WELLINGTON RUGBY

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 190, 10 May 1944, Page 8

WELLINGTON RUGBY

Home And Home Matches With Canterbury The management'.committee of the Wellington Rugby Union last night received a letter from the Canterbury Union, stating that it would very much like a game against a Wellington representative team at Christchurch on the King’s Birthday. Canterbury suggested that home and home matches be played, and that the return match should be played at Wellington in A It was decided to reply that Wellington would be unable to play a match’at Christchurch on June 5. but would endeavour to send a teaffi in July. An invitation from the Marlborough Union for Wellington to send a team to play Marlborough during the season was declined with regret. The Miramar Central School Committee wrote, emphatically protesting against the use of the school air-raid shelters by the teams playing oji the Polo Ground on April 29. . , , » ' Ail entry of another third grade team by the Air Force club was accepted. The following recommendations by the junior advisory committee were adopted :— Junior grade. IS teams: To be played in one competition, subject to review in a month’s time. , Third graeje, 25 teams: To be played In two divisions, with. Poneke, Oriental. Athletic. Seatoun, Wellington A. Marist, University A. Training College. Hutt, St. Patrick’s College (Wellington). St. Patricks College (Sliverstream), and Wellington College in the first grade. Fourth grade. 18 teams: To be played in one competition, subject to review in a month’s time. ■ Fifth and sixth grades. 15 teams: That the sixth grade competition be not proceeded with, and the fifth grade be played in two divisions, as follows:—First division: Poneke A. Upper Hutt, 'Miramar, Athletic A. Wellington, Marist. Petone A, Hutt A. Second division: Johnsonville. Onslow, Poneke B. Athletic B, Institute, Petone B. and Hutt B. On the recommendation of the junior advisory committee, it was agreed to hold the annual seven-a-side tournament for junior and fifth grade teams on the King’s Blrthdav. June 5. finals .to be play-, ed nt Athletic Ptfrk. Entries will close on May 22.