RUGBY UNION

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 356, 17 May 1928, Page 7

RUGBY UNION

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE LOSSES AT SHOW GROUNDS Losses at the Show Grounds were the subject of a letter received from the Grammar Old Boys’ Club, at a meeting of the Management Committee of the Auckland Rugby Union presided over by Mr. H. Frost last evenIt was decided to appoint Messrs. Belcher and Conlan as a committee to prepare a report on the general conditions affecting the Show Grounds lease. A man will be employed to look after the players’ clothes next Saturday. It was requested by the Waikato Union that the Auckland Union endorse an appeal to the New Zealand Union for financial assistance in combating rival codes in the district. The request was agreed to. Several expedients were suggested to overcome the difficulty of arranging competition matches with outside clubs, notably, Swanson, Manurewa and Papatoetoe. Mr. Belcher suggested that the union should meet the clubs half-way—Swanson should play at Avondale, Manurewa and Papatoetoe at Otahuhu. The question was referred to the Junior Advisory Board, with a recommendation that Mr. Belcher’s suggestion be given consideration. In order that the senior representatives might have a game together before leaving on their Southern tour, the match to be played against Thames at Thames, was fixed for July 21. A return match will be played in Auckland on September 15. The full programme of representative fixtures will be completed next week. It was decided to recommend favourably the reinstatements of F. C. King, R. Oliphant and P. F. Holmes. The transfers of W. McElwain from Newton to City, and W. R. Woolhouse from North Shore to Technical Old Boys were approved. GAMES FOR SATURDAY Following is the draw of matches for Saturday next, Training College being on vacation its place is filled by a team from H.M.S. Dunedin:— Senior Grade A. —University v. Grammar Old Boys, Eden Park No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Mr. F. E. Sutherland; Ponsonby v. Grafton, Eden Park No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. G. Grigg; City v. Marist, Show Grounds, No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. C. Webb; North Shore v. College Rifles, North Shore No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. E. C. Stretton; Manukau v. H. Dunedin, Onehunga No. 3, 3 p.m., Mr. J. G. Wales. Senior Grade B. —Technical Old Boys v. Newton, Show Grounds No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. G. H. Saunders; Tramways v. Marathon, Victoria Park No. 2; 3 p.m., Mr. C. F. Pauli; Suburbs v. Varsity B, Avondale No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. P. Stubbins; Otahuhu, a'bye. Junior Grade A. —Manukau v. College Rifles,tiOnehunga No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. G. Peace; City v. Ponsonby, Eden Park No. 3, 3 p.m., Mr. R. P. Bennett; City Council v. Varsity Colts, Grey Lynn No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. N. Blucher; North Shore v. Parnell, North Shore No. 1, 1.,45 p.m., Mr. E. C. Stretton; Grammar Old Boys A v. Hauraki United, Domain No. 1, 1.45 p.m., Mr. H. Robinson. Junior Grade B. —University B v. Training College, Mangere Crossing No. I. 3 p.m., Mr. J. Sweeney; Grammar Old Boys B v. University A, Domain No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. H. Robinson; Marist v. Grammar Colts, Show Grounds No. 1, 1.45 p.m., Mr. C. Webb; Alberton v. Eden, Eden Park No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Corner; Grafton, a bye. Third Grade A. —Takapuna v. Grafton, Takapuna, 3 p.m., Mr. M. Kronfeld; College Rifles v. Eden, Domain No. 5, 3 p.m., Mr. H. Thomas; Technical Old Boys v. St. Heliers A, St. Heliers, 3 p.m., Mr. E. Pemberton; Waitemata v. Ponsonby, Swanson, 3 p.m., Mr. R. C. Johnston; Otahuhu v. Kohimarama A, Kohimarama, 3 p.m., Mr. F. Edwards. Third Grade B. —Penrose v. Marathon, Mangere Crossing No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. D. V. Moore; Kingsland v. University, Eden Park No. 2, 1.45 p.m., Mr. E. Dudson; North Shore v. St. Heliers B, North Shore No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. W. Wardell; Kohimarama B v. Manurewa, Kohimarama, 1.45 p.m., Mr. F. Edwards. Third Grade Intermediate A. —Grafton v. Ponsonby, Domain No. 5, 1.45 p.m., Mr. H. Thomas; Otahuhu v. Technical Old Boys, Otahuhu Reserve, 3 p.m., Mr. W. J. Williams; Newton v. Varsity, Grey Lynn No. 2, 1.45 p.m., Mr. .N. Blucher; Papatoetoe v. Grammar, Papatoetoe No. I, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Sheppard; Eden v. St. Stephen's (practice), Onehunga No. 3, 1.t5 p.m., Mr. J. G. Wales. Third Grade Intermediate B. —Parnell v. North Shore, North Shore No. 2, 1.45 p.m., Mr. W. Wardell; Marathon v. Manukau, Onehunga No. 1, 3 p.m., Mr. L. Briggs; Training College v. Edendale Baptists, Avondale No. 3, 3 p.m., Mr. W. J. Thompson; College Rifles and Suburbs, byes. Fourth Grade A. —Dilworth Old Boys v. Otahuhu, Otahuhu Reserve, 1.45 p.m., Mr. W. J. Williams; Blue Star v. Marist, Show Grounds No. 3, 3 p.m., Mr. A. Mackay; City v. Kingsland, Eden Park No. 3, 1.45 p.m., Mr. R. P. Bennett; Penrose v. Grammar- Old Boys, Mangere Crossing No. 2, 1.45 p.m., Mr. D. V. Moore; Ellerslie, a bye. Fourth Grade B. —Manukau v. Grafton, Onehunga No. 1, 1.45 p.m., Mr. L. Briggs; North Shore v. Manurewa, Manurewa, 1.45 p.m., Mr. C. F. Fowler; Technical Old Boys v. Eden, Western Springs, 3 p.m., Mr. F. Cameron; Parnell v. Post and Telegraph, Show Grounds No. 4, 3 p.m., Mr. P. G. Mearns; Ponsonby v. Suburbs, Avondale No. 2 1.45 p.m., Mr. P. Stubbing. Fifth Grade. —City v. Otahuhu, Mangere Crossing No. 1, 1.45 p.m., Mr. J Sweeney; Marist v. Eden, Show Grounds No 2, 1.45 p.m., Mr. G. H. Saunders; Suburbs v. Waitemata, Henderson, 2.30 p.m., Mr. W. Lomas; Manukau v. North Shore, Outer Domain, 3 p.m., Mr. D W Barry; Ellerslie, a bye. Sixth Grade. —Otahuhu v. Suburbs Show Grounds No. 3, 1.45 p.m., Mr. A Mackay; Ponsonby v. Kingsland, Western Springs, 1.45 p.m., Mr. F. Cameron; Manukau v. Ellerslie, Onehunga No. 2 1.45 p.m., Mr. G. Peace; Papatoetoe v* Marathon, Papatoetoe No. 1, 1.45 pm’ Mr. J. Sheppard. Seventh Grade. —North Shore v. Parnell, Victoria Park No. 1, 1.45 p.m., Mr. H. Young; Eden v. Kohimarama, Outer Domain, 1.45 p.m., Mr. D. W. Barrv Manukau v. Ellerslie, Onehunga No. V 1 p.m., Mr. K. Liddle; Rechabites v* Marist, Show Grounds No. 4, 1.45 p m Mr. G. Mearns; Otahuhu v. Manukau b’ Show Grounds No. 4, 1 p.m., Mr w’ Bowrie. Reserve Referees. —C. Schnauer, W Rattray, S. Fowler, P. Martin, J. Finlayson, F. Jackson, C. F. Stratford. MATAMATA RUGBY

PLAYER DISQUALIFIED FOR THE SEASON Two Walton players, A. Thrupp and W. Moore, who were ordered off on Saturday by the referee, Mr. R. McCready, the former for attempting to strike an opponent and the latter for punching an opposing player, were dealt with by the Management Committee of the Matamata Sub-Union on Tuesday evening. Mr. J. E. Cummings presided. Neither player appeared. In the case of Thrupp it was stated that he had been collared without the ball and had attempted to hit the offending opponent. The committee decided that he should be cautioned. The Referees’ Association (Mr. F. Hitchcock) asked that more drastic action be taken against Moore. It was not for the actual act of punching that they asked for a penalty, but on account of Moore’s conduct afterwards. Moore’s own supports had unsuccessfully advised him to be quiet. It was unanimously decided on the motion of the chairman to disqualify Moore for the season. A complaint of the “unseemly behaviour” of a referee in threatening to order., a spectator off the ground was received from Mr. P. Field, of Matamata. It was decided to ask Mr. Field to furnish full details of the incident.