HOROWHENUA RUGBY UNION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2581, 17 May 1923, Page 3

HOROWHENUA RUGBY UNION.

The weekly meeting of the above was held at Levin on Tuesday evening, at which the local representatives, Messrs Hutchins and Austin, were in attendance. PLAYERS REPORTED. Mr Neville,- referee of the Toko-lnarn-Foxton junior match, wrote regarding the • unsatisfactory conduct of certain players in that game as the result of which he had been compelled to order two players, Carter and Rowlands, off the field. He also mentioned that during the match there had been a lot of bad language from certain of the spectators. Regarding the two players mentioned, it. was decided to hold the matter over until these men attended the meeting of the Committee, the men to be notified that they were suspended until such time as they attended. In regard to the language complained of, the secretary said that tin's was a matter for the police, and should be referred to them to he dealt with. Mr McMillan moved that a letter be written to the Fox (on police from the Union, asking them fo suppress any bad language on the football field.—Carried.

Mr McMillan said that it would be a good thing if referees were empowered to notify players that when stood on the line for any reason, they must appear before the Union on the following Tuesday. He moved that clubs he notified that, any man stood on the line must appear before the management committee on the following Tuesday, otherwise he would he suspended until such time as he does appear. —CarV ried. SHANNON'S FAILURE. Mr R. Rangiheuea, referee appointed for the Shannon-Moutoa junior fixture, wrote explaining that owing to the lum-nppesnauiee of the Shannon team he had awarded the .game to Monton. He explained that as the Tokomaru team had got through to' Foxtan, there was no reason why Shannon could not have got through to Mouton over the same road. The game was not scheduled to start until 3.30 which gave them ample time to have made arrangements.

Mr Grimstone explained that the only means of getting across the flooded portion of the road was one dray. There was about 4 miles of road under water and it had been fund impossible to get both teams over. There would not have been time to get the Tokomaru team to Fox ton if both teams had insisted on going, and the Shannon team had stood down in favour of Tokomaru, which had already travelled some distance.

Mr Austin, asked for his opinion, said it was hard on Shannon to be ■penalised if they could not get neross. At the same time it was not fair to Moutoa to do anything else. There did not seem to be any reason why Shannon could not have got across as Tokomaru had done, and ordered a lorry from Foxton to meet them on the other side. The secretary said that there seemed to have been great difficulty in getting across, and it seemed hard to penalise Shannon. Tokomaru had really displayed exceptional keenness in crossing as they did.

Tt was decided to let the matter stand over until next meeting to enable it to he ascertained if the secretary of the Moutoa Club had received Shannon’s explanation.

The classification of Junior players was left over until next meeting to enable all teams to submit names of men for classification.