RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 31 August 1932, Page 4

RUGBY FOOTBALL

■WEST COAST UNION.

At the weekly. meeting of the West Coast Rugby Union executive' held' last night at Greymouth, satisfactory reports were received from the m- nagers of the West Coast junior reps., who travelled to Christchurch, and' the Greymouth turn, / which defended the Dittman Shield. , The president, who was manager of tjie West Coast team which .visited ’Gintedbury to play Rniifufly Shield, said :; there was%6tr f £l' great deal I® report, ds ! 'all-'members alme w’“.-'tho result of the game, which ’frts -a cfeflit fc the West Hohst -tOaniv. It was . the Lx st game theychad played for quite S 3, long time. mWhile-rtlrty pTayed well jns a team, on the irunUfif-the play they [m ght won. * Everybody , WAS 'satisfied with the result of the game, tbs Canterbury people being Very pleased at the showing of the West Coast side. The Canterbury Union had hospitably entertained the.' visitors. Tjhe forwards had played wonderfully well and they were' keeping Canterbury at it at the finish. The Canterbury backs finally gave up the idea of breaking through, and then sent the Uall across field to give it to their winger; Earlier in the game one of the Canter-* bury pliers ght through onacdunt of svme the West Coast players tiaifg* ing off which was • doing what they were told not to do.- These plhyet sj however, saw their faults and 'itfMT a lesson. The mateh wns a ;very vsatlsfactory start for the first game the Coast had played for the Raiifbrly Shield, and any future games would undoubtedly be looked upon as draw cards. ■ '" ■ * ' -

" Mr Paterson on behalf of the' Blaketown Club extended; oorigra-tulatijohs to the team and manager. '.. • ix : It was decided to write to'the Canterbury Union expressing : the Union’s of the' treatment pf vthq' West Coast tea m whilein'Cmteriuirv , v

The President said that the prayrs had considered it-.the best -trip- they had ever had. •„ A vote of appreciation to’the Weit Const players for the' fine game they had played against 1 Canterbury :;: Was recorded on the minutes.

The-secretary stated that he* had recejyed' advice ffonrthe secretary of the Buller Union that the Buller team would be playing Canterbury for the Ranfurly Shield on September 10th, and suggesting Seatember l7tli', as/tjj'< date ’ for the challenge for the SeelddiV Shield. It. was; decided that . irrttHb event',of.' Clahte'rbujry (retainlag. tSlje Ranfurly Shield against Wellington Hn •Saturday next, , the 1 i;date tHeptemoeV' 17tlj, he - The Westland Sub-Unjon /wrote, stating that its members had discussed the advisability bf 1 ' keeping ‘‘ihe - pUi’y* ers in < form far cbming fixtures and it was decided aslt'' the Union if it would 'be poskib’-e W arrange a game to Iv.pllftycd at llokl. tika 'em -(Saturday next, either 'VVfti'fi Co»*{; reps v. 'West Cdait B, br falling this match being arranged, 't gested that an effort be made io pity a match, Greymouth v, Westland This would serve to keep; 'the*'players in , foim. The ’Sub-Union' also expressed its appreciation'-'of . ‘theystbhiug'• gable played fiy the West 'Coait--.boys., in Christchurch. The letter . added: At 1 last it has been proved to the major unions that the Coaist can produce footballers equal 40/ .the best, tai l jlart Saturday’s match should ‘place Rugby in a very sound position ’on t He ■ West Coast. The Westlatid Sub-Union . and the players of our disVct w.JI ' certainly strive to live the , -high atandard attained by their recent Shield game. By a margin of one vote, it. (was decided to proceed with ‘dub; .ames on Saturday next, instead oi Lading the West Coast reps, play a second fifteen at Hokitika.-' it was further decided that in the event of Bullet playing CantoVoury on September 10, the West Coast team which played for ‘ the Ranfurly " Shield, should play a second fifteen at Hokitika.■ On the motion of Mr Guy, it was resolved that in the event of Wellington lifting the Ranfurly Shield r the West Coast team to play Buller on September 10, be selected next Saturday night, and that the players be assembled to go into practioe three nights during the coming week. An application from Station , 3ZR Greymouth, to broadcast the Welling-ton-West Coast match on September 28, which was dealt with in committed was refused. .The applioant stated. that application bad been made to the Buller Union for permission to broadcast the Buller-Weat Coast Seddon 'Shield match and it was considered that the request would be granted.

Mr Delaney asked that the question of a third grade rep. game with Hokitika juniors be dirtmssed. The chairman ehid the Union could not afford to s&hjd 'rtthe team to Hokitika. l’lfe‘ lower' 1 grade players’ aim was to work their way up to senior representative honours. Without money the Union could : not 'send such teams away. ; •"; . ' 4 '~- C\ir Delaney said that’ the boys did not get much encouragement. ; - The President said that the would think the spending of £3OOO In 'providing a playing area' was encouragement.

It was left to the secretary and Mr Delaney to arrange for the conveyance of the team to Hokitka, on a date to H arranged. Messrs ' Delaney, Ag-new and W. B. Hutton were appointed selectors of the third grade team. ,1 "

It was decider 1 to fall in, witli the question of the BulW Union that West Coast reps. play the Wellington B touring team at (Iroymonth on September 28.