RUGBY ADMINISTRATION

Chronicle (Levin), 1 September 1948, Page 4

RUGBY ADMINISTRATION

3orovyhen«a |x#6Bfivg Meets TJie i meeting of the Horowhenua! Rugby Unio,n's manggemept ppmmittee wa.s held m Levin last night. There were m:p§eht: Messf's.. A.' Gii|es'pie \chairman) , C. E." Wiseley, j. c. Macdppalh, ^iRgi, E. J. pqqk, C. Wilkmsqn, A. Watt, -D. Cgie, D. J. Ol'iver, T. Winiata" and j". E. Fullarton (secretary) . T|ie Rahui'" Glub wrote askjpg whether thpir play-pff with Paraparaumu f ort the soptliern (JivisJon, ;of the "junior championships could be contested at Levin. The approval of Paraparaumu having been qbtame'4, the cpmmittee agreed to the request, the game to be played at 2.45 p.m. next SaturHfiy " on !thp L'evip Pafk " Domai'p. (4,s; a purtain-rafser, fourths will piay Horowhenua thirpls at 1.15 p.m., Mr. G. Ppssell being appointed mapager of the lp,cal. team. Permission was granted the Old BoyV' Gliib to play Rongotai Colleg'e at Levjn pn geptembpr 11, the game to pommence at 1 p.rri. as a curtain-raiser ' "to the' *" "senior ^championship final at 2.15 p.m. betwpen Wanderers and Hui Mai. Approval was alsp given for matches between OM Boys and Napier Boys' High School at Napier on geptember 25 and Levin on October 2. A donation of £1 ls ' was f orwardep by Waikanae Ciub -with a request that it be'forwarded to the St. Joh'n 'Amboiance Brigade ip apprppiatipn pf jts services at games.' The chairman expressed gracification at this recognition by i thp club. Mr. Wiseley remarked |that the work performed by the i'br|gade's officpps was of very great value to olubs and referees. The secretary apngprjge^ that the Robinson Rose Bowl, for the best dress'ed," " mannered and Ibehaved team over the last round of the senior champioriship Ha'd been won by IJui Mai. fbe ppints aliocated were:' Hui Mai 70, Shannon 62, Athletic 6.0, Wanderers 58 and , Otaki-Rahui 50. Thp cpmmittee extended 'its cpngratul'ations to Hui Mai. A pircular frpm the New Zealapp "Rugby UnipR enquired {whether' ' Horowhenua desired to submit a nomination "for "the'position of manager or assistant manager of the New Zealand team to tour Sqpth Africa in 1949- , It was resolved to nominate Mr. 1 N. McKenzie as manager and Mr. Mark: Nicholls as assistant. ■ ' As* m'aRager pf tfip "Horowbenqa senior players who participated in l the* All "Black trial' at Wanganui ; last wpek, Mr. Oliyer repprted that i all had played well and* behaypp • excellently. The rpport was rppeiye*4, ' thp "chaii'map * commentihg that the local members "had acquitted ■ themselves creditably and the game liad been a -^ood one. A suggestion that it be allowed ; to have the Bebbington Shield for a short period so it could be placed lon display in Shannon was ' received from the Shannon Foot:'bq.li Club. It was apprbved. . A demand for £57 8s 5d rates on Rugby Park was received from the Levin Borough Council. It { was deci'ded to write asking the { council if it could agree to reduc- , ing this amount tp £10 as was : done last'year. Mr. Qliver was appointed manager qf the Ilorowhenua senior team to play Wellington, at Lower Hutt, on Saturday, and the bus will leave Shannon 9 a.m., Levin 9.30 a.m., Manakau 9.45 a.m. and Otaki 10 ' a.m., For * the"* game between HorQwhenua fourths and Wellington fifths, being played at Wellington on Saturday,. Mr. Les. Smith was chosen as manager, and- it was decided that the team travel by train.