RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 301, 16 September 1919, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

NEW ZEALAND UNION NORTH AND SOUTH ISLAND MATCH The Management Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union met last night, when there wero present; Messrs. J. A. Slade, A. C. Kittu, .IV. W. Cook, G. Howe, and Captain T. H. Jones. Mr. Slado was voted to the chair. The first business of the meeting was a letter from tho Wellington itugby Union asking whether .season ticlsetholder's would be admitted free to'the Athletic Pack on Saturday on the occasion of the North v, South Island match. With the exception of lifo members and delegates to the special meeting of the .N.Z.R.F.U., it was decided' that ticket-holders be admitted tree, but that no guarantee could be given tliat seats in tho grandstand woulu be reserved. . It was resolved' 1 to entertain the members of the visiting teams to dinner alter the match. Captain Jones was appointed 'to th; vacanoy on the Referees' Appointment Board caused by the resignation of Mr. B. A. Harris.

The committee decided to play a match between Wellington and Oriental seniors' as n "curtaiii-raiser" to tho North v. South Island' match. The teams will pby oif-for the "wooden spoon" of tho Wellington Rugby Union's championship. The following coaches were appointed in connection with the North v.' South Island match:—North Island: F. Roberts (backs); A. J. Griffiths (forwards). South Island: J.'N. Millard (oacks), H. Paton (forwards). Messrs. E. Wylic, G. H. Dixon, and A. Laurenson lunvnrded their resignations as trustees of tho New Zealand Rugby, Union. Messrs.. Slade, Cook, and Howe were appointed to fill the vacancies. Correspondence was received from tho New • South' Wales and South African Unions, with regard to dates for future conferences on Rugby matters, and it was decided that tho letters should be referred to Friday's meeting of delegates for'consideration. The Manawatu Union notified that it liad disqualified for life a player who hod struck a referee and who had used -•obscene language, and another player for life who had come on to the iicld alter being ordered off for knocking a player unconscious. '. . . . ~ ; It was decided to approve the disqualifications. , ' The Sports Protection League l wrote requesting tho union to 'send delegates to a special meeting of sports bodies to bo called for the purpose of discussing the amateur status./ The committee agreed to send delegates to the meeting.

NORTH ,V. SOUTH MATCH.

Information lias been received that W. Laxon (Auckland), who was selected as full-back for the North Island team in the match against the South Is and, broke Ills' collarbono in the AueklnndTaranaki> match on Saturday. Laxon had. also been selected to play at.nyeeighths for 'Auckland in the match with AVellincton to-morrow, but owing to his injury Heath was chosen in' his place. The vaennev in the North Island team will be filled by the selectors to-day. AUCKLAND V, WELLINGTON. . The following team will represent Auckland in the malch with "Wellington for the ltanfurly Shield to-morrow:-Pull-back, Heath; three-quarters, Burns, V. Wilson, Woolley;'five-eighths, hrierson, -Baddeley;' half, Ross; forwards, Thomas (wins), Berrick. M'Cullough, Bi - -lington, Fletcher, H. Wilson, Sutherland. Finlayson. , , ,' ~,, The Auckland team arrived in Wellington by the »w. •Plyniowth express Inst nieht Mr. A. M'Llwam 1? manager of the team. / .-. WELLINGTON T'. AUCKLAND. ■■ The Ranfurtv Shield challenge match,' Auckland v. Wellington, will be played at Athletic Park to-morrow, and considerable interest is being taken in the contest, aa Wellington and Auckland invariably provide a game wrath witnessing. A curtain-raiser to the big game will be a match between Base Records and Defence Headquarters. WELLINGTON AND CHRTSTCHURCH P. AND T. STAFFS' MATCH. By Telcsriipli—Press Association. Christchurch, September 15. The annual match, between the Wellington and Christchurch Post and lolegraph staffs'was played this afternoon. After an'interesting giune ■ Wellington won by 19 points to 6, One of the Wellington men, Chesternian. in kickiifg at the ball, came into collision with a Christchurch player, and broke one of his logs below the knee. Chesterinan is the leading player of the Athletic Club'o first fifteen.

MARLBOROUGH-WEST COAST MATCH A DRAW. By TelecraDli—l'rrais Association. ','"•. Greyniouth, September What, promised to lie a splendid game, the representative football match 'between Mai'lborougii and AVest Coast, was spoilt by a heavy.downpour;Vhich comnienced'just after piay had started, and .conliuued throughout. The game ended in a draw, both sides scoringa try, which was not converted. Steele. scored for West Coast, running the full length of the field 'and, outpacing the visitors. Fuller scored for Marlborough.