RUGBY FOOTBALL RANFURLY SHIELD CHALLENGES

Press, Volume XCI, Issue 27638, 20 April 1955, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL RANFURLY SHIELD CHALLENGES

Only Four Saturday Dates Available

STATEMENT BY COMMITTEE

Canterbury is likely to have only four Saturdays on which to meet Ranfurly Shield challenges this season This was indicated in a written statement issued by the management committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union after a discussion in committee at its ,meeting last evening. “It is the intention of the union to send the representative team on tour after the closing of the senior first division competition, which will be on Saturday. August 6,” the statement read. "The team will leave Christchurch on Monday, August 8, returning on the night of Saturday, August 20. “It is hoped to play against Wellington. Taranaki, Wanganui, Manawatu, and, if possible, against King Country, on the northern tour. • In view of the foregoing, and the coining visit of the Australian team, which will play Canterbury at Christchurch on September 10, extreme difficulty must be experienced in Ranfurly Shield matches this season, there being four Saturdays only available to meet challenges in the 1055 season. “Other fixtures contemplated are matches against the West Coast, at Greymouth, on June 6 and the TownCountry game on July 2.” In open meeting the committee decided to leave the arranging of fixtures in the hands of the union’s delegates to the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union in Wellington early next month. DRAW FOR SATURDAY Unless otherwise stated, all games commence at 3 p.m.; postponements will be announced over 3YA and 3ZB at approx. 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.:

Senior First Diivsion. —’Var v. Tech 08, LP oval; HSOB v. New Bri, LP oval, 1JO; Lin v. Meri, LP South; Bel v. Syd, LP West; Alb v. Mar, Rugby Park; Chch v. Sunny-Sprey, Sunnyside, 2.30 pan. Senior Second Division. —I .in v. Mar

Rugby Park, 1-30 pjn«? Syd v. HSOB, Sydenham Pk; Pap HSOB v. 'Var, St. James* Pk; RNZAF v. T. Coll, Wigram; Tech OB v. Meri, Waltham 1, IJO pan.; Chch, a bye.

Preliminary Round Junior A Section.—'Var A v. New Bri, Rawhiti Domain; Chch v. Tech 08, Ensors rd.; Lin v. Ricc-Sock, Rice Domain; Bel v. Lyt, SP 22; Kai v. HSOB A, Kalapoi. 2.30 pan. Junior B Section.—Var C v. Syd, Waltham 1; Mar A v. HSOB B, SP 16; SunnySprey v. Sum, Spreydon Domain: Var B v. Alb, Malvern, IJO p.m.; RNZAF v. Mar B, Barrington. Under 20.—RNZAF v. St. A., St. Andrew's; Var v. St. 8., St. Bede's; Chch v. BHS, Straven rd.; Christ’s CoH, a bye. Third Grade.—Alb v. Var A, SP 14* HSOB v. Mar, NP 10; Chch B v. Tech OB*, SP 19; Lin v. Var B, Bromley; T. Coll v. Chch A, NP 8. Fourth Grade.—Tech OB v. Mar, SP 23; Pap HSOB v. Sunny-Sprey, St. James' Pk„ IJO pan.; Lyt v. Ricc-Sock, SP 20; Chch v. New Bri, Rawhiti Domain 2.; Meri, a bye. Fifth Grade.—Syd v. Meri, Waltham 2; Alb v. Sunny-Sprey. SP 14, 1.30 pan.; Kai v. Bel, Belfast 1; Mar v. Lin, Bromley 1, IJO pan. Secondary Schools.—BHS A v. St. A, Straven rd. 2, IJO pan.; Xavier V. Rang HS, Rangiora, 2JO pan.; St. B v. Chch Tech Col, St. Bede’s, 1.30 pan.; West HS v Pap HS, Pap HS, 2JO pan.; BHS B v. Christ’s CoH, CC, IJO pan. Under 18 and under 17.—HSOB A v. TJn, SP 19, IJO pan.; Chch A v. Sunny-Sprey. Spreydon Domain, IJO pan.; Tech OB A v. Syd, Waltham 2, IJO pan.; HSOB B v. Tech OB B, Ensor’s rd.. IJO pan.; Chch B v. Sunny-Sprey, under 16, Burwood 2, IJO pan. Under 16.—Belf v. New Bri, Burwood 1; Mar v. Chch, Burwood 2; Tech OB v. HSOB, Burwood 1, 1.30 p.m.; Sprey v. Chch under 17. * ’’ v | Under Bst 101b.—Sprey v. Tech 08, NP 1, 1.30 pan.; Meri v. Chch, NP 2, 1.30 pan.; Mar A v. HSOB. NP 3, 1.30 pan.; Belf v. Alb B, NP 4, IJO p.m.; Lin v. Syd, NP 5, 1.30 pan.; Alb A v. Mar B, NP 1. -'Under 7st 3ib.—HSOB v. Pap HSOB, SP

15, 1.30 p.m.; Lin A v. Mar A, SP 16, 1.30 p.m.; Sunny-Sprey v. Chch, SP 17, 1.30 p.m.; Alb v. New Bri, SP 18, 1.30 p.m.; Syd A v. Meri, SP 20, 1.30 p.m.; Belf v. Mar B, SP 21, 1.30 p.m.; Syd B v. Lin B, SP 22, 1.30 p.m.; Alb B v. Cath Grammar, SP 23, 1.30 p.m. Under 6st 71b.—Mar A v. Chch, NP 7, 1.30 p.m.; Meri v. New Bri, NP 8, 1.30 p.m.; Lin A v. Mar B, NP 9, 1.30 p.m.; SunnySprey A v. Alb, NP 10, 1.30 pjn.; Lin B v. Syd A, NP 11, 1.30 p.m.; Sumn v. Sunny-Sprey B, NP 12, 1.30 p.m.; Syd B

Under sst 101 b A v. Meri A, SP 14, 10.30 aan.; Mar A v. Lin A, SP 15, 10.30 aan.; New Bri A v. Syd A, SP 16, 10.30 a.m.; Chch A v. Mar (St. Mary’s), SP 17, 10.30 Belf v. Lin B, SP 18, 10.30 a.m.; Alb v. Mar (Bryndwr), SP 19, 10.30 a.m.; Mar B v. Sunny-Sprey B, SP 20, 10.30 aan.; New Bri B v. Mari B, SP 21, 10.30 ajn.; Syd B v. Mar C, SP 22, 10.30 aan.; Lin C v. Sunny-Sprey C, SP 23, 10.30 a.m.; Lytt, bye. Under sst.—Syd A v. New Bri A, NPI, 10.30 a.m.; Mar A v. Chch A, NP 7, 10.30 a.m.; Lin A v. Meri, NP 3, 10.30 a.m.; Alb v. Sunny-Sprey A, NP 4, 10J0 a.m.; Belf v. Mar (St. Albans), NP 5, 10.30 a.m.; Mar (Bryndwr) v. Mar (Rice), NP 6, 10JO a.m.; Kaia v. Syd B, NP 2, 10.30 aan.; Sunny-Sprey B v. New Bri B, NP 8, 10.30 a.m.; Lin B v. Mar B, NP 9, 10.30 a.m.; Sum v. Sunny-Sprey C, NP 10, 10.30 a.m.; New Bri C v. Chchß, NPII, 10JO aan.; Alb B v. Meri B, NP 12, 10.30 a.m. Another weighing-in will be held at the pavilion, Hagley Park, near the Armagh street gate, on Saturday, April 23, commencing at 10 a.m. sharp, and also at 1 p.m. Advt.