HOROWHENUA RUGBY DISTRICT.

Shannon News, 10 September 1926, Page 4

HOROWHENUA RUGBY DISTRICT.

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING* Mr J. ,J. O'Connor presided over last night's meeting of the Management Committee, there being present | also Messrs W. Neville, M. JViniata, i N. Emrnett, B. Brann, H. G. McDon- [ aid, \V. Hannan, H. L. Lynch, J. Casey, J. Rimmer and F. Robinson. Apo- ' logy for non-attendance was received 1 from Mr W. N. Anderson. | WRONG JERSEYS. | Mr H. Hemi, referee of the Awahouj Weraroa Juniors match, reported the former club for playing four players clad in jerseys of a wrong colour. Mr Robinson acknowledged the shortcoming. He stated that three or four regular players were in camp, and it had been impossible to secure other jerseys to replace those held by players away. The Awahou Club was fined 10s, representing a charge of 2s 6d per player for breach of the Council's regulations. , THE TWO DIVISIONS. September the 28th has been set . aside for a special general meeting of delegates from clubs for consideration of tne question as to whether or not. there shall be a southern division. * This meeting will decide, also as to what shall constitute the basis i of voting power of clubs at annual j meetings. CLUBS FINED. For failing to notify either the secretary of the Referees Association or the Management Committee as to an intention to default, the Shannon Thirds were fined ss. Foxfcon fourths made no appearance on the Shannon ground last Saturday. As the referee had made the journey only-to find one of the teams had failed fulfil- the fixture, the Man-* agement Committee decided to fine" Foxton ss. NASH CUP FINAL. > , Tile Wanderers-Shannon match for the Nash Cup is to be played' in LeIvin on the 18th September. Mr N. I Emrnett is the appointed referee. I North v. South Schools will play a curtain-raiser. LICENSED VICTUALLERS CUP. Weraroa Juniors play Miranui Juniors at Otaki on September 18th, this fixture being the final game to decide I the holders of the Licensed VictualIlers' Cup; ' FOXTON. , Mr Neville said that last week he | had, inadvertently, voted with the {motion which did not countenance any alteration of the present boundaries. He now wished to correct the error which had occurred through his misunderstanding the chairman. Mr O'Connor permitted Mr Neville to record his vote, a.solitary one,- to the / negative. Mr Neville asked that the' third grade players should be classified before the close of this season, so as to have a number transferred to junior grade football. In Foxton there were a number of thirds who should be playing in junior:teams and their re-classification would result in raising the standard of football throughout the Horowhenua. It was decided to leave the matter i in the hands of delegates. SATURDAY'S BIG RUGBY EVENT. WELLINGTON SENDING UP STRONGTEAM. WELLINGTON; Last Night. In view of the fact that Manawhenua has an unbeaten record this year, Wellington is taking no risks on Saturday next and has chosen a strong all-round combinatidn to carry its colours. The following team has been chosen:—

Mulheroii Jowett Grenfell Bodell Cowdell Foley Bramwell Wing-forward: Jessup Barry Warden Pickering Barry Young Taylor Thomas ' Emergencies:—Back, Tilyard; forward, Sly. Tile secretary of the Wellington Rugby Union (Mr Neilsen) advises that the team is the strongest which the Empire City can get away. The Nicholls brothers have retired from football and Porter is still suffering from injuries, while Svenson is not available. Eleven of the team played against Auckland, and six against Hawkes Bay. The fact that Tilyard : (an All Black) and Sly (the ex-JVlana-watu crack) can, only get as far as emergency rank is .some indication of the strength of the combination. Manawatu supporters will watch with interest the appearance of Bramwell behind the scrum, as he is an old Feilding and Palmerston player. I-liis game against Auckland was something to be remembered. Wellington has selected Mr E. Bevan, of Levin, as referee.

LABELLING THE RUGBY TEAM. "MANAWJHENUA" OR "MANA-v^ATU-HOROWHENUA.'» Some members of the controlling body of Rugby football in the combined districts of Manawatu and Horowhenua, are in a quandary as to what to call the team, and incidentally the Union. When the amalgamation took place, it was agreed that the title should be the Manawatu-Horowhenua Rugby Union, and the two bodies concerned wore automatically termed Councils. As one member of the Union pointed out, the two words were "quite a mouthful" for even the mpst ardent supporter to yell in his encouragement, and so they had taken any word that

suited. It was pointed out that some papers, in reporting the games of the recent combined team's tour, called the team Manawatu,' Horowhenua, and Manawhenua; none labelled it by the hyphenated name. Discussion then turned to where the title "Manawhenua" had been coined, and the discovery was made that a "Times" football scribe had bee*.innocently the cause of the trouble. It was 'pointed out that "Manawhenua" was coined by taking'the first part of the northern district and the tail end of the southern area, and the combination certainly "flowed" easily from the mouth. Further' discussion ensued, and after rejecting a v suggestion that the name "Tararuas" be used, it was decided that the name of the Union be registered as the Manawatu-Horowhenua Union, but the representative teams be labelled "Manawhenua."—Palmerston Times.