RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1931, Page 2

RUGBY FOOTBALL

RANFURLY SHIELD

CANTERBURY MUST PLAY

WELLINGTON, August 26

The Management Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union this evening decided, to fix September 12 as tile date for a match between Otago and Canterbury for the Ranfurly Shield at Christchurch.

LEGALITY OF CHALLENGE

OTAGO OFFICIAL’S OPINION

DUNEDIN, August 26

Commenting on the Canterbury Rugby Union's decision regarding the match between Canterbury and Otago to a newspaper representative this evening, a prominent official of the Otago Rugby Union expressed the opinion that it was doubtful whether, under the rules the Canterbury union had the right to make any such reservation. Otago’s challenge .was forwarded well within the stipulated limit and, according to his reading of the rules, it was mandatory on Canterbury to allow thfe game against the Otago touring team to be called a Ranfurly Shield match. The only conceivable circumstances under which the New Zealand union could disallow the challenge would be, it seemed to him, the selection of the greater part of the Canterbury team to represent New Zealand. Regulations 4 and ,5,, governing the playing of" the Ranfurly Shield matches as as follows :

(4) Any union desiring to pLay a challenge match with the holder shall give notice to the New Zealand union of such desire not later than the end of August in each year, provided that the holders for the time being shall not be required, unless they elect otherwise, to play any challenge match before the first Saturday in (5) The New Zealand union shall have the right to declare which if any of the challenges shall be allowed.

A MEXICAN ARGUMENT

FIVE DEPUTIES CASUALTIED. SHOOTING IN LEGISLATURE. MEXICO CITY, August 25. One Deputy, was killed f and, four vounded in a shooting affray in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday night, when upwards of sixty shots were fired following a heated argument. " F ** ========= ’ ‘ /