RUGBY UNION MEETS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 945, 11 April 1930, Page 6

RUGBY UNION MEETS

NEW OFFICERS ELECTED TRIAL MATCH PROPOSAL Press Association WELLINGTON, Today. ( At the annual meeting of the Xew j Zealand Rugby Union, which opened j in AVellington yesterday, the following ! officers were elected: Patron, the Governor-General, Lord | Bledisloe; president, Dr. G. Adams j (AA T anganui) ; vice-presidents, Messrs. L. J. Brake (North Auckland), J. Arneil (Auckland), S. Walmsiey (Thames A’alley), A. G. Yardley (Wai--1 kato), J. Goodwin. (Taranaki), J. McGill (Manawhenua), K. S. ‘Williams 3 (East Coast), A. S. Parker (Poverty Bay), AY. J. Wood (Hawke’s Bay), R. s. Smith (Bush Districts), G. Sellar - (Wairarapa), Dr. P. F. McEvedy .* (AYellington), C. 11. Mills (Marlbor- . ough), A. E. Mux (Nelson), E. Taylor 3 (Golden Bay-Motueka). A. G. Calvin r (Duller), T. Mclntosh (West Coast), L , a. E. McPhail (Canterbury), H. H. r Fraser (South Canterbury), M. Harris (Otago), AV. Robinson (Southland), R. ( S. Webster (King Country), S. Sullivan (Ashburton) and G. B. Stevenson ' (North Otago); hon. treasurer, Mr. E. AVylie; Management Committee, Messrs. S. S. Dean. H. H. Sterling, J. G. Roache, T. A. Fletcher, E. McKenzie, H. S. Leith, A. C. Kitto; Appeal j Council, Messrs. J. Arneil, P. Mackie, j L. J. Conlan (Auckland) ; auditor. Mr. ! O. G. Kember. I Mr. J. Prendeville (AVellington) ! asked what the union’s policy was with I regard to trial matches this year, j Mr. Dean explained, that it was in- ! tended to hold three trial matches, j two in the North Island and one in the South. j Mr. Prendeville asked if there was j any necessity for the proposed trial s game on May 14. It had also been u rumoured that the union intended to 4 assemble the New Zealand team a l. week before the first test, and for this a team to play at least one match before □ the first test. v* Air. Dean explained that it was in[l tended that the New Zealand team should play a match again' North t Otago on the Wednesday before the _ first, test match. It was not consid--0 ered fair to ask the New Zealand team to take the field without at least one t gam© together. Mr. J. T. King advocated that the " Xew Zealand and Maoris match should ■2 be made an annual event. The match last year had done a great deal of

good for the game in AVellington, and had resulted in a profit of £400: From a playing and commercial aspect, the Pakeha v. Maori match was a firstclass proposition. If the fixture were made an annual one, it would encourage the Maori players. The motion that the fixture be made an annual one was carried.