RUGBY UNION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3668, 21 July 1927, Page 3

RUGBY UNION.

WEEKLY MEETING,

The usual meeting of the management committee of the Horowhenua Rugby District Council was held in Levin on Tuesday evening. EXPLANATION FROM OTAKI.

Mr. P. Rhodes, secretary of the Otaki Club, wrote apologising for the senior team’s not having given notice of its default on Saturday week. He was not aware that such would take place. He added that several members of the Club objected to the statement made at a meeting of the Council, and reported in the Press, that some of the players were grouped round an hotel bar when the team were due to

meet County on June 25th, at Weraroa. The captain assured him that this was not the case. —Received. A TRY IN DOUBT.

"With reference to the third grade match, Foxton v. Wanderers, played on July 9th, Mr. C. Wildsmith, who had acted as referee in place of Mr. Hopa, wrote stating that there had been a dispute as to a try which he awarded to Wanderers. He was in doubt about the try, and suggested that the game be played again. (This match was won by Wanderers by 9 points to'3).—The chairman pointed out that the win belonged to Wanderers, as a protest had not been entered by Foxton. The third-grade match, Weraroa v. Foxton, which was to have been played last Saturday at Foxton, was awarded to Weraroa by default.

RANGITIKEI MATCH OFF

A challenge for the Bebbington Shield was received from the Rangitikei Sub-Union, which suggested as the date for the match, July 27th. GENERAL. The Awahou Club applied for a transfer for Willie Moses from Wanderers Thirds to Awahou—The secretary explained that it was now too late to grant a transfer. Mr. R. Sands, reporting on the senior match, County v. Awahou, on July 9, wrote that two Awahou players were wearing wrong-colour-ed jerseys.—lt was decided that the Awahou Club be fined ss. Nominations are to be called for the'junior knock-out competition.

The secretary was asked to arrange another junior and a third grade rep match.