RUGBY First-Class Fixtures For. 1959 Season

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28866, 10 April 1959, Page 12

RUGBY First-Class Fixtures For. 1959 Season

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, April 9. The first-class fixtures in New Zealand Rugby in the coming season are wrapped around the 25 matches to be played by the British Isles team and associated trial matches. Owing to the heavy fixtures list, New Zealand union delegates tonight again had difficulty in satisfying each others* requirements. The fixtures are:— MAY 20.—Wellington v. Wairarapa, at Masterton. MAY 23.— Manawatu v. Wanganui, at Wanganui. MAY 30.—Canterbury v. Buller, at Westport; Nelson v. Golden Bay. at Motueka (McGlashan Cup). JUNE I.—Canterbury v. West Coast, at Grey mouth; Canterbury B v. MidCanterbury, at Christchurch; Waikato 9. Auckland, at Hamilton; Wairarapa v. Hawke’s Bay, ata Napier; Wanganui v. Taranaki,, at Wanganui; Manawatu v. Wellington, at Palmerston North; Poverty Bay v. East Coast at Gisborne: Marlborough v. Wellington, at Blenheim; North Auckland v. Counties, at Whangarei. JUNE 3.—Wairarapa v. East Coast, at Tokomaru Bay. JUNE 6.—Wairarapa v. Poverty Bay, at Gisborne; Auckland v. North Auckland, at Auckland. JUNE 9.—South Island Trial, at Timaru, Hawke’s Bay v. Bush, at Pahiatua. JUNE 10.—North Island Trials, at Palmerston North. JUNE 13.—Inter-Island Match and New Zealand trial, at Wellington; Marlborough v. Golden Bay-Motueka, at Blenheim ' JUNE 17.—North v. South Universities, at Dunedin; Waikato v. Poverty Bay-East Coast, at Gisborne; Auckland v. Counties, at Auckland. JUNE 20.—British Isles v. Hawke’s Bay. at Napier; Otago v. New Zealand Universities, at Dunedin; Southland v. North Otago, at Invercargill. JUNE 23.—Southland V. New Zealand Universities, at Invercargill. JUNE 24.—British Isles v. Poverty Bay-East Coast, at Gisborne. JUNE 27.—British Isles v. Auckland, at Auckland; Southland v. Otago, at Dunedin; Wanganui v. Manawatu. at Palmerston North. JULY I.—British Isles v. New Zealand Universities, at Christchurch; South Canterbury v. Otago, at Dunedin. JULY’ 4.—British Isles v. Otago at Dunedin: Prince of Wales Cup match, at Wanganui; Wanganui v. Golden Bay-Motueka, at Motueka; Wairarapa v. Thames Valley, at Masterton; MidCanterbury v. North Otago, at Ashburton; West Coast v. Buller, at Westport; Bay of Plenty v. Counties, at Counties; Horowhenua v. King Country, at King Country. JULY 7.—Wairarapa v. Taranaki, at Masterton. JULY B.—British Isles v. South Canterbury - Mid-Canterbury - North Otago, at Timaru. JULY 9.—Taranaki v. Bush, at Pahiatua. JULY 11.—British Isles v. Southland, at Invercargill; Prince of Wales Cup match, at Rotorua; Bush v. Manawatu, at Palmerston North; Bay of Plenty v. East Coast, at Bay of Plenty; Marlborough v. Nelson, at Nelson (Cecil Shield); Hawke’s Bay v. Taranaki, at Napier; Auckland v. North Auckland, at Whangarei. JULY 14.—Thames Valley v. East Coast, at Thames Valley. JULY 15.—Wanganui v. Wellington, at Wellington; Bay of Plenty v. Auckland, at Auckland.

JULY 18.-British Isles v. New Zealand (first test), at Dunedin; Canterbury v. Wellington, at Wellington. JULY 22.—British Isles v. West Coast-Buller, at Greymouth; Taranaki (holders) .v. Nelson, at New Plymouth (Ranfurly Shield). JULY 23.—New Zealand Maori trial at Rotorua.

JULY 25.—British Isles v. Canterbury, at Chiistchurch; Wanganui v. Bush, at Wanganui; Wairarapa v. Hawke’s Bay, at Masterton; Mana-

watu v. Horowhenua, at Levin; Poverty Bay v. Bay of Plenty, at Whakatane; King Country v. Counties. at King Country. JULY 27.—Golden Bay-Motueka v. North Otago, at Takaka. JULY 29.—British Isles v. Marl-borough-Nelson-Golden Bay-Motu-eka, at Blenheim; Taranaki v. Wa-

nganui, at New Plymouth (Ranfurly Shield); Poverty Bay v. Counties, at Waiuku

AUGUST I.—British Isles v. Wellington, at Wellington; Southland v. Mid-Canterbury, at Invercargill; Waikato v. Bay of Plenty, at Hamilton: Nelson v. Golden Bay-Motueka, at Nelson (Seddon Shield). AUGUST s.—British Isles v. Wanganui, at Wanganui; Canterbury v. South Canterbury, at Timaru; Waikato v. Counties-King Country, at Papakura; Auckland v. Thames Valley, at Auckland. AUGUST B.—British Isles v. Taranaki, at New Plymouth; Otago v. Southland, at Invercargill; Waikato v. North Auckland, at Whangarei; Wairarapa v. Bush, at Pahiatua; MidCanterbury v. South Canterbury, at Ashburton: Poverty Bay v. East Coast, at East Coast: Nelson v. West Coast, at Nelson (Seddon Shield); Bay of Plenty v. Thames Valley, at Bay of Plenty; Marlborough v. R.N.Z.A.F., at Blenheim. AUGUST 11.—British Isles v. Mana-watu-Horowhenua, at Palmerston North. AUGUST 12.—Southland v. Canterbury, at Invercargill; South Canterbury v. Otago, at Timaru: Bay of Plenty-Thames Valley v. CountiesKing Country, at Thames Valley. AUGUST 15.—British Isles v. New Zealand (second test), at Wellington: Southland v. South Canterbury, at Invercargill; Canterbury v. Otago, at

Dunedin; Waikato v. Wellington, at Hamilton; Nelson v. Marlborough, at Blenheim (Cecil Shield); Hawke’s Bay v. Counties, at Pukekohe; Taranaki v. King Country, at King Country.

AUGUST 19.—British Isles v. King Country-Counties, at Taumarunui; Wellington v. Wairarapa-Bush, at Masterton; North Otago v. Combined Services, at Oamaru; Hawke’s Bay v. Auckland, at Auckland.

AUGUST 22.—British Isles v. Waikato, at Hamilton; Wanganui v. Otago, at Wanganui; Poverty Bay v. an Auckland fifteen, at Gisborne; Nelson v. Buller, at Nelson (Seddon Shield); West Coast v. Marlborough, at Blenheim; North Otago v. Otago B, at Dunedin: South Canterbury v Combined Services, at Timaru; Golden Bay-Motueka v. Horowhenua. at Motueka; Taranaki v. Wellington, at New Plymouth (Ranfurly Shield); North Auckland v. Thames Valley, at Whangarei. AUGUST 25.—British Isles v. Wai-rarapa-Bush, at Masterton. AUGUST 26.—Mid-Canterbury v. Combined Services, at Ashburton; Taranaki v. Otago, at New Plymouth (Ranfurly Shield). AUGUST 29.—British Isles v. New Zealand (third test), at Christchurch; Canterbury v. Combined Services, at Christchurch; Waikato v. Thames Valley, at Thames Valley; Manawatu v. Taranaki, at Palmerston North; Horowhenua v. Bush, at Levin; Hawke’s Bay v. Otago, at Napier; Auckland v. Wellington, at Auckland; North Auckland v. Papakura.

SEPTEMBER 2.—British Isles v. Junior All Blacks, at Wellington; Southland v. Hawke’s Bay, at Napier: Manawatu v. Otago, at Palmerston North.

SEPTEMBER s.—British Isles v. New Zealand Maoris, at Auckland; Taranaki v. Southland, at New Plymouth (Ranfurly Shield); Canterbury v. South Canterbury, at Christchurch; Wanganui v. Wairarapa, at Masterton; Mid-Canterbury v. North

Otago, at Oamaru; Nelson v. Mai borough, at Nelson (Seddon Shield West Coast v. Golden Bay-Motuek at Grey mouth; Auckland v. Wellin, ton, at Wellington; Bush v. Wellin ton B, at Pahiatua. SEPTEMBER 9.—British Isles Bay of Plenty-Thames Valley, Rotorua; Southland v. Wellington, i Wellington; Canterbury v. Mid-Cai terbury, at Ashburton; South Cai terbury v. Buller, at Timaru. SEPTEMBER 12.—Britsh Isles North Auckland, at Whangare Southland v. Manawatu, at Palmer ton North; Canterbury v. Buller, Christchurch; Waikato v. King Coui try, at Hamilton; Wanganui v. Hor< whenua, at Wanganui; Poverty Ba v. Hawke’s Bay. at Gisborne; Nori Otago v. South Canterbury, at T maru; Golden Bay-Motueka v. Ne son, at Nelson; Taranaki v. Aud land, at New Plymouth (Ranfurl shield); Wellington v. Otago, j Wellington; Counties v. Thames Va ley, at Thames Valley. SEPTEMBER 16.—Waikato Counties, at Tuakau. SEPTEMBER 19.—British Isles New Zealand (fourth test), at Aud land; Canterbury v. West Coast, i Christchurch; Manawatu v. Wail rapa, at Masterton; Mid-Canterbu v. South Canterbury, at Timer Hawke’s Bay v. Wellington, Napier; Taranaki v. East Coast, New Plymouth (Ranfurly shield Auckland v. Otago, at Dunedin; We lington B v. Horowhenua, at We lington. SEPTEMBER 23. "'nlHnd Auckland, at Invercargill. SEPTEMBER 26.—Canterbury i Auckland, at Christchurch; Waikat v. Taranaki, at Hamilton; Manawat v. Hawke’s Bay, at Napier; Nort Otago v. Otago, at Oamaru. SEPTEMBER 29.—West Coast 1 Auckland, at Greymouth. OCTOBER 3.—Waikato v. Auck land, at Auckland; Taranaki v. Wei lington. at Wellington.