WELLINGTON V. HAWKE'S BAY.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 501, 2 September 1890, Page 3

WELLINGTON V. HAWKE'S BAY.

Na»ixb. Saturday night. The football tnalob, Wellington v. Hawke's Bay, reau'ted in a win for Hawke's Bay. first spelt—Wellington 3 points, Hawke’s Bay 11 Second spell—Hawke's Bay 5 points, Wellington nil. It was a fast game. There was a good attendance. Wallington k'cked a goal from the fie ri. Hawk"’* Bay got 4 tries, one goal resulting from a try.

THE POVERTY B Mf RUGBY UNION.. A meeting of members ot ell lhe local Clubs was heW s» th» Makonia Hotel last ! Saturday night for fhe purpose of forming a Rugby Union. About fifty persons were prewnt. Mt Morgan was voted to the chair, and ■Xplginat the ofeji-ct, ef the meeting. After readfaglhs rulif f.->r ihrfcrtna'knof aRu.-by Union he naked that a re me shpu’d be luggcsted foe th" Urion. From a nuinber that were aurgeafed the following was chosen "E2 ®y,W>y ’>»«>•>.” The seherton of offlo-rs th -rf took piece. Cent Tucker was eleeel President; Misers T MoTfan,J.W M-.l hews, and Cape. Winter', Ytw-Presidents; Mr Fisher, Secret -*v • Mr E Matthews, Trsa-urer ; M ears H. Me'qde and G. Stai'e, Auditors. The Clubs then selected th Uuios.t .The fit, jottja delegatee ere Messrs Fisher and Lyjaart Turaopenni, Messrs H. Maude and Loomb; Wserengs-a-hik", Messrs Te Kant Pere and Munro Pare ■ Poverty Nay, Messrs Po'a Kei-a and J. Rua As each senior club will be allowed to e’ect two de'egatea to the Union, and each junior. Stub one, ell the outlying football clubs that were not represented st the meeting will be ableta ■yndui litelt delrgatarfostTholame r‘T“ l*S We<i »?op‘ the Auckland Rugby a , an . y iterations the Rgm OtWntnittee shcu'd think fit. Mr E Langford then proposed a hearty vote of

thanks to Mr G. Staite forbte past services in connection with the football clubs. This was seconded by Mr Mann, and carried by acclamation. After the usual vote of thanks to the chair being passed the meeting c osed.

THE REPRESENTATIVE TEAM. After the general meeting had dispersed • Committee meeting was held for the purpose of appointing a Selection Committee, when Captain Winter, and Messrs Morgan and Arundel were appointed. The Selection Committee subsequently chose the following players, from whom the representative fifteen will eventually be pickedStaite, Skeet, Matthews, Burns, -Hepburn, Fisher, H. Maude. Wade, Marshall, Robinson, Lysnar, Langford, Loomb, Allen, Nisbett, Crawford, Hdtchinson, Smith, Mowatt, Featon, T. King, McPhail, G. Johnstone, Trotter, Tuhoi, Torapubi, Tu te Arai, Weka, Hemi, Munro, Matamuku, Manu, Butene, D. Leach, Rua, Parr, Mackay, Kingi, Colebourne, and Belamy. AU of the above playeis are requested to attend at the gymnasium each evening at 7.30, for pracice.