JUNIOR FOOTBALL

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 16, 26 May 1939, Page 8

JUNIOR FOOTBALL

• ° i RUATOKI TEAM WITHDRAWS i NEW OLD BOYS SIDE ] j The withdrawal ot' the lluatoki j Junior team was notified at Tuesday's meeting of th c AA T hakatane Rugby - Sub-Union executive, when the Rev. ( W. Rangi (Ruatoki) apologised for j his club's failure to field such a team j la.st week-end. All arrangements ha;! j been made but it had been neeessarv to cancel them at the last minute. He apologised for the juniors withdrawing a s they were not now able " to field a team. t Mr AV. S. Henderson said Riatok! ! \vris unfortunately situated and they had had bad luck. Old Boys Reserves s. Later in thc evening Mr A. Wcl ; nominated a, second junior team from r Old Hoys to be called Old Boys' serves. Old Bovs had now ."til players t and could field strong teams. I The. entry was the team to play in the second round. Permission was given to the jun.ioi t teams having rt bye to play the Ran, ■ gitaiki team in a similar position. , i It was decided that the Taneatun- a Poroporb junior match be played as a curtain raiser to the Opotikl-AVhakn- t

tan<.«' representative game on King's Birthday. Third Grade. A Third Grade match against Ran. gitaiki Thirds will also be played :md ■ATi- Webb and Air Conolly were -appoint ed selectors. Seven.a-side games by midget teams wen? suggested by Mr AVebb to fill the interval .between junior and senior games. 1 JTe said. he could get the boys and a- trophy for them to play for. Air Henderson said it. was- a good idea, but it might give the seniors an excuse for delay. Eventually it was decided; to defer the matter until next season.