FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 July 1931, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

BULLER-COAST MATCH. FORMER TEAM DECLARED •BLACK.” (By Telegraph —Per Press Association) Westport, July i. Owing to the inclusion in the Builer representative team oi a miner trom the Cascade tribute contract party, four of Buller/s most prominent playes,; three ,of whom played last year in the Combined West Coast-Bullcr team against the English team, at Greymouth have decliimd to,play. Unless the industrial dispute is settled in the meantime, it looks as if the Builer Sedition Shield team will not represent the strength of local Rugby circles.

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INVERCARGILL, July 1. The first of this season’s home and home matches between Southland and Otago was played here to-day. Southland winning aii interesting game by eleven points t<? three. ' ■ ' T.A 11 A N A lvl V . W ELI AN G TON. HAWERA, July 1. In the rugby inter-provincial, Wellington defeated Taranaki. The wxines scored 14 points, (two converted tries and a'field goal.) and Taranaki scored six points, (two tries.) i RANFURLY SHIELD MATCH. WELLINGTON, June 30. The management committee of the Wellington Rugby Football Union agreed this evening to a request from Southland that the Wellington-South-land match to be played here on July 22 should be, regarded as a challenge for the Rnnfuriv Shield.