RUGBY UNION

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 427, 7 May 1937, Page 6

RUGBY UNION

UNITED CLUB’S REQUEST . Meeting Of Management Committee Th management committee of the Taranaki Rugby Union met at Stratford last night. Present were: Hou. .Jas. McDeodJ, M.L.C. (chairman), Hon. R. Masters, M.L.C., Messrs A. G. Whitipg. F. J. Nolan, L. 11. Sampson, J. S. Hickey, V. J. Henderson, R. Contis, L. J. Furrie, J. O’Sullivan, J. Goodwin, J. B. Rowe and W. G. Watte (score, tary). The United Old Boys’ Rugby Club and the Star Club requested the union to reconsider its decision to play the fixture at Inglewood on May 12. The United Club pointed out that, it would have 1o pay travelling expenses, which would not otherwise have been incurred. The club was losing a home match and the gate at Si rat ford would at least be three times bigger. Mr McLeod said .the Stratford Borough Council had requested the union not to play a match at Stratford on hat date. Although the match would be played at. Inglewood it would be a home mat ch for United. Mr Masters said the union had arranged the fixtures so that Stratford would meet Tukapa at New Plymouth and provide a big attraction for the opening of Rugby Park. It was decided to play the match at Inglewood and to pay the travelling expenses of the United team, which would also receive the gate proceeds. Stratford Club’s Complaint. Th Stratford Club complained of •he delay in starting of senior matches timed to commence at 230 p.m., and it was decided to circularise clubs in regard to Stratford matches, The system of appoin ment of referees was referred to by Mr Furtie, who mentioned that in the southern division referees had been appointed from the district only. Thq

Taranaki Referees’ Association bad recommended that referees be appointed irrespective of the district in which they, reside. The union supported the association’s recommendation provided that when making appointments due recognition was given to the question of expense. Subject to satisfactory arrangements being made Stratford and Hawera Technical High Schools will j Play a curtain-raisbr to the Welling- I ton.Taranaki representative match at ■ Hawera on May 26.

At the request of the King Country Rugby Union, permission was given for the Whangamomona Club to play in the Ohura sub-union area provided that no restriction be imposed on Stratford clubs drawing players from the Whangamomona district. The. annual grant of £5O towards the furtherance of the programme of primary school Rugby in Taranaki was approved. A grant of £lO was made to the St. ! John Ambulance Association. The New Zealand Rugby Union ad- I vised that the life disqualification imposed on C. C. Roebuck, of Okato, over six year s ago, had now been removed. Reinstatements from senior to first junior were gran led by the committee as follow; h. G. Longs tail* (A thjetic to Ureiiui).,W. Alexander, A. Bullot, B. H. Smith, w. Ludlam, A Jensen (Sj.ratford-. Old Boyt), D. Bor;iie (Wairnate),.E.. Jones (Stratford to Toko), J. Northcote, S. Pauling, I. jAnsley, s, Cousins (Putea), R. Bond (Stratford Old Boys to Toko), H B 'GJoodtaan, s. Bulmer, W p Tafflor (Stratford Old Boys), A. Moorby (Okato), A. Olsen (Rongotai SubUnion to Hawera), R. N iwa (Warea), E. Christianson. B. Harkness, Williams (Inglewood), A. Graydon (Sheffield, Chris,tchureh. , o Stratford).

Reinstatements from first junior to third grade were: W. Brown (ingle. Fraser (Clifton;, M. Belcher, E. Brunton (Stratford to Cardiff), J. Thompson (Clifton), R. crossan (Ingjewood). Kepreaeutative fixtures were an proved as follows: May 26, y. Wellington, at Hawera--17, V. Auckland, at New Ply' Mouth; July 31> v South At . , iea a ; Aew Plymouth; August 7, v. Canterbury, at Stratford; H team, v. King ountry, a ; Taumarunm’; August 21 A team v. King Country, at El-ham-August. 28, v . ;Jrwke . a H . iy a[ ya Pier; September i. v . Wair.irapa, in anarapa; September 2, B team v. oiili Otago, at Inglewood; Septeme1 ’ 4, v. Wellington, at WellingtonSeptember n, v . Manawatu. a./New iMuouth; September 18, v. Wang<iiuii, at Wanganui. Efforts will be ffiade. to change the date of the Wangeinui r and B matches from July 10 bo July 24 to enable the senior fix» tyres to be concluded on July 10.