASSOCIATION. FORMED IN OTOROHANGA. A meetingfi was convened at Otoro hanga for the purpose of reviving the Referees’ Association, Mr F. Irwin presiding. The following officers were elected: President, Mr F. J. Irwin; secretary Mr L. Lovell; delegate to King Country Association, Mr Irwin; delegate to the Sub-Union, Mr B. Carr.