BOOKINGS FOR TEST

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28981, 24 August 1959, Page 14

BOOKINGS FOR TEST

Enclosure Seats Sell Quickly

Less than an hour and a half was taken on Saturday morning to sell more than 3000 seats in the enclosure for the third Rugby test between New Zealand and the touring British Isles team, which will be played in Christchurch on Saturday. The shop which acts as agent for the selling of the seats opened its doors at 9 a.m„ and the last seats were sold just before 10.30. ’ Allocations of stand seats to clubs and other bodies and individuals has left only 840 seats available for sale to the general public. These will be sold this morning, and a queue of reasonable size is waiting for the store to open. This queue includes people who joined the queue for enclosure seats too late on Saturday morning, but who have chosen to wait in the line since then for the stand seats available. The 840 seats which will be sold today are mainly in the number 3 stand, and it is not expected that they will be sold as quickly as were those on Saturday The seats will be sold through one window, and four different plans will be in use. The management of the store expects that the selling may continue for most of the day.

Nelson Retains Seddon Shield

(New Zealana Press Association! NELSON, August 23.

Nelson retained the Seddon Shield in the third challenge of the season on Saturday when in a rather drab encounter the team beat Buller, 6-3, at Trafalgar Park. Nelson's winning points came from a penalty goal by M. J. Delaney and a try by D. Hughes. R. Pratt scored a try for Buller.

Horowhenua Wins At Motueka

(New Zealand Press Association) NELSON. August 23. At Motueka on Saturday, Horowhenua broke their string of three previous defeats at the hands of Golden Bay-Motueka, to win by 23 points to 6. The Bays' forward play, generally a strong point, was overshadowed by the Horowhenua pack.

Board Delegate’s Wife Flying To N.Z.

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, August 23. Mrs Dai Jones has accepted the invitation of the New Zealand Rugby Union to join her husband. Welsh member of the International Rugby Board, who was taken ill at Tokaanu last Wednesday and who is at present in Rotorua Hospital. • She is to leave Britain this week and is expected to reach Auckland on August 29.

Ellesmere Games

Representative matches played by teams of the Ellesmere Rugby Subunion at the week-end were:— Senior, Southbridge Shield: Ellesmere (challengers) 19, Hurunui (holders) 13. Fourth grade, under Bst 71b: Ellesmere 11, Mid-Canterbury 3. Under 6st 71b: Ellesmere 23, MidCanterbury 0. Under 7st 71b: Ellesmere 18, Peninsula 0. Under sst 101 b: Ellesmere 13, Peninsula 0. Final competition matches in the junior grade were completed on Saturday. Results were:—ltwell 11, Waihora 9; Dunsandel beat Southbridge by default: Prebbleton beat Leeston by default. Points in the junior grade are:— Dunsandel 22, Irwell 20. Lincoln College Diploma 19. Leeston 16, Lincoln College Degree 14, Prebbleton 12, Waihora 7. Southbridge 2. '