FOOTBALL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4833, 22 May 1925, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

THAMES VALLEY RUGBY UNION. MEETING AT PAEROA. A meeting of the Thames Valley Rugby Union was held at Paeroa. on Tuesday evening last, Dr. Lawrenca presiding over Messrs J. Roach, IIWoodruff, C. S. Foster, H. L, Berney, W. Thompson, J. M. Crosby, R. Hodson, J. W. T. Jones, J. J. Gallagher, S. Walmsley, P. McConnell, and F. Lockyer (secretary). POLAND CUP COMPETITION.

The first matter brought up was the Poland Cup competition.

Mr Gallagher moved that two rounds be played, as before. Seconded by Mr Crosby.

On behalf of the Waihi union Mr Gallagher said that his union was prepared to give the Hauraki Plains union 25 per cent, of the gate receipts. Mr Crosby said that the Paeroa union would be prepared to do likewise. Mr C. S. Foster considered that this should be satisfactory. Mr Walmsley (Waihi) said that the gate receipts varied from £3O on a fine day to £lO on a wet day. Messrs Thompson and Berney, the other Plains delegates, agreed to accept the offer of the Paeroa ami Waihi unions, and the motion was carried unanimously.

The date of the commencement of the competition was discussed, and it was agreed that June 13 should be <-he date. The draw resulted as follows :— June 13.—-Piako v. Plains, at Ngatea ; Paeroa v. Waihi, at Waihi. June 27.—Plains v. Paeroa, at Paeroa ; Waihi v. Piako, at Te Aroha. July 11.—Plains v. Waihi, at Waihi; Piako v. Paeroa,, at Paeroa. For the second round the draw will be reversed, the, dates to be arranged later. INTER-UNION MATCHES. Mr J. J. Gallagher, delegate to the NZ. Rugby Union, reported on the proceedings at the annual meeting. It was very difficult to arrange matches’ for, touring teams. There was every probability of Ha,w’ke’ , s Bay playing Thames Valley next treason, but there was no chance of a match this season. Matches with Wellington might also be held next season. A game with Auckland would be held this season. Negotiations had been entered into with the King Country union and an offer made. He had every reason to believe that this would be a match that would extend the Thames Valley team. Negotiations had also been er. • tcred into for a return match with Waikato, ' and it was possible that matches could be arranged later, in the season with, other touring teams. On behalf of the union the chairman thanked Mr Callagher for his’ efforts, WAIKATO MATCH. The Waikato union wrote stating that it would be pleased to hear from this union in connection'with an early match. : Members contended that the union had not been treated fairly last season, as a, B grade team had been sent to Waihi. An offer to send an A grade team had been declined, yet a B grade team had been sent as an A grade. It was suggested that a match be played with Waikato, on condition that an A grade team n sent to Thames Valley this season, and a motion to that effect was tarried. It was decided that Messrs Foster. Crosby, and Wroe be a committee to confei by telephone with the president on the matter. KING COUNTRY GAME. The secretary of the King Country union wrote confirming the arrangement made with the delegate for a match at Tc Aroha on condition that 50 per cent, of the gate receipts were guaranteed, the minimum amount to be £3O. Saturday, August I's, was suggested. : The action of the delegate was confirmed and the offer accepted, AUCKLAND MATCH. The Auckland union wrote advising that the application for. a match was receiving consideration. SELECTORS. It was decided to have four selectors; one from each union, Messrs C. S. Foster (Plains), W. White (Paeroa), L. Allen (Piako), and J. Berryman (Waihi). REFEREES. On Mr Gallagher’s motion it was decided to pay the affiliation fee of the Thames Valley Referees’ Association to the N.F. Referees’ Association. SCHOOL FUND GRANT. The secretary was instructed to re quest the N.Z. union to pay the school grant as early as possible. JUNIOR COMPETITION. The Paeroa delegates brought forward a recommendation to the effect that two rounds be played for the Sharebrokers’ Cup instead of a knock - out round, and a motion to that effect was carried. The matches will be as follows June 13—Piako v. Paeroa, at Io Aroha ; Waihi a bye. June 27.: Waihi v Piako, at Waihi; Paeroa a bye. June 11: Waihi v. Paeroa, at Paeroa.; Piako a bye. The second round wli! be arranged later, BOUNDARIES. The Plains delegates brought UP the question of players from Maramarua playing for the Waitakaruru club. It was desired to know whether an alteration of the boundary of the Thames Valley union was necessary or whether it. was permissible to allow the men to play without an alteration. It was agreed that it was not desirable to extend the boundaries,

The Piako delegates mentioned that there was a strip of "no 1 man’s land'’ bet.w'een the Piako and Paeroa subunions. . It was decided to recommend that the two sub-unions agree to adopt tho Waitoki stream as the boundary. POLAND CUP REFEREES'. The Thames Valley Referees’ Association reported that it had decided to apopint outside referees for Poland Cup matches. RULE BOOKS. The secretary was instructed to procure 12 copies of. the N.Z. Rugby Union rules and regulations and lawrt of the game for each sub-union. BADGES. The secretary was instructed to go into the question of design and cost of a badge suitable for members of the union. REPLACEMENT OF PLAYERS. Mr Gallagher brought up the question of the replacement, of players. At the present time some unions permitted players to be replaced up to the call of time, while others had different rulings. He moved that in the Tbamos Vahey Union replacements be permitted up to the call of time. As an amendment it was moved that replacements be not permitted after half-time. The amendment was carried. OUTSIDE REFEREES. The recommendation of the Thame ? Valley Referees’ Association that arr plications for an outside referee by any two clubs be made through the local referees’ sub-association at the instruction of the sub-union was adopted.