RUGBY FOOTBALL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 116, 11 May 1932, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

Central Hawke’s Bay

SUB-UNION MEETING

GENERAL MATTERS DISCUSSED

A meeting of the Central Hawke’s Bay Rugby Sub-Union was held last evening, Mr. B. L. Wallis presiding over the following members:—Messrs L. R. Cutforth, R. S. Ricketts, F. R. Logan, W. Rust, R. Wynn, P. R. Smyrk, A. Collett, W. Adams, T. Dunn, J. Bell, and J. M. Reidy (secretary). Mr. J. Russell (selector) was also present. At the opening of the meeting the chairman welcomed Mr. F. R. Logan, delegate from the Waipukurau District High School, and Mr. W. Rust, delegate from the Waipawa District High School. On the motion of Mr. Smyrk, seconded by Mr. Wynn, it was decided that the senior selector, although he would have no vote, could attend meetings of the sub-union and take part in the discussion.

Alteration Of Fixtures

Waipawa football club wrote objecting to the alteration in the fixtures for next Saturday, by which the venue of the junior game, Waipawa v Tikokino, was altered from Waipawa to Waipukurau. The club claimed travelling expenses. Mr. Dunn said that, if the game were played at Waipukurau, he intended to apply for travelling expenses from Waipawa to Waipukurau for the Tikokino Club also.

Mr. Russell: For the sake of the gate. I don’t think it’s a fair thing to bring the boys over here. Mr. Smyrk, as a member of the fixtures committee, said that three* games had been set down for Waipawa, where only one ground was available. If the junior game were played at W’aipawa, the senior game would have to be transferred to Waipukurau. To test the feeling of the meeting he moved that this be done.

Air. Ricketts seconded the motion.

Air. Wynn moved an amendment that the third grade game be transferred to Waipukurau and the junior game to W’aipawa. Mr. Collett seconded the amendment.

Mr. Bell: Is there to be no consideration of the gates? Are we going to allow this to develop into purely a club matter or are we sitting as a sub-union?

Mr. Collett: As far as the financial side is concerned, as both "Waipawa and Tikokino clubs have claimed their expenses, it will work out about the same.

The Chairman: The question of granting expenses could not be considered; it is absolutely contrary to the rules.

The amendment was lost and the motion carried.

G. Blair, a H. 5.0.8. junior player, ordered off for striking a player in the H. 5.0.8. v. Tikokino game at Tikokino the Saturday before last, appeared before the Union. He stated that the referee was quite right in ordering him off, but that two other players should have gone off with him.

The Chairman: A little bit of a

scrap?—Yes. Mr. Smyrk moved that Blair be stood down for two Saturdays, including last Saturday. Mr. Wynn: I think the sooner we get down on this sort of thing the better. I will second the motion. Mr. Ricketts, H. 5.0.8. delegate, stated that a Tikokino player had knocked out Blair in the first spell. Blair had been honest enough to admit his offence. He thought suspension for one Saturday would be sufficient penalty. Mr. Smyrk’s motion was carried. “Rough play is a thing that must be put down,” said the Chairman to the. offender. “You must play for the fun of the game and not lose youi* temper. If you appear before the sub-union again the penalty will be much heavier.” The New Scrum

The following letter was received from the Hawke’s Bay Rugby Union: The following is a copy of information just received from the New Zealand Rugby Union: —“'With a view to securing uniformity, this meeting approves the management committee’s recommendation that the three front row scrummage be adopted, and the wing-forward abolished, and recommends its acceptance to all affiliated unions.” The above minute was passed at the annual general meeting of delegates to the New Zealand Rugby Union and I will be pelased if you will see that it is carried into force

immediately.—Received. Third Grade Competition The secretary of the Hawke’s Bay Union wrote as follows: “I am pleased to acknowledge receipt of your letter advising that a third-grade competition has been commenced and note the application for assistance. In the meantime my committee has deferred consideration of this matter, but hopes that, with the assistance of plenty of club spirit, the competition will be a success and of ultimate, advantage to your sub-union.” —Received.

Postponement Committee

The question of the postponement committee was brought up by the Chairman, who expressed the opinion that the members of the committee should reside in the same place. The members of the committee at present were Mr. Collett and himself. The secretary said that, by not postponing the fixtures on a recent wet Saturday, the sub-union had lost considerable revenue.

The chairman said that he had no intention of casting any reflection on Mr. Collett’s judgment; his point was merely that, if the members of the committee, resided in different towns, it was difficult to come to a decision. He stressed the fact, also, that the sub-union would have to consider the financial aspect. No action was taken.

Tickets For Unemployed

Mr. L. R. Cutforth proposed that five, free tickets should be given in Waipukurau and in Waipawa each Saturday for the use of unemployed. All the unions in New Zealand were, he said, doing the same thing.

Mr. Collett seconded the motion which was carried, the. allocation of tickets being left to the gatekeepers.

Booing From Sidelines?

Referring to the fact that there had been some, discussion to the effect that some Waipawa junior players ought to be in the senior grade, Mr. Dunn said that when the Waipawa juniors played in Waipukurau there

was a considerable amount of booing from the sidelines. “The boys came home very disheartened,” he said. “It has come to this, that they don’t like coming over to play here. Mr. Russell supported Mr. Dunn. Mr. Ricketts said that he had been present at the ground last Saturday, but had heard no booing. The only trouble he had seen had been created when the Waipawa juniors tried to get into the ground without passes.

Mr. Collett said that the remarks from the sidelines had been a dis-

grace. Mr. Logan said that he had heard nothing to which objection could be taken. The secretary said that he had

heard certain remarks passed, but did not think they could be classed as “booing or jeering.” “The Waipawa juniors are pretty

sore and the trouble is apt to go further,” said Mr. Wynn, expressing satisfaction that the matter had been ventilated.

Mr. Adams expressed the opinion that sub-union members should do more to keep order on the ground. The Chairman: The members should certainly assert their right to order spectators off the ground if

necessary. The discussion then dropped. Reclassification Applications

C. Carney applied for reclassification from junior to third grade and S. McNab from senior to junior grade.

The former application was refused and the latter granted. An application for the reclassification of C. Ver ran (Tikokino) from senior to junior was refused. Representative Match

The Hawke’s Bay Union wrote suggesting the playing of a match, Na-pier-Hastings v. Central Hawke’s Bay and East Coast Sub-Union on May 2 8.

Mr. Smyrk moved that the Hawke’s Bay Union be informed that the subunion agreed to the. playing of the game, provided the sub-union did not have to meet travelling expenses. Mr. Collett seconded the motion, which was carried.

On the motion of Mr. Smyrk, seconded by Mr. Bell, it was decided that town versus country senior and junior representative matches be played at Waipukurau on May 25. On the motion of Mr. Wynn, it was decided to request the Hawke’s Bay Union to send a Napier-Hastings junior team to play Central Hawke's Bay on May 28 as a curtain-raiser to the senior match.

Seven-a-Side

The secretary suggested that a Hawke’s Bay seven-a-side tournament should be played at Waipukurau on July 16.

Mr. Smyrk moved that the Hawke’s Bay Union be asked to grant permission for the playing of such a tour-

nament and to refrain from playing

matches in Napier and Hastings on that date.

General Matters

The Takapau football club wrote stating that its jerseys were the same as those of Te Aute, which caused confusion in matches.

It was decided to draw Te Aute’s attention to the matter. Mr. V. Hobin, of Waipawa, was appointed junior selector. It was decided that the annual fixture Te Aute College v. Victoria University College should be played on. August 20. The secretary of the Onga Onga Football Club wrote advising that Mr. Buchanan, the owner of the ground, had consented to the subunion’s controlling all games played at Onga Onga this season. It was decided to take control of the ground.