RUGBY

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 288, 31 August 1921, Page 6

RUGBY

SELECTION OF THIRD TEST TEAM SUGGESTION FROM CANTERBURY By Telegraph —Preu Association. Christchurch, August 30. The chairman of the Canterbury Rugby Union. (Mr. S. Wilson) has sent (he following message to the New Zealand Rugby Union:—“The Canterbury Union urges your executive to defer selection of the third Test match team until after Saturday's match here, and that the selectors be instructed to come to Christchurch for this game, or, as aa alternative proposal, to add Canterbury men to the Selection Committee in aft advisory capacity." [The New South Wales-New Zealand Test match is to be played in Christchurch on Saturday.] WELLINGTON UNION MEET TROUBLE WITH WAIRARAPA UNION The Management Committee of th# Wellington Rugby Union met last evening, There were present Messrs. J. Prendeville (in the chair), W. J. Hardhom, W. W. Cook, J. N. Millard, H. C. Buck. H. M'Leod, G. F. Jackson, F. A. Laws, E. H. Ward and F. J. M'Comisky (secretary). Tho Boys’ Institute were granted permission and the necessary ground to play a return match with Masterton District High School on September 3. The Poneke Club wrote stating that a game in which one of its teams participated had not been started to time. The explanation of the referee who had charge of the game was that ho had arranged, the time of starting with the teams before tho match. It was decided to forward the referee’s statement to the Poneke Club. . Mr. J. Russell, manager of the third-, class representative team which travelled to Fotmersfoii North, reported that tho behaviour of the team had teen exceptionally good. The congratulations of the committee were extended to the manager and the team. Tho King Country Union wrote suggesting that the Wellington A represen--1 tatives should play a match at Taumarunui'on their way back from Auckland. The request was declined on tho score that there was not sufficient tim# to arrange the fixture. _ The secretary of the Wairarapa Union wrote complaining that the Wellington Union’s attitude in connection with the visit of tho Wellington junior representatives to Featherston on Saturday last did not meet with his approval and wa# not in the best interests of Rugby.,, I advised you by wire,” ran the letter, and over the telephone that it was impossible to play before 2.30 p.m., and in the face of this tho manager of the Wellington team is reported to have informed, tn# Wairarapa Union officials that I haa agreed to play early, in time to allow Wellington, to return by the 4 p.m. train. This, as you know, is contrary to fact. The action of your manager caused ths game to be in two spells of less than 30 minutes each, which was unreasonable when the team could have returned to Wellington by a later train. I am directed to inform you that the senior team from Wairarapa next _ Saturday will return the same day as the match* leaving Wellington by the 4.15 p.m. train. Please arrange for the game to start at 1.30 p.m., and if necessary play half-hour spells. Failing your union agreeing, the game will be Il aband .°“ ed ;, 1 . Mr. Murphy, who travelled with the Wellington team, said that the match had started at 2.20 p.m., and two spe Is of 38 minutes each were played. Wairarapa Union officials had readily agreed to the match Being played early in order to enable the Wellington player, to catch the mail train home. Just before the match commenced a was received from the secretary of the Wellington Union stating that arrangements had been made for a carriage to be attached to the gening goods train to Wellington, but it was then too late to postpone the time of starting. All the Wairarapa players were at leatherston bv 2 p.m. on Saturday. In the course of a general discussion exception was taken »o the tone" of the Wairarapv Unions tetter, which it was stated was written without full knowledge of the circumstances It was only at the eleventh hour that the Wellington Union had been able to make arrangements with ment to place a carriage on the late goods train. The manager of the Wei lington team had teen notified by wire of the altered arrangements, but the notice had reached him too late. The chairman was authorised to & . touch with the secretary of the- Vamrapa Union and endeavour porsuad# him to agree to the arrangements already made for Saturday’s match Fading this the chairman was instructed to make the of representative fixtures. The captain ? s to be congratulated on tho excellent, teaviour of his team. WELLINGTON V?IEW~SOUTH WALES An attractive mid-week Rugby fixture is scheduled for Wednesday next, w-hen Wellington will meet the New South Wales representatives. The visito . have had a great record of su«e«ee in their matches to date but thej have not’ yet met any of the Wrongest provinces The Australians are reported to 'play a fast, open game, and more than ordinary interest; attaches to next nesday’s gome. Ihe box p> H > s son ticket-holders open at Bruce Howe s, corner of Woodward Street Ouav at 10 a.m. to-day. Booking for the general public will open at 10 a.m. on Friday. RUSH FOR SEATS~FOR THIRD TEST

EXTRA ACCOMMODATION TO BE ERECTED. As was anticipated, the demand .for reserved scats at the third Test match was greatly in excess of the number available. The box P Un °P e “ ed . a.m. yesterday, and since about mid*ngbt applicants for seats had stooo wait outside the union secretary s office. Some of those who kept the all-night vigil were paid “dummies, and by morning the queue tallied up nearly 300 peopleLe’s than 100 people were able to obtain erats, the majority of .the seating accommodation having previously gone in pi - ference booking to country clients and season ticket holders. Some J™ chal £ on the ground were offered to the dis appointed applicants, and these wer* readily booked up. Ihe stand proper filled a quarter of an hour after the plan opened- The sum of 4250 WM returned by the union to country applicants for seats, no seating accommodation being available. The New Zealand Union has decided to erect extra temporary stand accommodation at either end of the present stand, to accommodate in all about 500 people. A contract has already been let for the work. * ALL BLACKS’ TRAINING QUARTERS The New Zealand team io meet Soutl Africa in the third Test match will gj into training either at Trentham or Day’ Bay.