THE SPRINGBOKS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 130, 3 June 1937, Page 24

THE SPRINGBOKS.

TRAINING FOR TESTS. AFRICANS IN WAIRARAPA. ALL BLACKS TO CAMP AT OTAKI. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. For a week before the first Rugby Test match between Xeiv Zealand and the South Africans at Wellington on August 14, the South African team will train in the Wairarapa and the New Zealand team at Otaki. An announcement to this effect wae made to-night at a meeting of the executive of the New Zealand Rugby Union by the chairman, Mr. S. S. Dean. The chairman announced that it had now been decided that the Test match between New Zealand and South Africa on September 23 will be played at Eden .Park, Auckland. The match had originally been arranged to be played on the " Show Grounds at Epsom. The Canterbury Union wrote: —"Referring to your circular letter regarding writ. ing articles for the Press, my committee would appreciate your ruling in the case of a member of a club publishing a book dealing with the game." The letter was considered in committee, and Mr. Dean later explained that eo long as- a Rugby player or official did not refer to current Rugby no objection could be taken to him writing a book about the game. By-law 46 of the Rugby Football Union reads: "No member of a committee of the union, unless engaged in the profession of journalism, no committeeman or any constituent body or club under the jurisdiction of the union, or referee or player, shall write, give information or interviews for the Press or broadcast on current Rugby football for remuneration." Mr. Dean said the New Zealand Union expected this rule to be carried out in its entirety. Reinstatements granted: G. W. Holland, J. Karaka, T. Ewe, L. B. Spratt, D H Miller (Auckland); V. *E. Bailey (faranaki); S. Poi, N. L. Robertson, J. Ponga (Hawkes Bay); W. R. Douglas, M J Parrist, S. J. L. Bramble (Wellington); F. C. Harper, R. V. Kilburn (Canterbury); E. J. McHugh, R. J. Henham, H. Dowling, A. D. Logie, L. Martyn, J. W. Dixon. RESERVED SEATS. MATCH AGAINST SPRINGBOKS. In order to ensure that regular patrons, who so desire, will have a reasonable opportunity of purchasing reserved grandstand seats and tickets for the auxiliary stand for the match between Auckland and South Africa on July 24 the Auckland Rugby Union decided last evening that special coupons will be inserted in the five consecutive issues of the "Rugby News," commencing on Saturday week. Presentation at the booking office of a coupon from any three of the five issues will entitle the bearer to' purchase, to the extent of the accommodation available, two tickets for either the reserved grandstand, the auxiliary grandstand or for the main grandstand enclosure. It was also decided to extend limited preferential booking rights to neighbouring unions, and to affiliated sub-unions and clubs. All applications for such preferential rights should be made direct to the union or to the affiliated sub-union or club concerned, and not to the Auckland Rugby Union. No reservations can •be made through the union. The sale of any seats and tickets then unsold will be open to the public on Thursday, July 15.