WELLINGTON RUGBY

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 196, 17 May 1944, Page 8

WELLINGTON RUGBY

Use Of 19 City Reserve Grounds Granted Tlie management committee of the Weiling ton Rugby Union, at its weekly mooting last night, received a letter from the Rival club, Nelson. Inquiring whether It would be possible to arrange a match between its team aitd a Wellington senior l» fifteen on a Wellington ground on the King’s Birthday holiday, .Tune 5, or later in the season. It was decided to ask the club if it would he prepared to meet a Wellington Jubilee Cup team at Wellington on June 5. . . . , The town clerk wrote stating that the Wellington OBJ- Council had granted the union the use of 19 grounds for the current football season, subject to the payment' of £7/17/6 for each, ground. No more than two games, he Stated, were to be played on any one ground on the same afternoon. The grounds”-were only to be utilized by the governing body, for club competitions, and regulations prohibiting the playing of boys 13 years and under on Saturday afternoons would be enforced.- In wet weather the director ot parks would give the final decision as to whether grounds were in a -lit condition for use.

It was decided to send a letter of congratulation to Mr. Arthur Baker, of Auckland, on his election as president of the New Zealand Rugby Union. Saturday’s Fixtures Following are the Wellington Rugby Union's championship fixtures for Saturday next :— Jubilee Cup.—Army v. Wellington College Old Boys, Atliletie Park. 11. B. Simons; Athletic v. Hutt. Hutt' Rec., Gilchrist; Poneke-Orlental v. Petone, Petone No. 1, Moriee; Marist Brothers' Old Boys v. Wellington, Prince of Wales Park, W. T. Wilson. > , , Hardham Cup.—Navy v. Seatoun, Athletic Park, 1.30 p.m., Thurlow: Athletic B v. No. 2 Port Depot, Strand Park No. 1, Plummer; Training College v. Air Force, Kilblrnte No. 1, O’Halloran : Eastbourne y. Johnsonville, Kelburn Park, Swan; University v. Upper Hutt, Maidstone No. 1, Kitchen; IMlramar v. Hutt B, Polo Ground No. 1, Lazarus. Junior—Onslow v. Athletic, Nairnville No. 1, McAuley; Base Camp y. Navy, Kllbirnie No. 2, Neilsen; Seatoun v. Onslow (Army), Miramar Park. .'Moynihan; Army v. Taita, Nal Nai, McKechney; Karorl v. W.C.0J8., Karorl Park. Kemp: Wellington v. St. Patrick's 0.8.. Kilbirnie No. 3, Flinders; .Marist v. Oriental. Wakefield No. 1, Fright: Varsity v. (Mangaroa, Wakefield No. 2, Gilmore; Petone, a bye. Third First Division.. —Petone A v. St. Patrick’s College, Petone No. 2. R. Morris; Poneke v. Hutt, Hutt Rec. No. 2. O. Sullivan; Oriental v. Marist, Prince of Wales No. 2, Brown; Athletic v. Wellington, Emerson Street. Murphy; Wellington College v. Varsity, Wellington College No. 1. Hepworth; Training College v. Silver'stream. postponed; Seatoun, a bye. /•, Third Second Division—Upper Hutt v. Taita, Maidstone No. 2, Scott; Plimmerton v. Onslow. Western Park. Keogh; Air Force v. Johnsonville. Johnsonville, Mildeuhall; Wellington B v. Varsity. Wakefield No. 3, Hargreaves: St. Patrick's 0.8. v. Porlrua, Porirua School. Lyon; Petone B v. Miramar, Wilford, Robertson: Eastbourne v. Wellington A.T.C., Eastbourne, 1.30, Chapman. Fourth.—Poneke v. Miramar. Polo No. 2, Mitchell; Upper Hutt v. Oriental, Wakefield No. 4, McSweoney; Athletic v. Petone B, Petone No. 1. 1.30, Archer; Seatoun v. St. Patrick’s 0.8., Polo No. 1. 1.30. Mtindin; Marist v. W.'C'.0.8.. Kilbirnie 1, 1.30, Claridge: Hutt v. Petone A. Hutt Rec. No. 1, 1.30. Berry: Eastbourne v. Wellington, Eastbourne. Chapman: Porirua v. Onslow, Kilbirnie No. -I. Tliorburn; Training College, a bye. Fifth First Division. —Upper Hutt v. Miramar. .Strand Park No. 2. Christianson: Wellington r. Petone, Prince of Wales No. 1. 1.30, Wood: Marist v. Unit. Hutt Rec. No. 2. 1.30. East; Athletic, a bye. Fifth Second Division.- -Johnsonville v. Institute. Johnsonville. 1.30. Mildenhall; Onslow v. Athletic. Nairnville No. 1. 1.30, Penhale; Petone v; Hutt, Pelone No. 2, 1.30. King; Poneke, a bye.