FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 1 June 1921, Page 2

FOOTBALL

[by TELEGRAPH —PER PRESS ASSOCIATION] NEW SOUTH WALES LEAGUE TEAM. SYDNEY, May 30. The New South Wales League team to play the New Zealand League team on Saturday are: Full back, Taplin; three-quarters, Biinkhorn, Craig, Rule; five-eighths, Caples, Robinson; halfback, Thompson; forwards, Schultz, Pearce, Burge, Gray, McGrath and Watkins.

THE “SPRINGBOKS.”

FORECAST OF THE ITINERARY'

WELLINGTON, May 30

Up to the moment of telegraphing, the New Zealand Rugby Union has had no advice in confirmation of the Press cable message that- the South African Rugby team sailed on May 23rd. The late departure of the team has necessitated the re-drafting of the itinerary. The team should im~ emve in Sydney on June 23rd. Three matches will be played in New South Wales, and the team should he able to sail from Sydney for New Zealand on July 7th, reaching Wellington on Juy 11th. They will be given a civic reception in the City Hall. The chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Executive lias drafted a provisional itinerary for the Dominion tour. This provides for the playing of the first match on July 13ih against ‘ Masterton and the bush districts. ' r'ror leaving Masterton, the team will play at New Plymouth and Wanganui, and should be due in Christchurch on July 24th, en route to the West Coast. The provisional date for the match there against West Coast and Bullei at Greymouth is July 27th. On July 30th there will be the match against Canterbury at Christchurch. On August 3rd South Canterbury will he played at Timaru, and the Dunedin match will he on the 6th, the first test match will be played at Dunedin on August 13th. An interesting match should, he that against Auckland and North and South Auckland on Auguest 20th. The 2‘2nd and 23rd will be devoted to sightseeing at Rotorua, and on the 24th the representatives of the Bay of Plenty will meet the visitors at Rotorua. The second test match will be played at Auckland oy August 27th, and the third test match at Wellington on September 3rd.