FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1930, Page 2

FOOTBALL

WESTLAND SUB-UNION.

MONDAY, JUNE 30

The Sub-Unipn met at 8 p.m. Present H. M. Coulson (President), Dowel,l, Cutbush, Breeze, Mora, McGregor, McCleary, McDonald, Stafford and Heenan. ' • \ _

Various schools forwarded letters of thanks for footballs received.

The West Coast Rugby Union wrote in reference to several inatters of minor importance. —Recei l ved.

Accounts ns scheduled were passed for payment.. It was resolved to notify the Ross Club that the first Saturday alter the completion of the junior 'fixtures would be kept clear for them.

SECOND TEST.

BRITISH TEAM.

(Bv Telegraph —Preas Awocifction).

TIMARU, June 30

The British team for the second Test at Christchurch on Saturday- is ns follows*— Full-back: J. A. Bassett.

Three-quarters: .T. C. Morley, C. D Aar void, H. M. Bowcott, .T. S. Reeve Fly Half: R. S. Spong. Serum Half: P. F. Murray.

Forward: Tvor Jones, G, R. Beamish, .F, D. Prentice, B. H. Black. J. L. Farrell, R. Rew, D. Parker, R. O’Neill.

The only alteration from the first test.is that PrenGce replaces Hodgson, who was Injured at Timaru on Saturday. THE REW INCIDENT. CONFLICTING STATEMENTS

TIMARU. Whether 11. Row, the national front-row British team, was ordered off'theWW bv the referee in the match agarnstl the combined North Otago-South;OaiiJl terhury-A shburton team Sa.turd|||| is a question answered which are conflicting. •"* it' The incident occurred about seven yards to one side of the Press table, which was six or seven yards hearer that side of the field than anyfof|the spectators’ seats. Following .nljrard tijsde in the serum the referee (Mr E. Budd ,o'f Southlnnd)vwas heard to say: “You go off!” ♦he only words beards, though hinv have qualified his statement. 1 Rew stood alongside tAvo or other British players for a moment'; opd +lien made his way; .-' hack a V.fe.w> vhrds towards his own goal, as tne Combined team had been awarded a free kick. The referee had spoken to qpe or two other Britishers just fore the occurrence. X*s\After the game, Mr Budd said that he had not ordered Rew from the field. T-To had seen that there was some illegal work going on. but he was pot nprtain that he could fix the blame entirely on the one man. He therefore told Re\v that he would have to go off if there was any repetition. At lepst half’a dozen plavers of the Combined team were standing close to the snot when. Rpav y r ns spoken to. The plavers stated after the match thnt thev understood that the referee hop ordered Rew 7 off. therefore two o> f them, realising; the seriousness of such an order if sriven in a game in which an international side was engaged. British player’s behalf.