RUGBY FOOTBALL

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 68, 10 August 1938, Page 4

RUGBY FOOTBALL

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE / , SHIELD MATCH ARRANGEMENTS The following were, present at ' the weekly meeting of the management eommitte of the Opotiki Rugby UnMessrs G. Wood (chairman), A. Sffort, T. Hickey, B. Black, M. Delamere arid F. -Chapman The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed. Various arrangements in connection wiflx'the Sliiqld match at Matata on Saturday wgre. discussed, it was decided to send: tbe team away as early as possible and to arrange lor dinner at Matatji and: tea on the team’s return at Opotiki. Mr T. Hickey was appointed manager of the rejhcltpntative, team to travel to Mlatata on Saturday. Rotorua will meet tbe ~holders of the shield on Saturday, 'Tlie chairman referred to the money granted to the Bay of Plenty Union by the. New -Zealand Rugby Union and said lie would like to know what the Bay Union was going to do with it. He considered the Opotiki Union should find out exactly what it was proposed to do. —It was decided to write to the Bay Union in reference to the grant, asking how and ; wlien the money would be expended.. Accounts in connection with the. junior representatives’ trip to rua, totalling £l3 lbs, were passed for payment. Mi- Short reported that the Opotiki juniors’ bad put up' a poor exhibition in. the first half'but had played much better in the second spell. RUGBY WITHOUT BOOTS FIJIAN FOOTBALL TEAM; V- r Whether the backs in a Fijian Rugby football team.which is to play a Maori team next month should wear boots or not was being discussed by the committee responsible for the team in Suva when a. visit was paid recently by Mr A. I). Tench.; to Christchurch. He said that it h:ul been, decided that it would be necessary for tlie forwards to wear boots, but it was thought that if the backs wore boots they would lose speed, which would be their principal advantage over the Maoris, who bad a better knowledge of the game. Actually, bo said, the Fijians could kick better without- boots than with them.