RUGBY FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 29 July 1932, Page 4

RUGBY FOOTBALL

, * ■ I'Mtt SATURDAY’S GAMES, ' f “l MERIVALE V. WESTLAND. Hie special attraction for Oass Square to-morrow afternoon will be the match between representatives of Westland Sub-Union, and the senior team of the Merivaty Club of Christchurch, runners up for the Canterbury ’tienioT championship. The gainio '/ , is set down to start at 3 p.m. The y Merivale team arrive ty the special t.ain from Ciiristchurchj, / about .. 1 • b’ckck, and'will return bjr the special ." v 'The samfi‘ ,, itug.„t. The .game . should . • 'provide** &n interesting and ... fast, eix- -W hibiti6ti 01 -of' Rugby, special . interest being shown in the outcome, as it will enable a line tb be drawn of the comparative merits of the two distiicta. i There wid be a curtain raiser T tb ,tliei main attraction, a junior oup fixture, School v. Kiwi, which will: start ~.- at 1.30 p.m. •' THE NEW ZEALAND UNION. RANFURLY SHIELD CHALLENGES (Per Press Association — Copyright.) \ WELLINGTON,. July v 27. / I At the N.Z.R.U. meeting, Canter- f bury Union advised that challenges, for the Ranfurly. Shield had been-received from South Cantgrliury, - Auckland, West Coast, , Duller and Waikato Unions. The following - dates ' for matches had been# ■njM’anged .• August 13/ v, South .Canterbury,.; ,August.3o, y. Auckland } August. 27, v. -West: Coast ; September 3, y,; Wellington;, September 10, v. Bulier; September 17, : v. Waikato; September 24, v.; North Auckland. . '

The West Coast afcd Buller challenges had been accepted, provisionally,' and. Canterbury had offered to pay reasonable expenses of the teams’ visUs, with a maximum o ( f £BS and £199 respectively. The Waikato and North •Auckland were being asked the amounts they were asking towards their teams’ expenses. - -• ; y ; - l

The Wellington Union advised that ,it desired the match with Canterbury; , \. on .September 3, to be a Ranfur’y A 'Shield chal’enge game. . 1 , V The following .reinstatements, were -A/ approved: .A. Cameron (Motukarara), ■ \ J. Fitzgerald (Auckland), T. A. Gardyne (Greymouth), S. Hutchinson (Whitianga), L. ‘ Stanton (Greymouth), R. H. Harp (Hunti'.y). ’' . ’ . : .