HOROWHENUA RUGBY UNION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2320, 25 August 1921, Page 3

HOROWHENUA RUGBY UNION.

OTAKI OLD BOYS CLUB SUSPENDED.

A meeting of the Union was held

at Levin on Monday, Messrs J. W. Procter (chairman), R. George, T. R. H. Ford and V, Higgins (secretary) being present. Mr Hall was appointed referee for the rep. match with Wairarapa on Saturday.*

The Secretary stated that the expenses of the team to Wairarapa would be £2 10s per man if the journey were taken by train, and £3* 10s by motor, but the train journey would necessitate three days for the trip.

It was decided that the trip be made by train on the score of expense. Mr Higgins was appointed manager of the team. The N.Z. Rugby Union wrote in reply, stating that reserved seats for the third test match had been referred to the special sub-com-mittee, which was handling the details of the match. —Received. The N.Z, Union stated that the Kuku appeal had been sent to the Appeal Committee in Dunedin, and the result would be communicated later. —Received. AN OTAKi PROTEST.

The Otaki Club entered a protest against the Old Boys playing two men, Ahern and Hapeto, on Saturday last, these players not having been reinstated as juniors.

Mr Fogden, captain of the Otaki Club, was present, and stated that his club could have played senior men, but refused to do so, and had adhered to the rulings of the Union. It was.pointed out by members that the Old Boys had played these disputed players on a previous occasion.

Mr Rowland moved that last Saturday’s match, Old Boys v, Otaki, he awarded to Otaki, and that the Old Boys he suspended during the pleasure of the Union.

The motion was seconded by Air Ford, and carried.

Mr Fogden asked that a referee from the northern district be appointed to officiate in the southern district final between Otaki and Paraparaumu. This was the general wish of the referees in the southern district.

The Chairman said the matter would he referred to the Referees’ Association, but he thought there would he no difficulty about the request.

PARAPARAUMU PROTEST UPHELD.

The Paraparaumu Club wrote that at a recent meeting of the Union a protest was lodged by the.

Ota Id juniors against Old Boys, with whom they played a drawn game, on t the grounds that a member of tho Old Boys, Taipua, was a senior player. The Otaki protest was upheld, thus giving them the game. Two Saturdays previously, Paraparaumu’s match with the Old Boys, in which the disputed player was included, resulted in a draw, therefore Paraparaumu lodged a protest and claimed the game. It was decided, on Mr Ford's motioh, that the match in question be awarded to Paraparaumu. FLOUTING THE UNION.

The Wanderers Juniors wrote that the Union's decision to prohibit the Wanderers’ selector, Pio Hum-, r.ui, from the Union’s grounds for misbehaviour on the line during tho Weraroa-Wanderers match on July 30 th, was a hardship on their club, and asked the Union to reconsider their decision.

The secretary stated that Hurunui had played for the Wanderers on Saturday last against Shannon. The Chairman sajd that amounted to flouting the Union, and Mr Ford moved, and Mr George seconded, that Hurunui he requested to attend the next meeting of the Union.

OBJECTIONABLE CONDUCT.

j\lr W. Thomson, referee in the Hui Mai-Kuku senior match on August 13th, stated that Mr Higgins, lino umpire, had reported J. Heremaia for refusing to keep back off the line, and for threatening behaviour.—lt was decided to write and caution Heremaia.

The chairman said the northern district competition had finished, and the southern championship would be played off on Saturday. The match between the Northern and southern champion teams could be played the Saturday after. It. was decided to play the match Northern Juniors v. Southern, at Otaki on Wednesday week.

■ It was decided that the senior final, Hui Mai v. Wanderers, be played on St turday week.

The chairman stated that the local Union should take strong exception to the treatment meted out to it by the Manawatu Union over the New South Wales match. A combined team was to play New South Wales, and Manawatu had put off the match without consulting Horowhenua. This was hardly the correct thing. Another matter was

that school children had gone up to see the Springbok match, nmd ha*d to battle for themselves, whilst Palmerston children had seats reserved for them.

Members 'endorsed what the chairman said, and it was decided to write drawing the attention of tho Manawatu Union to the complaints. Mr Ford stated that a - protest should also be made against the Wanganui Union for refusing to give Horowhenua a match this season. Wanganui stated that their team was not going to tour, when, as a. matter of fact, Wanganui had visited Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa and Palmerston. Wanganui’s attention should be called to the matter. It was decided to write Wanganui accordingly.

At a meeting of the Manawatif Union on Monday night, the Horowhenua Union wrote asking that the Manawatu junior representatives play Horowhenua juniors, on a dato to be fixed by the local Union. —A-p-eed to, and September 3rd was se* 4 down as a suitable date. As all tho Horowhenua representatives who were included in Combined team which played the Springboks, had not returned Ihe green and white jerseys loaned to them, the Union decided not to pay their expenses until the missing articles had been recovered.