RUGBY CODE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1769, 6 June 1913, Page 6

RUGBY CODE.

WHITE-WASHING SOME LEAGUERS, <By Ihlegrapli.—Press Association.) Invercarflill. Juno 5. On his return to Inveroargill this even, ing, Mr. G. W. Woods attended a meeting . of the Southlindl Rugby Union -Management Committee, and reported that lie h\i appeared beforo a meeting of tho New Zealand Rugby Union, on Saturday, whoa he had laid before tho ruling l)'.»dy tho.. case *of a number of players whoso narnos he had handed in as having boen wrongly suspended for taking "part in Northern Union League games. Ho poi'atcd nut that' tlio men referred to had not travelled, and said that tho Southland R.U. wore of tho opinion that they had wrongly reported theso players. Mr. Woods said that he had received a sympitJietio hearing, and a definite promise' had been given him that a further meeting would bo callodHo look iiato the matter, provided ' tho Southland R.U. could show that tho facts were as stated. .Mr. Woods then moved tho folic wing resolution, which was carried unanimously:—"That this union oonsHers that tho plavors in question wore wrongly suspend- • od by this fcody, as they had not travelled or signed tho Leaguo declaration.'' t The matter was loft'in tho haulls of a special committee, with power to act.