RUGBY FOOTBALL

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3956, 15 June 1929, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

HOROWHENUA DISTRICT COUNCIL. The management committee of the Horowhenua Rugby District Council was held at Levin on Tuesday evening, there being present: Messrs W. IC. Hannan (president), G. Mitchell (Shannon), J. W. Procter (Hui Mai), S. Hooper (Weraroa), F. Meyers (Waikanne), H. G. McDonald ('Schools), A. Richards (Shannon), F. Ro'binson (Foxton), W. S. Heyes (Foxton), W. G. McLean (Paraparaumn), W. Phillips (Referees), J. Casey (secretary), and J. W. Rimmer (treasurer), M|r. Procter occupied the chair’, owing to Mr. Hannan being called away. ‘ PROTEST AGAINST H. WEHIPEIHANA DISMISSED. A letter was received from Mr. C. Nees, secretary of the Hui Mai Club, in reply to the Council’s communication of May 28th, stating that the Otaki Club had entered a protest against 11. Wehipeihaua playing for Hui Mai juniors, alleging that lie was 'a senior player. A resolution was passed that the protest be dismissed; that the protest fee of 10/- be refunded; and that the Otaki club be notified that the classification of Wehipeihaua by the Wellington Union is that of a junior; and that the Hui Mai-Qtaki gahre stands. BEBBINGTON SHIELD MATCHES.

The secretary reported that he bad sent a telegram to the Dannevirke Sab-Union asking if Saturday, July 6 th, would ibe a suitable date on which to play their eha!-’ huge for the IBebbington .Shield, the match to take place at Foxton. He was awaiting a reply. The secretary’s action was in accordance with the Council's reconsideration of dates for the Bebbington Shield matches on account of a challenge being received from the Bush Union, who wanted an early fixture. 'Conditionally on Dannevirke accepting July 6th, the date to be submitted for the Bus'll match, which is to be played at Levin, will be Saturday, July 20th. It was decided that further consideration of the Dannevirke challenge be deferred for a week. MANAWATU MATCHES. The ManaWatu District Council had. accepted Saturday, June 22nd, as the date for the Horowhenua A. and B. matches to be played against Manawatu, at Shannon, and both Councils agreed to the return match being played at Palmerston cn Wednesday, July 10th. WANIDEEBRS-FOXTON MATCH TO BE RE-PLAYED. Mr. Heyes asked for a ruling on the status of a school or college boy re-visiting his home town and playing for a local club, stating that J. Mackenzie, who played for Wellington Varsity senior B team last year, played for Wanderers seniors against Foxton on Saturday. The chairman ruled that the player in question was not eligible ,to play in a local team without permission from the Council. Mr. Ro'binson asked if this meant that the game would be given to Foxton. The Foxton Club committee understood that in previous years Mackenzie was a schoolboy, but now that he was in the University he was a senior player. Reference to the minutes showed t hat in 1927 Mackenzie was granted pt.Amission to play for Weraroa as a schoolboy.

Mb*. Robinson contended that if the match was 'likely to affect the result of the competition, it. should be replayed. Mr. McDonald moved aud My. Phillips seconded, that the Wanderers club be informed that they were in error’ in playing Mackenzie w ithout permission, and that in the event of the game affecting the championship finals it would be replayed.

As an amendment, Mr. Rinuner moved and Mr. Robinson seconded, that the game be re-played, at Foxton. Air. Rinunetr* explained that his reason for .nominating Foxton as the venue was that Wanderers had forfeited their first game there. The amendment was carried by eight votes to three. » RiE-CLASSIFICATION MOTION LOST'. ’ AH*. AUtehell stated that he had been asked 'by the Shannon club to apply for the re-classification as a junior of Vertongen. He was classified last year, but had not been able to get a game in the seniors. The club instanced as a precedent the ire-classification of Anderson, of Foxton.

A motion by Air. ALtchell, seconded by Air. Richards, that Vertongen be reinstated as a junior, was lost by four votes to eight, SUSPENSIONS. Ropata, of Wanderers seniors, who had been ordered off in the match against Shannon, was in attendance to answer a charge of having deliberately struck at an opponent. After hearing his evidence and that of 'the referee, Mjr. P. McLeavey, it was decided that Ropata be suspended for two playing Saturdays. Alatthews (Tokomaru thirds) and AleCartiiy (Foxton thirds), who had been ordered off on charges of fighting and using bad language, also' attended. After their evidence had been taken, Mr. AirGill moved and Air. O’Rourke selonded, that they be stood down for two playing Saturdays. An amendment was moved ;by Air, s Heyes and seconded by Air. Mitchell, tjiat they be suspended for one playing Saturday. The amendment was lost and the motion carried. j