Football News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 29, 3 August 1894, Page 2

Football News.

Q A meeting of: the Manawatu Rugby Union was held at the Club Hotel, Palmerston North, last night. Pre- i sent — Messrs Matheson (in the chair), Kelleher, McMillan, Fake, Cameron, Smith,|Duncan,lsherwood, and Elliott. PROTEST. The Pirates' delegates protested against the senior cup match being awarded to Feilding, on the ground that Roache was not eligible to play for Feilding, as he played during the season with the Wellington Club's first fifteen for the senior shield. According to the printed rules of the Manawatu Union a protest should be made within seven days of the match, and the chairman pointed out that as this had not been done by the captain of the Pirate Club the protest was out of order. After expressions of opinion from the delegates that the rule should be altered, Mr Fake agreed to withdraw the protest. TRANSFERRED. Mr Fake (Pirates) asked that Messrs E. Nash, Bedford, and Jackson be transferred from the seniors to the juniors, which was agreed to. WANGANUI V. MANAWATU. It was decided to ask Wanganui to play the representative match with Manawatu at Marton on August 25th, the former to receive the gate money ; and that the combined Manawatu and Wanganui team, which will meet New South Wales, be chosen after the match. SOUTH CANTERBURY V. MANAWATU. Mr Duncan moved, That the match with South Canterbury be played at Palmerston on Monday. Mr Kelleher moved, us an amendment, that the match be played at Feilding. Mr Duncans motion was carried. THE MACKEIA'IE CUP. Mr Cameron brought up' the question of the McKelvio cup. He pointed out that the Pirates, who won the cup last year, were seniors, and were, therefore, not eligible to compete for it again. The Chairman said that the contest for the McKelvie Cup was not within the jurisdiction of the Union, and the matter dropped. PRACTICE MATCH. It was decided that a practice match between A and B teams be played at Feilding on Saturday in view of the match against Marl borough and South Canterbury. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr Fake gave notice to move that each Club in the Union be represented on the selection committee. PIRATES V. KEA KAHA. It was decided that the first junior cup match played between the Pirates and Kea Ivahas be contested again, on the grounds that the weather was unfavorable for the match, and that in consequence the Pirates had not a full team. — Standard. The following teams will play at ; Feilding to-morrow, a final selection of a team to play Marl borough being made after the match : — A. Team — Full back, Ross ; threequarters, Richards, J. Robinson, Isherwood j halves, Duncan, Podevin ; wings, Manning, W. Watts ; forwards, Smith, Sanson, Oldham, Eliott, Desmond, Kilner, and Rakena. B. Team— Full-back, Hewitt ; threequarters, Parr, W. Robinson, Rockley; halves, W. Shannon, R. Parr ; wings, Cameron, Pyke ; forwards, Greig, Rockell, Johnson, Prendergast, Martini, Rush, McMahon, Giesen, Perrin, and Whisker. All those who are picked must turn up, otheirwise they may bo left out of the final selection.