RUGBY FOOTBALL

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10291, 28 May 1919, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MEETING OF AUNAGBSIENT COM-

KITTLE.

A meeting of the management commituxj of die - Wellingtoa n-i.goy union was aeid last evening. There were present: Messrs- W. IV iiornig (ohaifcmknj. A. Junnitiis,.U. Jackson,, 3. ju, auuard,,- E. Terry, M. Buck, J, Lundon, E. it. Ward, tt, .w, 'Cook, and T. H. Jones (secretary).

Messrs A. S. Patekson and Co. applied for -permission to piay a house maton oetween teams representing Levin and Company and A.. S. Paterson and Company oh Kelburn Park. As, the - oommittee has no control over Kelburn’Park it was decided to grant the applicants a ground on Athletic -Park tor this (Wednesday) afternoon at a'-ieo ot 195.It was.’decided to agree to a match between. the Government. Life Insurance and Public Trust Office teams being played oh Athletic Park as, a curtain-raiser, to-the Pioneer' (native) Battalion game against Wellington on June ;3rd- . . The Porirua Club applied for and was granted l affiliation- with the union- -on be understanding that home and home matches be played.. ■ Mr, W. W- Cook was appointed reprer. sentative from the. committee to meet the reserves committee',of the City Oouhcil 1 ih' respect to the apportionment of grounds.- • . . . ■ . . - ■ The Inspector of Police- wrote stating that;as many, constables .as possible would Ibe detailed, for-duty .at Athletio Park on Saturday afternoons,, as.requested by the executive.; - , , ..

As the-Old ’Boys’ Club has witHdarwn its- senior team from the ‘ contest, . two players ; were’ permitted to join the Oriental Club; and v two-to play -in a lower grade.-. • , .. • ’The Taranaki Bugb- Union asked that a* team' representing Wellington be ;sent to Hawera to. play , a match against, local district"'rep'Tesentatives/on, July 2nd. in connection' with - the winter show. The application was -'granted- on 'the understanding, that-a -Taranaki -team j plays' a' return match at .Wellington on September ,7th. . -V-v, , ~ . SENIOR GAMES.

■The, following senior games were -fixed for Saturday, June 7th,:— .Athletic v. WellinsfOn, at Duppa street. Petbhe v. Oriental. Athletic Park,, No.

: _Selwyn r.- University; Athletic ' Park; No. -2. ■ Poneke, n- bye. ■ ... i