FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1931, Page 3

FOOTBALL

AVEST COAST RUGBY UNION. The weekly meeting of the West Coast Rugby Union was held last evening at Greymouth. Buller Rugby Union wrote accepting July 4th as a suitable date for the annual West Coast v. Roller match at Westport, and asking confirmation of that date.’ The date was confirmed. The action of the Westland SubUnion in granting the applications of W. Hall and E. Fitzgibbons for reclassification from senior to junior was endorsed. Westland Sub-Union advised that newspaper reports of an incident which was supposed to have occurred at Hokitika and 'in which a Blaketown player arid a Hokitika referee were concerned bad caused' them to ask an explanation from the referee, but he bad refused to make a statement.—lt was decided to notify the Sub-Union that the Union had decided to take no further action in the matter. Tim Westland Sub-Union submitted the names of two referees For interprovincial games, and it was decided to forward them to the Referees’ Association

Nominations for the. annual seven a-side tournament on June 3rd were received as follows . Senior—Cobden. United A and B, Stars, Blaketown. A and B. Junior. —Cobden A and B, Kumar a A and B, United A and B, Rim'u, Stars and Blaketown. Third grad©- ■ Technical' A.arid B, 1 : Kuiriara, 'Cobden, United A arid B, Blaketown' A and B. Fourth gra'cfe— Cobden, Kumara, Techmeal four. It was resolved that the nominations^For th'e school’ grades be left to Mr Biclieno. ....

FIXTURES. The following fixtures were arranged for next Saturday, May 30th.— Senior: Rivals v. Stars at Greymouth (Mr W. Williams) ; Cobden v. BlnketoAvri at Cobden, 3 p.m. (Mr T. Mclntosh) ; United v. Excelsiors at Hokitika, 3 p.m.

N.Z. VARSITY TEAM. ARRIVAL AT SYDNEY. (Australian Press Association.) , ‘SYDNEY. May 26. Described Ijei-e as stocky,-; and powerful}” the .New Zealand Universities Rugby Union footballers, arrived, ati Sidney .to-day, in cj,isp,. .sunny weather. They received a warm welcome from crowds on the .wharf, including Mr ,J. P. Stuck©v. the President of .the Sydney. University Spurts Union and other leading sports officials. SPEECHES AFTER ARRIVAL. SYDNEY, Mnv 26. The New Zealand Varsity -footbnlloi's, were given a reception at a leading city hotel,- The hone- was’ expressed., that the visitors would Ijve no to the high standard of theii' predecessors, who had invariably provided thrilling games. Mr Pefrq. »in .acknowledging the cordieljtv: o.f the welcome.;exnrcssed gratification at the announcement-.-that ..the Sydney grounds wore' now &dftci , "tban usual. ;

Air Perkin* said that the side inluit, they would he at a disadvantage in -the first. Watch, 'a,s' ,tTiev\Hed)n(jt : .',;hsb.ve’t played '. • 1 , : -• <t : : ,-r ."V r together."'' ' The..tea."i later- practised at the University Oval.