WESTERN DISTRICT RUGBY SUB-UNION.

Western Star, 20 April 1920, Page 2

WESTERN DISTRICT RUGBY SUB-UNION.

A meeting of the Union, held in the Globe Hotel on Saturday,. was attended by Messrs E. Mathieson, L. Brown, J, Breen, McGee, J. Camming and M. Mills. Owing to the absence of the President, Mr F. C. Mills, at the commencement of the meeting, Mr E. Matheson was voted to the chair. The names of L. Cross and W. Welsh were added to the list of referees, and that of A. Baird) was deleted.

It was agreed that it would ha illegal- for any one player to play for more than one club.

The Waiau Rovers were, granted black jerseys with white collars as their club colours.

The secretary was instructed to secure black and green jerseys for the Western District representative team if possible. It was agreed that the captain of each senior team hand in the players’ names to. the Union before the opening of the fixtures. Juniors .will be allowed to play in one senior match during the season. All senior players who played in two matches last season are seniors this season.

The captains of the various teams will be required to collect one shilling from each of the players to pay referees’ expenses. All representative matches are to be played alternatively at Riverton and Otautau.

It was agreed that three rounds he played this season. The following fixtures were drawn up for the first round): Seniors.—May I—Riverton v, Waiau Rovers at Riverton, McGie referee. May s—Orepuki v. Otautau at Orepuki, Mclntyre. ' Nightcaps a bye. May B—Waiau Rovers- v. Orepuki at Tuatapere, Liddell. May 12—Otautau v. Nightcaps at Otautau, McGie. Riverton a bye. May 15 —Nightcaps v. Waiau Rovers at Nightcaps, A. C. Mills. May 19—Orepuki v. -Riverton at Orepuki, Mclntyre. Otautau a bye. May 22—Riverton v. Nightcaps at Riverton, G- Stevens. May 26 — Waiau Rovers v. Otautau at Tuatapere, Mclntyre. Orepuki a bye. June 2—Otautau v. Riverton at Otautau, McGie. June 2—Nightcaps v. Orepuki at Nightcaps, G. Stevens. Waiau Rovers a bye. Juniors.—May s—Waiau5 —Waiau Rovers v. Riverton at Tuatapere, L. Cross. May s—Otautau5 —Otautau v. Nightcaps iat Otautau, A. C. Mills. May 12—Riverton v. Otautau at Riverton, W. Welsh. May 12 —Waiau Rovers v. Nightcaps at Tuatapere, Hinchcliffe. May 19—Waiau Rovers v. Otautau at Tuatapere, Liddell. May 19—Nightcaps v. Riverton at Nightcaps, McGie. ,The President, beifore closing the meeting, said that the secretary .had rendered good service during, the war period, and moved that he be voted the sum of ~£3 3s.—Mr E. Matheson also spoke culogistically of the good work done by the secretary, and seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously.