FOOTBALL FIXTURES.

Shannon News, 1 July 1927, Page 3

FOOTBALL FIXTURES.

representative matches

Representative fixtures were considered at a meeting of the Manawatu Rugby District Council on Tuesday evenin .On July 16, a return match will be played between Manawatu and Horowhenua at Palmerston, prior to choosing the combined Manawhenua team. The council, in response to a communication from the Horowhenua Union, decided to suggest the same date tor a junior game between the two districts, to be played as a curtain-raiser to the senior representative fixture. In reference to a suggestion from the Wellington Union that a junior game should be played between Wellington and Manawatu, the council decided to ask Horowhenua to join in putting in the field a combined team against Wellington. It was also decided to invite Wellington to .send a fourth grade team to meet the Manawatu third grade representatives on July 23, the match to be a curtain-raiser to the game between Manawhenua and the New Zealand Maori team. PROGRAMME- OF GAMES. The following programme of representative games between Manawatu, Horowhenua and combined Manawhenua teams and other, provinces will be played. July 13 —Horowhenua v. Bush, at Levin . July 1-6 —Manawatu v. Horowhenua, at Palmerston. ,' J July 20—Manawhenua v. Waifarapa, atPalmerston. 1

July 23 —Manawhenua v. Maori team at Palmerston.

July 30—Manawhenua v. Hawke’s Bay, at Napier. July 30 —Manawatu v. Oroua-Te Kawau, at Palmerston. August 17—Manawhenua v. King Country. August 20—Manawhenua v. Auckland, at Auckland. August 20 —Manawatu v. Southern Hawke’s Bay, at Woodville. August 24—-Manawhenua v. Waikato, at Hamilton.

. August 27 —Manawhenua v. Wellington, at. Wellington. August 31. —Manawhenua v. Taranaki, at Palmerston. September 3—Manawahenua v. Wanganui, at Palmerston. September 7—Manawhenua' v. Canterbury, at Palmerston. September 14 —Manawhenua v. Otago at Levin. '