FOOTBALL.

Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11612, 27 April 1906, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

NELSON RUGBY UNION. A mooting of the Management Committee was held in Stallard 's rooms last evening. Present: Dr. Andrew, the President, in the chair, Messrs Kitching, Nalder, Milne, Smith, Glover, Hurley, Secretary, Assistant Secretary and the Hon. Treasurer. The minutes of the meeting were read and confirmed. Outward and inward correspondence was considered as follows: — Applications were received from the Rival Club for No. 1 ground aud Albion Club No. 2 ground at the Park, and Nelson Club for Victory Square for Saturday next and were granted. The application of the Huia Club for reinstatement of Newton and Allen to First Junior was granted. The report of the Fixture Committee was adopted. The Secretary was instructed to write to the Police thanking them for their services during the past season. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr H. McArtney for providing a shower bath in the shed at the Park. A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting. The following are the fixtures arranged for the season : — SENIOK. May s—Nelson5 — Nelson v Albion Park 1 „ J2 — Eival v Nelson „ „ 19 — Rival v Albion „ „ 20— Rival v Nelson „ June 4 — Seven-aside Tournament „ 9— Albion v Nelson „ 16 — Rival v Albion „ 23— Representatives practice match June 30— Albion v Nelson July 7 — Rival v Albion „ 14. — Rival v Nelson „ 21— Reps, practice match \ JUNIOR. May ii— Waimea v Rival, Park 2 Huia v Riwaka, Motueka „ 12— Albion v Nelson, Park 2 Rival v Huia. Motueka „ 19— Nelson v Waimea, Richmond Huia v Albion, Park 2 „ 26— Riwaka v Nelson, Park 2 June 2— College v Rivals, Park 1 Waimea v lluia, Park 2 „ 9— Albion v Waimea, Richmond „ IG— Rival v Nelson, Park 2 Albion v Riwaka, Riwaka „ 23— College v Nelson, Park 2 Waimea v Riwaka, Riwaka „ 30— Rival v Albion, Park 2 College v Riwaka, Riwaka July 7 — Huia v College, Park 2 „ 14— College v Waimea, Richmond.—Nelson v Huia, Motueka „ 21— College v Albion. Park 2 „ 28-Rival v ßiwaka, Park 2 The first four leading toams play another round. SECOND JUNIOR. May s—Huia5 — Huia v Nelson, Victory Sq. Albion v Waimea, Richmond „ 12— Rival v Albion, Victory Sq. „ 19 — Rival v Nelson Victory Sq. „ 26— Huia v Albion, Victory Sq Rival v Waimea, Richmond Juno 4. — Seven-aside Tournament „ 9— College v Huia, Park 2 „ 10 — College v Waimea, Richmond Nelson v Albion, Victory Sq „ 23— Rival v Huia, Victory Sq „ 30— Rival v College, Victory Sq Nelson v Waimea, Richmond July 11— Albion v College, Park 2 Waimea v Huia, Victory Sq „ ■ 21— College v Nelson, V ictory !j3q First four teams to play a second round. THIRD CLASS. May 2G— Albion v Rival, Victory Sq, June 2— College v Albion, Victory Sq „ 9— College v Rival, Victory Sq „ 16— Rival v College, Park 2 „ 23— College v Albion, Park 2 „ 30— Rival v Albion, Park 2 July I— College v Albion, Victory Sq „ 14— Rival v College, Park 2 „ 28— Albion v Rival, Park 2 The following will represent the Nelson in a match against the College at the Victory Square to-morrow afternoon, at 3 p.m. : — Chapman, Black, Estcourt, Hooker, Williams. Dement, Moynihan, Kirkwood, Rudman, Redgrave, Dodson, Laird, Sham, Bisley, Neal, Bunny, Hesseltine ; emergencies, Hargreaves, Fraser, and Wilson. The following will represent the Second Junior Rivals against the Nelson at Victory Square on Saturday at 3 p.m. : — Devaney, Leaper, Emerson, Allan, Pettit, Neal, Akehurst, Barnett, McKillop, Bennett, Harling, Horton, Baigent, Calders, Akers, Dickson, Burke, Brown, and Ward.