IN A NUTSHELL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 1, 21 April 1939, Page 7

IN A NUTSHELL

bay rugby topics GAMES WITH VISITING TEAMS Interesting topics in nut-shell form which came before the Bay oi Plenty annual meeting last Saturday are:—' Southland, Canterbury and Otago will be touring the North Island this season and the Bay of Plenty is endeavouring to arrange games. The Bay of Plenty will support Otago's remit to the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union objecting to managers for overseas teams being appointed only from the council of the parent union. " Mr E. S. Hylton (Tauranga) moved that the Bay of Plenty should support the principle of one selector for the team to tour South Africa next year, and the suggestion was adopted GAME WITH BARBARIANS. The secretary, Mr W. S.. Hender, * son, was empowered to fix a date for a. match between the Barbarians t Club, Auckland, and the Bay of Plenty during the coming season. Mr Henderson reported that the Barbarians would like such a game and the meeting approved the Suggestion. The position of League Rugby In Rotorua was mentioned by Mr L. - Clarke (Rotorua)- who stated that ?iis sub-union "was not afraid of that code., It was almost, finished, he thought. The meeting was pleased to hear this and also the Whakatane report on the position in the Ruatokl district. Rangitaiki delegates sought help from the Bay Union 111 the matter of enabling „ student members of their union to play 'football immediately they returned to the Bay from universities or agricultural colleges. It was pointed out that a senior player must fulfil the residential ( * qualifications again after playing football out of his district, but the Bay Union decided to see "what could be-done in the matter.. PARATA CUP. "Rotorua would not care if they never saw the Par at a Cup again,"

said Mr L. Clarke, in, announcing his sub-union's decision not to enter the cup competition this year. It disorganised. their club football, he said. After some discussion the Rotorua representatives said they would enter if other representative matches could be worked in as Para,ta Cup games. A life member's gold badge was presented to Mr L. Clarke (Rotorua) as a posthumous gift to his who last seasr -> was elected a life member in recognition of his services to the game, but who died soma months ago. Mr Clarke said he was very deeply grateful for the memento which would give great pleasure to his mother. I