FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3526, 17 May 1912, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY GAME. GISBORNE v. BOYS. ; The opening of the Thursday Rugby competition! took place at the Domain ■yesterday afternoon, when the tisoorne team met Old Boys, an the presence of a largo gathering of spectators After a strenuous game, some stages of which were breezy for an initial match, Gisborne secured a wm by S points to 3. Gisborne, with a strong sun in their eyes, kicked off, end pushed the play for the first iew' n>Juntos. The backs ’ saw little of the leather* the forwards indulging in a. fair amount of close play, while at times they broke off in a series of short .passes. Thus matters proceeded until halttime, and the next spell was ushered in with football of a livelier nature. First blood was drawn by J. Bollock, •who. having got the ball from the scrum, executed a pretty cut-in and touched down in ia good position.. Squirrell added the possible points. PFromm kept well np to the forwards m a, concerted rush and registered a try, which was not converted. I 1 or Ulcl Boys, D McLeod scored a good try. The pace was slower towards the close. As referee, Mr. M. Osborne gave satisfaction. The team to represent Y.M.P. amiiust Garrison next Saturday is as follows: Full-back; W. Rangi; tnreequarters, Hamilton, Rukingi, Broughton • live-eighths. Smith and Clarke; halL Waata; wing. Kershawe;.. forwards, Tureia, Paraone, Kokin, Matahiki, Poata, Pewhairangi, and Ivouka. Emergencies : Tokoaitua and Ereatara. The Junior team lias a, bye. The following will play for IvaitiOitv seniors against Lnited to-moi-row;—Stubbs, Rigby, Camithelrs, O’Neil Tocker, Tate, Fromm, Stagpool, McGill, Spencer, Mo-ana, Nicolas, Dougless, Prickett, and Leach. Emergency, Corbett. NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION. ANNUAL MEETING[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, May 16. The annual meeting of the N.Z. Rugby Union was held to-day.- Mr. George Dixon, who presided, said that the outlook for Rugby Union football was extremely satisfactory. The following officers were elected: —Patron, Lord Islington; president, Mr. G. H. Dixon; vice-presidents, Messrs. F. T- Bellringer (Taranaki), G. F. C Campbell (Wellington),’ H. Harris (Otago), Tiros. Clarkson (South Auckland), A. E. Devore (Auckland), F. Logan (Hawke’s Bay), D. X. Logan (Wairarapa), A. N- Gibbons (Manawatu), G. H. Mason (Canterbury), W. B. Miller (Poverty Bay), J. C. Hankins (Horowlieiiua), A. Shirtcliffe (South Canterbury), G. Spriggins (Wanganui). R. W. Stiles (Nelson), M. Vance (Bush Districts), E. Ivussa]is (Bay of Plenty), C- J. H. Dodson (West Coast), Hon. J. Colvin (Buller), Dr. Ritchie Campbell (Southland), J. F Bennett (Marlborough): management committee, Messrs. R. M. Isaac, M. J. Crombie, N. Galbraith, J. H. A- Laughton. A. Laurens-on, F. G. Walburton, and Dr. P. F. McEvodv; hon. treasurer, Mr. Edgar Wylie (Wellington); Appeal Council (to be located in Auckland), Messrs. J. _ Allied, G. H. Dixon, H. Frost: auditor, Mr- 0. G. Kember ■ representative on English Union, C. Wray Palliser. For the purpose of encouraging school Rugby football, the grant was i nor eased from £IOO to £l5O. The Poverty Bay Union wrote asking that disqualification be removed from certain Hawke’s Bay players who had played the Northern Union game. It was resolved to write to the English Rugby Union for permission to reinstate all playoi*s who had signed up to the present any form of application with the Northern League or played the League gam© on these players standing down for a year from date of disqualification. The following remits from Wanganui suggesting alterations in laws of game were carried:—“That the value of a penalty goal be reduced to two points,’’ that after any score- by either side play be recommenced by a kick-off (place kick) from half-way.” A proposal to secede from the English Union was defeated by a large majority. It was resolved to recommend the. management committee that the rules be- printed in Maori.

The management committee was authorised to advance a further sum of £I4OO to the Southland Rugby Union, provided that satisfactory security is given, to loan to be at 4 per cent. It was decided to adopt the same course as last year in the matter of sending North and South Island country teams on tour. It was resolved that the North v. South Island match be played on July 13. Tiie location of the game was left to the management committee, with the recommendation that if possible it be played ini Wanganui or Hawke’s Bnv It was decided to ask for a ruling of the English Union as to whether any union has power to make a by-law authorising persons other thajl referees to report rough play to it, It was adopted as a recommendation to tho management committee that an effort be made to send' a New Zealand team to,America ini the near fu.tnrpi

A recommendation to the union was made to the effect that the rule, allowing the game to be played in four spejla of 20 minutes each should bo put into force only when in the opinion pf the J-gffreo weather conditions warJsaM ik" THE ASSOCIATION GAME. SATURDAY’S AIATCHES. The following is the County team to play Taruheru at Taruheru on Saturday, kick-off 3 p.m.: Goal, Basil Sharp (captain) ; backs, Preston-Holt and Hun wick j halves, Sears, Westwood mid Mitchell; forwards, Hodgson, F. -Walker, R. Campbell, McNair, and G. Dick; reserves, F. Sharp, C. Cook, Roseman, Normanton, Blam, and Huston. In their match versus G.T.A. on the Chilcler’s Road ground on paUfday, Y.ALA.C. will be represented by the following: Goal, TVnght; backs, Webster and Hughes; halves, Hollands, Hosier and A. Hoare; forwards Hughes, Whacks, Greene. Dodds and G. Webster- Reserves : Wilson, Donald and Jones. ■