RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2186, 26 June 1914, Page 10

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MEETINGS OV TME BcHiIXION iUXKOllilVl!;. The sveefd.v flicstlng ef the JLatjngcment Committee of die New Zealand Kugby linioit was held last night. .\ir, A. tialbraitli presided,-attd there- were also present Sidssrs. li, Vytio, H, ;\L lwat's, J. Hyaius, J. Laiiehton, A. Laiirrasoii, A, tloliis, and tCli, Dixom Notification was received imm tho X«w South Wates Rugby "Uiriaii of the itinerary, for tho Jfev /, M la«d team's Australian tour, as follows •.-■•Judy 3, kayo Wollitigtfju; July 7, ajtfiv-e Sydney; July 11, v. New South Wales, at Sydney j July 15, play at Grange; July 10, arrive back at Sydney; July 18, v, Australia, at Sydney; July 22.'.play at Arraidale; Joty 25, V. Queensland", -at Brisbaitej July 29, .v. ■Queensland, a* Brisbane,- August 1, v. Australia, st Brisbane;. August- 5. Olympic .fund match at Sydney; August 8, v. New S&Hth. Wales, at 'Sydney'; August 15, v. Australia, at Sydii'ev,

A letter was received from the Wangamii Itagby Union ir&wmg attention to til* fact tlmt they considered that the North Island scienter*! had i-jofc carried out; their duties to the best advaiiagc, having selected >i teafti from three? provinces, instead of i'rwffi the whole of the .{forth Island, thus ign&riiig the claims-of a number of qualified pkycrs. The. WaJiganui Union strongly resented selectors occupying glFjog if ilifiy woresvot prepared to limke themselves , aequainted Ivitlt the. various pkyors tliraitglKMii ' the island.-. .If they were, not prejjawd. to 4o tilts. It was sliftply sn iiißuVt for, theft) ta ivsfe local selectors to noim-nate. players for their coitsldtka* tiai?. It was it regrettable •rdncidpiice that the players selected, all came I roii-i tiic ■ unions in wliicli tirei) soWttfifs resided-—lt wa« resulted to tepty to th-o Wangttiiui t'liiolj to ito'ojfee* that tho New- fed-awl Ifnioit «ould n&t interfere with tho selwtors in their •ap' poiirtinenfe; and _aisa> thai tho last paragraph of tire letter ..was .hicorrcet. In response, to ,a. rcotiesi from the .Marlborough ihigby Xhmtt it,was dprided' to ranoVe tho iraiiie of .Ji'iM'-BiwaM ■frtwn the ifet of'{liswaKSod..players, l J± had been alleged that M'Donald! ted taksn ■ part" in' a; "bjaanov" final hi a Loagac" g«!»e. The f letter stated that tliis had" boon fo-und'te. bo incorrect, however, (Mid a- swam stateriisiit wa#. at. taclied in. which- -Jlwtoaldstated .that ho'liad n«ver taken- part i-it the gaois? ifl question. ...•'•

• Begiirfli.ijg Hie- tasc af .HubiSSvt ©iefek, of Little B-ivoti wlio pla'Tecl licagu.o foot* ball in (Jiieenslaiuil., aait his su)iseb,u6H:t .request for reitlstatoiuettt tmder ike lingby Union, a jettc* was r<Sn.d fiwni. tjia" Queensland Rugby Tjiiiaii staiin}*;' thn.t.fliis pfoyw liAtl. wt S?tine;(l jitoaii»eiieo ift Queeftftlatii! ii-i tbo League gawe. Dißfek Wss refused. It was ■ iecided to ntafce fwtJj&r inquiry into Sl-ie avijlkatioi! of W. Row-, hrws, o? JColsoii, wlio made a sii'nilar' appjicatto. - • S'lv. : W. J. W.D.S appointed to aflt as. fofei'ei; in fiie Wstngannti-Tora-floki Raivfu'rly-Sliield mateli tiMMofttrfv. RUGBY PLAYER SUSP£U£)EtI,' ftyckland. Juno S-3. The Auclslafttl Rngby Dijioii sttjpcncto.d for twelve months A. Tresize, tt City Cltib playoir., o:« a eharge t'liat her lacked. 3['J)Hualdi of tli-G M&vk't JJretiicj-s' tea to, in'a saiitch oh Saturday wcelu