RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 277, 17 August 1921, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

THE SPRINGBOKS TO PLAY MANAWATU TO-DAY Ths Springboks arrived from the south yesterday niornijig_ by the Mararoa, and all of them looked remarkably fit and well. They are now thoroughly acclimatised, and are appreciating the sharp, vigorous winter air of New Zealand, just as much as they are ths remarkable interest their visit, is decking everywhere. They -were taken to the Thorndon Station in a “drag,” singing a song of the veldt as thi-y trundled through the city. They are to meet a combined Manawatu-Horowhenua fifteen at Palmerston North this afternoon. SUGGESTED REVISION OF SPRINGBOKS’ TOUR Advice was received at last night’s meeting of tho Wellington Rugby Union from the New Zealand Union that the following rearrangement of tho South Africans’ tour would lie submitted to Mr. Bennett, manager of the Springboks, for consideration:— August 27, v. New Zealand, at Auckland. August 31, v. Waikato, at Hamilton. September 3. v. Hawke’s .Bay and Poverty Bay, at Napier. September 7, v. Maori representatives, at Napier. September 10, v. Nelson, Marlborough and Golden Bay, at Nelson. September 17, v. New Zealand, at Wellington. A POVERtFbTy PROTEST By Telegraph.—Press Association. Gisborne, August 16. The Poverty Bay Rugby Union has made a strong protest against the alteration of the date of the Springboks’ match at Napier, which upsets the arrangements for the special steamer, and affects the financial arrangements, bysides giving the public na opportunity to seo the Springboks. wellingtoFrugby union MEETING OF LOCAL COMMITTEE. The Management Committee, of the Wellington Rugby Union met last evening. There were present the chairman (Mr. J. Prendeville) and .Messrs. 14. Porrv, W. IV. Cook, IV.' J. Hardham, E. H. Ward, G. F. Jackson. H. C. Buck, 11. M’Leod, and J. N. Millard. A donation of £lO was made towards the expenses of sending a team representing tho Wellington Public Schools’ Association to Wanganui. ' A referee in a fourth-grade match reported two players for having made use o* abusive language in objecting to his rulings. It was decided to request both players to appear before, the committee. In response to a. request from Mr. .1. H.. Lynskey, of Ekctahuna, it was decided to arrange a “curtain-raiser" on the Athletic Park on September 3 between teams of schoolboys representing Ekctahuna and Petone.

The Southland Rugby , Union wrote confirming September 10 as the date of the interprovincial match, Wellington v. Southland, to bo played at 'Wellington. Confirmation of other matches was received as follows:—Wellington v. Auckland, at Auckland. September 3; Wellington v. Wanganui, at Wanganui, on August 24. Intimation was received from the Manawatu Union that it would receive a visit from a Wellington third-grade representative team to play Manawatu juniors at Palmerston North on August 27. It was resolved to instruct the third grade committee to select a team and to recommend a manager. On account of the recent revision in the Springboks’ tour, it was decided that ft was impossible to play the suggested match against South Auckland at Hamilton during the A team’s northern tour.

An application by tho junior grade committee for the issue of caps to junior representatives was not entertained. The Marlborough Union intimated that it would send a team to play "Wellington on August 27. It was decided to request the selectors to select the northern touring team this evening. Mr. E. Perry was appointed manager of the team. It was decided to play another round of the third grade competition on Saturday. The fourth grade final will he played the same day. Tho fifth grade championship was declared closed, and tho championship awarded to Petone. The sixth grade -championship was awarded to Wellington College, and the seventh grade to Poneke A. SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES The schools’ team to play tins afternoon in the match with a team from Scots College is as follows: —Full-back, Barrett; three-quarters, Nichol), Turlev, Richards; five-eighths, Cookson, Mahoney: half, Cleland; forwards, M’Leod, Teal, Best, Fordham, Callaghan, Waitai, Levien; wing-forward, Harris; emergencies, Cave, Lambourne. These am the only boys of the twenty selected to go te Wanganui who will he needed for this game, which is to sta«t at 3 p.m. Should the Kilbirnie ground be too wet, the game will be played at the Lyall ■Bay ground, provided that the weather conditions are favourable