TARANAKI RUGBY UNION".

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12927, 5 August 1905, Page 7

TARANAKI RUGBY UNION".

I A meeting of the Union was held on • Thursday. Stratford's protest against Waimate being awarded the Junior Championship, on account of Christie having played in the play-off, he having iqualified as a senior player previously, was upheld, and the match giwn to Stratford. Okaiawa seniors protested against the match Opunako v. Okaia«va being awarded to Opunake, on the ground thai' Opunake played tw o players who were not on ifck* books of xh© Unio^i. It Was resolved., to award ;.he protest in question to -Okaiawa, and. to declare the match void. ..>This,, now leaves Hawera the winners of the Southern Division; and : they will play-off with < Stratford' on Saturday, 12th inst. ' - The Union resolved • that no more protests be entertained on r latches played to' date. '' ,In regard to, the against H. do Tiaunay and jfl^lf. Hansen repbVtcd by the, .referee (Mr Crane)" in the IlaweraEltkam grade maiclhj, played at Elthain 1 on May { '}0, of "n.aving t created a disturbance . .by baxracking ,jind inci't- . ing the .take jio notice, of the rejeree, it . was ' resolved that the charges against Hansen had no foundation, ijhat . the- charge .Jigains-t „ de Launay was proved, and ; .that he be. disqualified till ' the end of the first round, 49(H.. « The secretary was instructed *to write to the secretary of the Eltliam Club with regard to the conduct of spectators. . . ''r • •:' The secretary was also instructed to" write to the &eferees J Association of the Southern Division, asking to be more particular in appointing competent -referees. , The New. Zealand Uriion v wrote stating itihaib fhpi match' between) the Australian team and . a combined team from Wanganui and Taranaki had been fixed to take "place at Hawera on September 9, and asking ihe Taranaki Union wiih the Wanganui Union * regarding, ths* selection of the team,* and to undertake the arrangements. -- It was decided to act as requested. The Wanganui match was postponed till September 23, in consequence of the Australain match. ,