RUGBY AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 232, 25 June 1920, Page 8

RUGBY AFFAIRS

ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL MATCHES. A meeting of the Management Committeo of the New Zealand Rugby Union wa» held last night, Mr. 6. W. Slade presiding. There were also present: Jfctsre. A. 0. Kitto. J. T. M. Pikl, 11. Paton,. T. H. Jones, G. Howe,' R. T. Bailey, S. S. Dean, and 0. H. Pownall. Details' of the North-South match wero arranged. Mr; P. A. Laws, of Wellington, wrote, offering a pair of football boots to the most useful -player in both North and South Island teams, The ofler was accepted, and independent judges were appointed to make the awards. . A challenge for the Rapfurly Shield wai received from Poverty Bay. The disqualifications on 0. Cambell (Otairo) and W. J. Paul (Upper Hutt) wero lifted. Thfl application of W. J. Harridgn (Otago) was incomplete, and was thereforo referred back. The application of J. Douglas was merely received, as the caso has been reviewed before. The Wairarapa Rugby Union advised that they were playing only approved rules. It was decided to play tho South Island country team against Wairarapa at Carterton, instead of' Masterton, and to alter the date from August 4 to August 5. ! A letter frota. Mr. 0. B. Marriott, secretary of the English Union, to Mr. W. W. Hill, the central secretary in Australia, was ■ read, confirming the cablegram sent urging no action to bo taken with regard to playing amended rules. The letter stressed the point that the union desired one universal, code, and that they were awaiting a reply from South Africa. A a soon as this .came, to hand the wholo matter would be thoroughly gone, into. The proposed rules under which the N.Z. Mounted Division Challenge Oud for secondary schools is to be played wero approved. The matches wiU.be played in two spoils of forty minutes or four spells oi twenty minutes. When, extra time is required the spells aro to be of 15 minuteß. Tho 1 following first and second rounds for the North Island tournament were proAute v. Gißborne, at Gißborne; Napier llleh School v, Maori Agricultural College (Napier), winners of thceo two matches at Hastings; Palmcrston North High School v. ' New Plymouth High School (New Plymouth); Scotß Col* lege v. St. Patrick's (Wellington), winners of these two matches at Palmerston North; Auckland Grammar School v. Ifine'B College (Auckland): Sacred Heart Collego v. Hamilton High School (Hamilton), winners of these two matches at Auckland.

Mr. 1". H. Jones waß appointed manager of tho New Zealand team to visit Australia. Mr. A. C. Kitto will take tho team up to Auckland, and bring it back' to Wellington again, when Mr. Jones will talco charge. ... Jt was detfded to cable Australia with regard ta the'financial basis upon which the tour Is to be run. Tho basis upon which neeotiations aro to be opened with South Africa, for their tour in 1921 was approved. The, basis is tor' fifteen matches in New Zealand, eight in the North Island, and seven in the South Island. It is proposed, subject to the approval of the South African Union, to play matches against New Zealand at Dunedin, Wellington and Auckland, and the match against North Island at. W&wranui and against the South Island Chrlstchurch. ... It war. decided to write to the central secretary for Australasia- in Sydney stating that the New Zealand Union was prepared to assist in bringing out a French team. , . . ■ The New Zealand team to tour Australia will leave .'Wellington on July 8. arriving at Auckland on July 9, and playing Auckland the. next day. The team is to lrnvo Auckland on July 12. and will play Palinerston North on Jtily 14, returning to Wellington, and ?oitftr straight on board the vessel for Australia on July 15. BANFUBLY SHIELD MATCH. Tho New Zealand Jtefire.es' Appointment Hoard lias selected Mr. J. P. Pealte (Phristchurch) as referee for the Raufurly Shield challenge match between Hay of Plenty and Wellington, to Ue played at ths Athletic' Park on June 30.