FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 103, 24 September 1914, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The New Zealand Rugby Union met this evening. The Waihi Union wrote with reference to the applications of W. Castleton, S. Scott, and W. Sinclair for reinstatement, those players having allegedly played under the Northern Union rules. It was decided to take no further action in regard to Scott and Sinclair, and to ask for further particulars concerning Castleton's case. The Wairarapa Union reported that W. Redmond had been disqualified for 12 months from August 29, 1914, for refusing to play in a representative team and also with not giving sufficient notice or satisfactory excuse. Members considered that the Wairarapa Union was establishing a bad precedent. The player might have had ample reasons for not playing that he did not desire to make .public. It was resolved to write the Wairarapa Union asking for further particulars. The Wairarapa Union also wrote notifying that H. F. Bird had been disqualified until May 31, 1915, for remarks on a referee's decision." The manager'of the team which lately toured Australia (Mr R. M. Isaacs) submitted a report of the tour, in which ho stated that the behaviour of the team throughout was very good.- As far as injuries were concerned, the teJ-m was most unfortunate, the following members at one time or another being under the doctors' care:—O'Brien, R. Roberts, Loveridgc, Weston, Taylor, McKeniie, Black, E. Roberts, Graham, Bruce, Lindsay, Barrett, Murray and Francis. The