Dates For All Black Rugby Trial Matches

Chronicle (Levin), 9 April 1948, Page 7

Dates For All Black Rugby Trial Matches

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WELLINGTON, Apnl S. | Sixteen 1'ugby trial matches to seleet l the All Black t ea m to tour South Africa ( next vear will bc held between July 24 i and September 18. Tke dates for trials; | which have been arranged so tliat the ! selectors will see nll tiie lixtures, werc | approved today iiy the New Zealand j Rugby Union executive. . Thcy arc: I July 24: Buller-Nelsdn v. Marlbor- | ough-Golden Bay at Nelson. | July 81: Canterbury v. VVTest Coasi S at Christchureli. | August 4: youth Canterbury v. Asli- 2 burton-North Otago at Timaru. | August 7: Otago v. youthland at In- I vercargill. 1 August 11: A and B teanis from | Nelson and ChriBtchurch matches at I Westport. ^ | August 14: A and B teams ironi 2 Timaru and Invercargill matches at f Dunedin. I August 18: East . Coast-Poverty Bay | v. Hawke's Bay at Gisborne. ] August 21: Auckland v. Nortli Auck- I land at Auckland. j August 25: K'lig Cquntry-Bay of J Plenty v. Waikato-Tliames Valley at J Hamilton. -j August 28: Tarnnaki-IIbrowhcnua v. j Wanganui-Manawutu at Wanganui. j yeptember 1: Bush-Wairarapa v. I Wellington at Masterton. . i yeptember 4: A and B teanis from | Gisborne, Auckland aud Hamilton I matches (cxcept Hawke's Bay) at Auckland. yeptember 8: A and B teams from Wanganui and ilasf orton vmatehes ( plus Hawke's Bay) at Palmerston Nortli. yeptember 11: youth Island jirobables v. possibles at Christchurch. ■ yeptember 1.5: Nortli TsJand probables ' v, possibles at Wellington. " >September 18: New Zealand possibles ■ v. probables (final trial) at Wellington. Tlio Nortli v. youth mateh will not be a trial and will be played at .Wellington ou October 2. Postponement of Maori Tour of Australia The New youth Wales Rugby Union .udvised tliat tlio proposed tour of the Maori teani to Australia this vear should lie post])oned till 194D as they did not cousider it would be possible for the Maori teain to visit Fiji and Australia on oue tour. With regard to Ihe proposed tour-of the Maori leam to Fiji this vear it was ] reported tliat the Nlatua would leavo ] Auckland on July lo and return on August 1. Beyond this no shipping was available. I'lfe Fiji Rugby Union usked tliat Ihe Madri teansshould visit Fiji in July or August and play live uiatclies. Tlie ctru.riuan (Mr. 'y. y. Deaii) said it miglft/be possi'bJe for tlie Maori Zouui to tr-gc-cJ to Fvji by ■ the Matua and Vetufnkt'q kew Zealand by air. It was stated Hduit it' would cosl I £l.'j()() to convey a team of 25 players 4ty a.ir to Fiji aud. back to New Zealand. Mr. .T. II. Parker said it woulil cost £1000 ii'.the team wunt by boat and re- 1 lumed by air. It.,was decided to book. i tlie .Maori teani 's? passages to Fiji by Ihe Matua iu the «ieantime. •" •' Mr. G. A. Maddison. a member of the Oouncil of the Union, . wrote giving uoticexthat he would move at the an iiual meeting of , ihe New Zeala-ntl Union tliat tlie union votc £500 for food pafcels for Britain and tliat tho" union should make applieation to have thcuext meeting of the lnteruatioual Rugby Board held in New Zealand, An oJl'er by tlie New Zealand Broadcasting tiervice to pay tlie union £1000 i'or tlie right to iiroadcast matches played this year was referred to the Council. It was decided lo request the luterualioaal Rugby Board to cable recent ameudnients of Ihe laws of the garne in order tliat tliey may be cireulaled to clnbs before tlie season starts.