NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION.

Colonist, Volume LII, Issue 12774, 22 April 1910, Page 1

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION.

[United Pkess Association.] Wellington, April 21. The management committee of the .New Zealand Rugby Union met tonight. The Otago Union asked that two days be set apart for the annual meeting of the New Zealand Union, in view of the late .hour at which last year's meeting ended. It was decided that the delegates could adjourn to a second day if circumstances warranted it. • .. The New South Wales Union wrot stating that an American Universit, team would leave for Australia oi May 20th, and will consist of % players. It is. proposed that the 1 shall pay, five matches in New Zeakhi — Two in Wellington and one each ii Auckland, Christchurch, and Dun edin.- - The arrangement of "dates wa) left to the incoming- management committee. ' ' ' . The New South Wales Union askeo that the New Zealand Maori team fehould leave f or Australia on May 30th. The secretary of team hay-

ing stated the team could leave 01 tha date desired, that course wai ; agreed to. The tour -will extend ovei six weeks. It was decided to play a practice match on June 3rd, between the New Zealand representative team for Australia and a Wellington team, the Wellington Union to get two-thirds of tha net gate receipts, as rental of ground. The selectors of the New Zealan< team were appointed as follows :— S Wilson, Christchurch ; H. Harris Otago; V. R. Meredith, Wellington and D. Gallagher, Auckland. Th< team will be selected not later thai May 21st, and nominations to be in vited from the unions forthwith. Mr C. Wray Palliser, representative of the New Zealand Union in London, cabled that alterations in the laws oi the game, previously decided upon, at a meeting of the Internationa] Board had been confirmed. It was docided to instruct unions to adopt the new rules. The applications for reinstatement from two players in South Canterbury and one at Petone (disqualified for playing the Northern Union game) wero. refused.