RUGBY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2190, 1 July 1914, Page 4

RUGBY

THE ALL-BLACK TEAM. E; ROBERTS-TO GO. • - The vacancy created in the ranks of •tlio Ail-Black team by tlio inability of C. Green,.-the West Goast half-back, to travel to Australia, has been filled by .E. Roberts, the Wellington half-back., As Roberts is recognised almost everywhere -as .New Zealand's leading halfback, great satisfaction is expressed in tho city at the . knowledge that-ho is chosen. The'omission of Roberts from, the team in tho first , instance lias brought no praise and much criticism upon tho selectors, and considerable dissatisfaction was growing since it be-' came known that lio was not oven tho emergency half, but that ho had beon further passed over in favour of Hi NunA, of Petone. The public will bo pleased indeed that tho executive of tho Union lias found a means of overcoming what was looked upon as a very awkward difficulty. - : THE TEAM ASSEMBLING.'. Tho annual meeting of the pollingarrived in Wellington' .laBt : .night; ■ These were M. Cain and'G. Loveridge; of Taranaki. . The. northern members arc expected to arrive by this ing's Main Trunk 'express* ''and the southerners -by tho morning ferry steamer: , The. captain qf ,tho team, R; Roberts, of' Taranaki. >wi|i -not be here for- to-day's match;', and; may not'-arf rive.till tho day.'of •'departure- for Aus-tralia—-Friday."- ■ • ._ •' .••;•';' :..The/team to play. Wellington to-day will bu selected at lO o'clock this • morning ■ ■" . > ' - ■' ANOTHER WITHDRAWAL.''. ' Word was received in Wellington last evening that Carroll (South' one of tho wing-forwaids J .;cann6t' make' the trip to Alistralia. . His placfi will be filled by 'Barrett,• of'tlie City team,' Auckland. ,Both Carroll "arid -Barrett were members of thp N6rth Island B team. , ■' . ' IMPORTANT CONFERENCE. . NEW INTER-COLONIAL'AGREE-MENT;'' An important Rugby conference will bo : held in Sydney'during/tlio ,visit .of tho New Zealand .team.' Somo years ago there'existed between : Now Zealand and the Australian Rugby States an agreement tinder "which visiting in-ter-colonial teams, pajd tHeir own, expenses, and the homo union banked'the gate receipts. Later ay three-years' wimpact was made to tho.; effaH; that homo unions', took : 40 por . ccnt. of tho "gate," and 'thei*';other two oinions concerned 30 per cent'. : 'feaeli'.:v.:E , or instanco, matches played in Sydney-'would yield 40 per cent, to tho New' South Wales ■body, 30 per cent, to New. Zealand, and 30, per cent, to Queensland. From matches in Brisbane, Queensland would derive the 40 per cent.', and respecting games played m this country our own union would-take tlio: biggest share. This latter agreement will run out on the completion of tho coming tour of tho New Zealand team, and the conference mentioned is to be held for tho purpose of: making a new agreement'; expiring arrangement is regard--/ ed'-aii!'"having '.worked satisfactorily, its ;is likely,that it';will lie renewed. '■ << j'.'Mr.-- R.M.. Isaacs, who' is' a . member: of 'tlio Now Zealand Union, and the manager of the New Zealand team, will represent the Dominion, at the conference. One other delegate is to be sent. iA:;-memb.o.r ofciffio utiitib.-. esocetijroshas;; "(l^hj"rft>^inte'Si:%n3'wil!.'pro'J) , &blyJ.leaye' ; with ;tho'team on after-. ■Wards. '7.'. l;; -.. .'.'■■ ,y'