AFRICAN RUGBY TOUR

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 124, 23 February 1928, Page 17

AFRICAN RUGBY TOUR

ALL BLACKS’ PROGRAMME THE OFFICIAL ITINERARY The All Blacks will arrive In South Africa on Monday. May 21, and the complete itinerary, as approved by the boutn African Rugby Board, is as follows: Monday, May ‘JI.-Amvc Durban pci Tuesday, May 22.—Leave Durban per Euripides. . . „ Saturday, May 26.—Arrive Cape Town. Saturday, June 2.—Play at Cape bran. Monday, June 4, 4.15 p.m.-Leave Cape Town. . . „■ Tuesday. June 5, 7.30 p.m.-Arrive KimWednesday, June 6. —Play at Kimberley. Thursday, June 7, 7.30 p.m. Leave KimFridaja ’ June 8, 7.30 a.m.-Arrive JohanSaturday, June 9. —Play at Johannesburg. Tuesday, June 12, 11 a.m.-Leave Johan nesburg. . , . — Tuesday, June 12, o p.m.-Arnre KroonWednesday, June 13.—Play at Krcmnstad. Thursday, June 14, 3.37 p-m. Leave Thursday," 1 June 14, 6.15 p.m.-Arrive Jo liannesburg. , . T , Saturclay. June 16. —Play at JohannesTuesday. June 19, 10.10 a.m.-Leave Johan Tue'sclayf'june 19. 2.40 p.m.—Arrive PotWednesday. 11 ' June 20.-Play at PotThu?sday, 011 June 21, 2.20 a.m.-Leave Potehefstrooin. . T Thursday, June 21, 6.15 a.m.-Arnve Johannesburg. _ , Thursday, June 21, 2.15 p.m. Leave Johannesburg. , . ..., Friday, June 22. 6.52 a.m.-Arnve MaritzSatimiay, June 23,-Play at Maritzburg. Monday, June 25, 8.35 a.m.-Leave MaritzMonday, June 25. 12.16 p.m.-Arrive DurSaturday, June 30.—First Test, Durban, 'Tuesday, July 3. 9.56 p.m.-Leave Durban. Thursday, July 5, 4.15 a.m.-Arnve Bloemfontein. r t,, r Friday, July o, 9 a.m.-Leave BlocmfonFrkkiv. July 6. 1.28 .p.m.-Arrive KimberJuly 7.--Play at Kimberley. Sunday, July 8, 3.36 p.m.-Leave KimberTuesday, July 10, 8.40 a.m.—Arrive Bulawayo. _ , Tuesday, July 10, 6 p.m.—Leave BuloWednesday. July 11, 10-12 a.m.-Arrive Victoria Falls. Friday. July 13. 12.30 p.m.-Leave Victoria Falls. . , Saturday, July 14, 7.00 a.m.-Arnve at Bulawayo. _ , Saturday, July 14-Piay at Bulawayo. Monday, July '6. 5 p.m.-Leave Bulawayo. Wednesday. July 18, 4.54 a.m.-Arnve Johannesburg. . _ , . Saturday, July 21.-Second Test, Johannesburg. , , , Monday, July 23, 5.10 p.m.-Leave Johannesburg. , . _, Monday, July 25, 6.15 p.m.-Arrive PreWednesday, July 25.—Play at Pretoria. Thursday, July 26, 6.30 p.m—Leave PreFriday, July 27, 7 n.m, —Ayrtrn Bloemfontein.

Saturday, July 28.—Play at Bloemfontein.

Monday, July 50, 7.15 a.m.-Leave Bloemfontein.

Monday. July 30, 3.7 p.m.-Arrive at Burgbersdorp. Wednesday. August I.—Play at Burghersdorp. Thursday. August 2, 3.7 p. in.—Leave Burghersdorp. Friday, August 3, 6.30 a.m.—Arrive Bast London.

Saturday, August 4.—Play at East London.

Tuesday,, August 7, 11.5 a.m.-Leave East London!

Tuesday, August 7. 1.53 p.m.-Arrive KingWilliamstown.

Wednesday. August B.—Play at KingWilliamstown.

Thursday. Allgust 9, 2.14 p.m.—Leave Kingwilliamstowu. Friday. August -10, 6.5 a.m—Arrive Fort Elizabeth.

Saturday, August 11.-Play at Fort Elizabeth.

Saturday, August 18.—Third tost, Port Elizabeth. Sunday, August 19, 3.45 p.m.-Leave I'crt Elizabeth Monday. August 20, 7.20 a.m.—Arrive Oudtshoorn.

Wednesday, August 22.—Play at Oudtehoorn. Thursday, August 25, 7.35 a.m.-Leave Ottdtshoorn. Friday. August 25, 7.51 a.m—Arrive Gape Town. Saturday, August 25.—Plav at Cape Town. Saturday, September I.—Fourth Test, at Cape Town. Tuesday, September 4.—Sail from Cape Town per Cerani'c.

Twenty-two matches will ho played, and the tourists will travel well ever 6600 miles.

“Other itineraries drawn up.” writes Mr. H. Davies, front Bloemfontein, under date January 16. “have been merely provisional ones, and as this is positively the final and accepted one, I am enclosing it as being of interest, to t.he New Zealand public, who will anxiously follow their team’s fortunes during its tour. As von will see. a tremen lous amount of travelling is involved, but, it must he borne in mind that South Africa Is a land of such illimitable distances that a creat deal of travelling is inevitable. It is the best possible itinerary that could have been drawn up. and no one could find much to cavil at in it. A pleasing feature in it is the fact that the team will enjoy the never-to-Lc-for-gotten experience of visiting the worldfamed Victoria Falls.”