RUGBY AFFAIRS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1282, 10 November 1911, Page 2

RUGBY AFFAIRS.

MEETING OF CHIEF CONTROL. KAITIIIS WANT TO COMM. A short meeting of the Now /.<;i];inO Rugby Union was held yesterday. 'I hero were present: -M<*s-v-. X. l lnllir.iilh (chairman), R. X. Isaacs, M. ' innil>ic, 11. Kelly, and Dr. I'. 1". M'Eveily. M'Donald's Suspension, The committee of Hip f lingo I'niou forwarded an appeal against the decision of tho Now Zealand Union in lll'* M'lloiuld cast l . The cnnimunic.nl ion wan referred lo the Appeal Committee. M'Donald was dw|ir.ilifM'd for Iwo voars for allegedly having made r-lid <■ remarks to a referee, Mr. .lames ll'inean. Tho referee (lid not ivporl Ihe ineiilenl, but the news reached the ears of members of tho committee, and lliey look notice of it The New Zealand Union did j lot endorse tho disqualification. Really "All Blacks." A request which surprised o\oryliody came from Kiniberley, South Africa. It was a letter from ouo Epstein, who askcd whether the New Zealand Union would consent lo be visited by a South African coloured team of which he proposed lo be iii.maßor.-~The union did not discuss tho merits of the scheme; they simply directed the secretary to inform Mr. Epstein that his, application must como through tho South African llivird. tho bodv controlling Rugby foolbull in South Africa, ill order to bo considered by tho New Zealand Union. A copy of tho letter was to lie will to the South African lionrd, ami at the sa.mc time tho secretary was instructed to rono.u- this invitation for a South African (cam lo visit New Zealand.

Ths Seddon Shield. The Duller Union wrotoseeking the Now Zealand Union's intervention in the settlement of a dilferenco of opinion which has arisen as to which union ha.s a, proper right to hold the Seddon Shield. This shield is for competition among the Marlborough, Nelson, West Coast, and Duller Unions, but when it was presented it wps not, us was the Runfurly Shield, given to tho New Zealand Union to take care of. Certain rules seem to linvo been observed, but this year a conference was held to draw up fresh regulations. 'i'lio new rules were made, but Marlborough, tho holders of the shield, were not representatives. Under those fresh regulations Bnller challenged Marlborough, and Marlborough refused to accept tho challenge. Whereupon Bullcr, also under the new rules, claimed possession of tho shield.—Tho New Zealand Union replied that, they wero willing to adjudicato on tho dispute provided all parties concerned wero willing that they should so act,