CONTROL OF RUGBY

Hawera Star, Volume LIII, 15 June 1933, Page 6

CONTROL OF RUGBY

TARANAKI UNION MEETS

ARRANGEMENTS FOR MATCHES.

SHOW FIXTURES AT HAAVERA

The management committee of the Taranaki Rugby Union met at Stratford last night, those present being Messrs J. McLeod (chair-man), W. Moyes, R. Coutts, J. S. Hickey, AY. A. Guy, J. Rowe, K. Jury, and J. Henderson.

Regarding the transport of players by motoa- lorry the New Zealand Union advised that it has been decided by the authorities, for the pui’pose of indemnity under the Motor A 7 ehides Insurance (third party risks) Act, 1928, that lorries used for the conveyance of players should be registered under class 9. Certificates of fitness will be issued by the Transport Department at a fee of £l against the usual charge of £3, The union endorsed the opinion of Otago Union that unions issuing special challenges for the Ran furl y Shield should pay their own expenses.

CLUBS REQUEST RULING.

,The Kaponga Club- wrote expressing dissaatisfaction with the rulinor. of the referee in the team’s match against Eltham on May 16, in that on one occasion Avhen an Eltham players was injured by a kick from one of his- own side the referee stopped the game before the ball was dead and prevented Kaponga from receiving the benefit of a try secured just as the whistle was blown. The club asked for a ruling and desired to enter a protest with the object of replaying the game if the referee’s decision was not correct.

The referee (Air. G. Hurley) wrote that the injured player looked as though he had been seriously hurt, and in the interests of the player’s safety, he had no option under the dangerous play rule, hut to stop the game. The player was subsequently carried off the field and attended to by the doctor. In vieAA* or his explanation, the leferee was perfectly correct in his Tilling, said Mr McLeod, and such a situation was provided for under Rule 3, sub-soc.tion. C.

Through the Hawera AVednesdav Football Committee the Normanby mid-week dub forwarded a protest against Ohangai for having played Dixon and Savage on May 25. It was stated that at the beginning of the season Dixon played for Elmpire Old Boys, and when the Wednesday competition commenced he played for Ohangai Avithout having been transferred. The Ohangai dub claimed that Savage was a financial member. He did not play for the club, but played in the Patea first junior team on May 13 He then olayed for Ohangai on May 24. , . _ ~ , The Normanby Club claimed that neither Dixon nor Savage should bare played for Ohangai, as they had first played Saturday football. The AVednesday committee recommended that the'protest he upheld ’ la view of the circumstances the Union upheld the protest, but ruled that the game be replayed. The Okaiawa Club sought a ruling as | to whether a player, whose permanent residence Avas in Okaiawa, and who had returned on June 8 after an absence of six weeks in the South Island, was eligible to play for the club on June 17. He had not played for any club this season. The union held that the player was eligible, to play at any time.

TRANSEFERS AND- reinstatements.

In reference to R. Clarke’s transfer) to the Patea Club, the Okaiawa Club advised that Clarke had not left the Okaiawa district and desired to pray for Okaiawa. A recall of his transfer and liis retransfer to Okaiawa was granted. The .Waimate Club wrote withdrawing the protest entered against the I’atea Club for having played Broughton against Waimate at Manaia, on May 21. Reinstatements, with the name oi the applying club first, were granted as follow:

Senior to first junior.—Clifton, Ernest Bowen, Rangi Thomas; Opunake, M. Brennan, D. Boleyn; Stratford, J. McCanison; Toko, W. Sangster; Inglewood, D. Parkin; Celtic, A, Pryco.

Junior to third grade.—Opunake, Alfred Upson and W. Rua; Stratford, R. Aitken, F. Tubby and T. Harper. The Stratford Club was granted permission to play the juniors L. Dash and J. Phillips (Pukengahu) and Ei. Smith (Toko) in the senior team.

Mr. R. P. Wilson, referee in the Old Boys-Okaiawa junior match, reported that he had ordered off Philips (Old Boys) and Rosewarne (Owaiawa) for fighting.—The action in ordering the players to stand clown for 14 days was confirmed. Mr. A. K. . Nodder, referee in the Clifton-Star first! junior match, ordered off J. Wilkins and H. Stockman for fighting.—The union endorsed the executive’s suspension of the players for 14 days. The Celtic Club wrote bringing before the notice qf the union a breach of the rules bv the Eltham Club in playing (wo players in the third grade match on May 18. The secretary of the Eltham Club wrote stating; that upon investigation it was found that one player was over age for third grade.—The union decided to award the match to Celtic. Mr. Moyes stated that many clubs in the province were -playing members over age, and in some cases had agreed between themselves to allow the practice. It was a practice that should be stopped, as it acted very unfairly upon clubs complying with the rules. Tt was decided -to notify clubs that the union would take action in the case of the rule being broken in future. FIXTURES AT HAWERA.

The Hawera Winter Show Company wrote requesting that the matches on fhe Wednesday and Saturday of show week be commenced earlier than at present, also that only one match lie played each day instead of two. It was stated that the late commencement of games and the later hour at which the second games were finished, adversely affected the show takings, us large numbers were prevented from attending the show. The union decided to endeavour to have the train departures delayed until 7.30 or 8 p.m if possible. It was also suggested to the show committee that’the show be kept open continuously on both days. The opinion was •expressed that country residents in particular, would not wait in Hawera from 5 n.m. to 7 p.m. when the ishow was closed, -but if it were open continuously there would he a large patronage after the matches. St. Patrick’s College, Wellington, advised that the team to play at Hawora on July 1 will arrive by the mail train the previous evening. Mr. J.

Rowe was appointed to manage the college team.

Regarding the senior competition fixture Empire Old Boys v. Hawera, it was agreed to give these teams the option of pi ay in o; on a Wednesday at a date to be arranged, or to play it as a curtain-raiser to the college match on Saturday. In the latter case, the competition fixture would have to begin at 1.15 p.m and finish in time to allow the college teams to take the field at 3 p.m. In the event of the Hawera teams deciding to- play on a Wednesday the college match would start at 2.30 p.m. Tljo Bush union wrote stating that it would be impossible to send a representative- team to Taranaki this year.

Dates for matches were fixed as follow : King Country, September 16, at New Plymouth and South Auckland, September 2 or 9 at New Plymouth. The representative match against Waikato will be -played at Eltham on August 16 provided business people there agree to close their shops from 2.30 p.m. until <4.30 p.m. Mahawatu wrote suggesting that Taranaki might be able to arrange a date for a match at Plmerston North, but, after consulting its programme, the union was unable to select a date. This difficulty is to be conveyed to the Manawatu union with the advice that should the opportunity present itself, the matter would not no lost sight of. Mr. Itowe reported that the. Wanganui union proposed that the Taranaki v. Wanganui match on June 3 he played permanently at Wanganui owing to the fact that a much better gate was received at Wanganui than at New Plymouth.

The chairman agreed that the Wanganui gate was better than that of New Plymouth.

On Mr. Rowe’s suggestion the secretary was instructed to write to the Wanganui union suggesting a conformed be held between representatives of the two unions wljen Wanganui B played at New Plymouth. The sum of £35 was granted tpwards the expenses of the Rotorua team of Maoris and party for the visit to Nov Plymouth on Juno 3. An application for financial assistance for equipment was received from players at the Kaweora relief camp at Opunake. It was decided to forward the request to the New Zealand Union with a recommendation that a small sum ho granted. Mr. J. Walter was nominated as a North, Island selector.