FOOTBALL

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 353, 29 April 1897, Page 3

FOOTBALL

[By

Vigilant.]

At the special general meeting of the Auckland Rugby Union, held last Thursday evening, the motion put forward by Mr Airey, suggesting the substitution of a one-man committee to select representative teams in the place of three as at present, was adopted, with only three dissenting voices. I incline to think that the change will prove for the best, though opinions vary considerably. It appears that there is very little prospect of Suburbs being able to put a senior team in the field this year, according to Mr Leahy’s representations at the special meeting of the Auckland Rugby Union on Thursday last. The Union, however, decided to give the club a few days to send in names of those prepared to play, and do not feel inclined to establish a precedent in allowing the men to join other district clubs. J. Arnei] has been elected a life member of the Auckland Rugby Union. If the arrangements are carried out as anticipated by the New Zealand Rugby Union, the tour of the New Zealand team to Australia will read as under :— Leave Wellington 26th June, play New South Wales on 3rd and 10th July, Queensland on the 17th and 24th July, and New South Wales on the 31st July, with minor matches on each Wednesday. The team would then leave by the Alameda on the 2nd August, arriving at Auckland on the 6th, and play here on the 7th, leaving again for the South on the 9th August. Several practice matches were played on Saturday at Potter’s Paddock. The movements of provincial teams as proposed for the season are as under: — Otago to play Southland; bush districts to play Wairarapa; Canterbury to visit South Canterbury and Otago ; Wairarapa to visit Wanganui and Taranaki; Manawatu to visit Taranaki; Poverty Bay to visit Hawke’s Bay; Buller to play West Coast; Wanganui to visit Taranaki; Auckland to visit Taranaki; Taranaki to visit Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago ; Wellington to visit Otago, Southland, Hawke’s Bay, also probably play-, ing Manawatu and South Canterbury. The management committee of the New Zealand Eugby Union for the incoming season will be as under:—Messrs Bate (Wellington), Bee (Otago), Wesney (Southland), Morrison (Hawke’s Bay), Gibbons (Auckland), Lawrenson (Poverty Bay), McCardle(Canterbury), with officers ex officio ; auditor, Mr Coupland (Wellington) ; appeal committee, Messrs Henderson (Auckland), Fache (Wellington), Cotterill (South Canterbury), Firth (Nelson), Logan (Hawke’s Bay).