"MAY GO OUT"

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 56, 30 August 1939, Page 8

"MAY GO OUT"

THAMES VALLEY UNION FOUR SELECTORS USELESS "Yen will never get a satisfactory team while you have four selectors," said the chairman of the Paeroa Rugby Union, Mr D. C 5. McMillan referring to the crushing defeat o;f the Thames Valley team by W aikato "This is a point the union will have to consider next. year. \\ bother to support the suggestion of a sole selector or to continue with four selectors. With four selectors, no matter how honest they may be, they sil favour their own players, and players are bc.ing left out when, they should not-be. There is no doubt, rhat the team did not go too will on Saturday, and it was not a happy crowd that watched the game.'' ! Mr Shaw: Thames Valley were without a captain and have never had one. On Saturday the captaio did not bother to alter the team to meet the occasion. "Thames Valley may go out in the near future," continued - the chairman. <l if something is not done to improve the standard of the team. ''None of the strong unions,he said. "want to meet us, as tin Tha. mes' Valley, team is too'weak to give them a good game. - As a team, on Saturday Thames Yalley did not 50 at all well and lacked combination. The liiajor -union may either havs to enlarge its ..area or go out. That is my opinion.V6u r recent nominations went into .the waste paper basket, as no selector would consider n man he had never seen pl ;, v, and the selectors are not going to waste time travelling to see a team play of the standard of Thames Valley,' he concluded.