Referee shortage affects local games

A shortage of referees for Wairarapa-Bush rugby this coming weekend mean no appointments have been made for secondary school colt and junior matches as well as a couple of senior reserve games.
The draw for Saturday is:-
Premier division: Puketoi v Gladstone, Pongaroa at 2.30pm (A. Stringer); Eketahuna v Masterton Red Star, Eketahuna at 2.30pm (G. Moorcock); Marist v Martinborough, Memorial Park No 1 at 2.30pm (H. Porter; G. Hall and J. Devine); Pioneer v Carterton, Park Sportsground at 2.30pm (D. Goodin; S. O'Gorman and home team); Greytown v East Coast, Greytown at 2.30pm (C.Jefferies; T. Kiel and home team).
Senior reserves: A section: Eketahuna v Masterton Red Star, Eketahuna at 1pm (home club); Pioneer v Carterton, Park Sportsground at 1pm (S. O'Gorman); Tuhirangi v Martinborough, Pirinoa at 2.30pm (G. Reisima). B section: Greytown v East Coast, Greytown at 1pm (home club); Featherston v Marist, Featherston at 2.30pm (A. Payne); Gladstone a bye.
Colts: East Coast v College Old Boys, Whareama No 1 at 1pm (V. Peterson).
Secondary schools: First XV premier: Rathkeale College v Hato Paora, Rathkeale at 12.30pm (G. Hall). Open grade: Kuranui first XV v Makoura first XV, Kuranui at 11.15am (A. Payne); Chanel first XV v Wairarapa College Yellow, Chanel at 11.15am (J. Devine); Rathkeale second XV v Wairarapa College Blue, Rathkeale No 2 at 11.15am (T. Kiel). Under-15: Wairarapa College v Feilding High School, Wairarapa College at 9.50am (B. Whale).
Colts: Makoura second XV v Rathkeale Green, Makoura at 10am (home team); Chanel second XV v Kuranui Maroon, Chanel at 10am (home team). Junior: Wairarapa College Blue v Rathkeale Red, Rathkeale No 2 at 10am (home team); Wairarapa College Gold v Rathkeale White, Kuranui No 2 at 10am (home team), Kuranui Blue a bye.
The charity match between the Parliamentarian XV and the East Coast Wrinklies at Whareama on Sunday will kick off at 2.30pm with Dean Goodin in charge.
The curtain-raiser will feature the Barbarians and Kuranui College secondary schoolgirls sides. It will start at noon with Goff Moorcock as referee.
Meanwhile, Canterbury referee Josh Noonan will control the Ranfurly Shield challenge rugby match between holders Wellington and Wairarapa-Bush at Memorial Park on Thursday, July 2.
He will have Bay of Plenty duo Shane McDermott and Nick Briant as his assistants while controlling the substitutions will be local referees, Chris Jefferies and Dean Goodin.
The Shield match will be preceded by three curtain-raiser games and officials appointed to them are: Wairarapa Police v Wellington Police, Memorial Park No 1 at 11.45am (T. Roseingrave; A. Stringer and S. O'Gorman); Chanel College first XV v Tararua College first XV, Memorial Park No 2 at 1pm (C. Jefferies; A. Payne and E. Wallace); Wairarapa College first XV v Dannevirke first XV, Memorial Park No.1 at 1.30pm (A. Stringer; T. Roseingrave and G. Hall).