RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Waikato Times, Volume 116, Issue 19330, 9 August 1934, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND UNION. THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) - WELLINGTON, Thursday. At a meeting of the . Management 'Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Football Union a letter was received from the Marlborough Rugby Union, asking that a match be played at Blenheim between a team from the Combined Seddon Shield districts and the All Blacks upon their return from Australia. The Nelson Union wrote in support of the proposal. It was agreed by the meeting that nothing could be done in the matter. Inquiries were made in a letter from the Hawke's Bay Rugby Union whether home matches with Taranaki, Wanganui and Auckland on September i, 6 and 8 respectively were to be regarded as Ranfurly Shield challenge matches.

The committee decided that the matches in question be played as such.

DISPUTE AT TAUMARUNUI. SEVERAL TEAMS WITHDRAW. TAUMARUNUI, Wednesday. Trouble which lias arisen in connection with a match played under the auspices of the Taumarunui Rugby Sub-Union at Taumarunui on July 25 was discussed at a meeting of the subunion this week. The match was between Taumarunui and Manunui, and a Manunui Club official took, exception to the referee’s rulings. A letter was received from Mr V. Verran tendering his resignation as a member of th- sub-union. The secretary of the Manunui Football Club, Mr. D. Brown, wrote as follows:—“This is to notify your union that the Manunui Football Club has decided to play no further games in the competitions in which It is now entered. This is for all three grades —senior, junior, and third grade.’’ It was decided that the matter be left over until next week in order to give the Manunui juniors and third grade players a chance to go on with their games if they wished.