REPRESENTATIVE GAMES

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31344, 14 April 1967, Page 15

REPRESENTATIVE GAMES

(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON. The seventy - fifth anniversary game between New Zealand and Australia heads a list of 194 representative Rugby fixtures approved by the New Zealand Rugby Union last evening. The test will be played at Wellington on August 19. Hawke’s Bay has accepted seven challenges for the Ranfurly Shield—from Manawatu, Waikato, Wairarapa, Southland, Taranaki, Otago and Wellington. The inter-island match will be played at Dunedin on August 5 and in September there will be a series of trials preceding the selection of the All Black team to tour Great Britain, France and Canada late this year. The programme is: April 25: Wanganui v. Taranaki, Taranaki; Canterbury v. West Coast, Greymouth. May 20: Horowhenua v. Wairarapa, Masterton; Marlborough v. Nelson, Blenheim. May 27: Manawatu v. Wanganui, Wanganui; Wairarapa v. Bush, Pahiatua; West Coast v. Buller, Greymouth. May 31: Wairarapa v. Wellington, Masterton. June 3; Nelson v. Golden BayMotueka, Motueka. June 5; Horowhenua v. Wellington XV, Levin; Waikato v. Auckland, Hamilton; Taranaki v. Wanganui, Wanganui; Bush v. Hawke’s Bay. Hawke’s Bay; Wairarapa v. Bush, Masterton; North Auckland v. Counties, Whangarei; Marlborough v. Wellington. Blenheim; Buller v. Nelson, Nelson; Manawatu v. Wellington, Palmerston North; Poverty Bay v. East Coast, Gisborne; Mid-Canterbury v. South Canterbury, Timaru; West Coast v. Golden Bay-Motueka, Greymouth.

June 10: N.S.W. Country v. Marlborough, Blenheim; Bush v. Poverty Bay, Gisborne. June 14: N.S.W. Country V. Golden Bay-Motueka, Motueka; Bush v. East Coast, Te Araroa. June 17: N.S.W. Country v. Buller, Westport: Horowhenua v. Canterbury XV, Levin; Bay of Plenty v. Bush, Edgecumbe. June 20: Bush v. Canterbury XV, Pahiatua.

June 21: N.S.W. Country v. West Coast Greymouth; North Island Universities v. South Island Universities, Auckland. June 22: Wairarapa v. Canterbury XV, Masterton. June 24: N.S.W. Country V. Thames Valley, Thames Valley; Marlborough v. Canterbury XV, Blenheim; Bay of Plenty v. East Coast, Te Araroa; North Otago v. Otago, Ranfurly; N.Z. Universities v. Auckland, Auckland. June 28: N.S.W. Country v. North Otago, Oamaru; Nelson v. Wellington Nelson; Canterbury v. South Canterbury, Timaru; Wellington v. Taranaki, Taranaki.

July 1: N.S.W. Country V. Otago, Dunedin; Horowhenua v. Manawatu, Levin; Wanganui v. King Country, Wanganui; West Coast v. Nelson. Greymouth; Poverty Bay v. Bay of Plenty, Opotiki. July 4: Counties v. Poverty Bay, Papakura. July 5: N.S.W. Country v. Bush, Pahiatua; Auckland v. North Auckland, Whangarei; Nelson v. Southland, Invercargill; Thames Valley v. Poverty Bay, Thames Valley. July 8: N.S.W. Country V. Hawke’s Bay, Hawke’s Bay; Wairarapa v. Bush, Masterton; King Country v. Poverty Bay, King Country; North Otago v. Nelson, Oamaru; Canterbury v. Wellington, Christchurch. July 11: Nelson v. Otago, Dunedin.

July 12: N.S.W. Country v. East Coast, Ruatoria; Counties v. Hawke’s Bay, Papakura. July 13: Nelson v. South Canterbury, Timaru. July 15: N.S.W. Country v. Thames Valley, Paeroa; King Country v. Bay of Plenty, Rotorua: Bush v. Manawatu, Palmerston North; Hawke's Bay v. Auckland, Auckland; Marlborough v. Golden Bay-Motueka, Blenheim; Nelson v. MidCanterbury, Ashburton. July 19: N.S.W. Country v. King Country, Taumarunui; Wairarapa V. Canterbury, Christchurch; Auckland v. Counties, Auckland.

July 22: N.S.W. Country v. Horowhenua, Levin; Wanganui v. Bush, Wanganui; Hawke'o Bay v. Manawatu (Ranfurly Shield); North Auckland v. Thames Valley, Whangarei; Marlborough v. Mid-Canterbury, Ashburton; Buller v. West Coast, Westport. July 24: Waikato v. East Coast, Tokomaru Bay. July 25: Bay of Plenty v. Auckland, Whakatane. July 28: Waikato v. Poverty Bay, Gisborne: South Canterbury v. Otago, Timaru. July 29: WAIKATO V. HAWKE'S BAY (Banfurly Shield); Wairarapa v. King Country, Masterton; North Auckland v. Counties, Papakura; Nelson v. Marlborough, Nelson (Seddon Shield); Southland v. Otago, Dunedin; Bay of Plenty v. Thames Valley, Te Puke; Auckland v. Wellington, Wellington; Bush v. Wellington, Pahiatua. August 1: Taranaki v. Auckland, Taranaki.

August 2: Wairarapa v. Manawatu, Palmerston North. August 5: North Island v. South Island, Dunedin; Waikato v. Thames Valley, Te Aroha; Hawke’s Bay v. Bush, Pahiatua; Hawke’s Bay v. Poverty Bay, Gisborne; North Island v. Bay of Plenty, Tauranga; North Otago v. Otago, Dunedin. August 9: Wanganui v. Wellington, Wanganui; Southland v. Canterbury, Invercargill;

North Otago v. South Canterbury. Timaru. August 12: Waikato v. King Country, Hamilton; Wairarapa y. Hawke's Bay (Ranfurly Shield); Golden Bay v. Motueka (Seddon Shield challenge); Southland v. Otago, Invercargill; East Coast v. Poverty Bay, Tolaga Bay; Bay of Plenty v. Taranaki, Tauranga; West Coast v. North Otago, Oamaru. August IS: Otago v. Wanga. nul, Wanganui; Thames Valley y. King Country, King Country; Southland v. West Coast, Invercargill; Canterbury v. Mld-Can-terbury, Ashburton.

August 19: Australia v. New Zealand, Wellington; Prince of Wales Cup match, Wellington; Waikato v. Counties, Papakura; Southland v. South Canterbury, Invercargill; Canterbury v. Bui. lor, Weetport; Otago v. West Coast, Dunedin; North Otago v. Mid-Canterbury, Oamaru; Otago v. Taranaki, Taranaki. August 22: Combined Services v. Thames Valley, Te Aroha. August 23: Southland v. Auckland, Invercargill; Manawatu v. Otago, Palmerston North. August 26: Under-23 Trials (four teams). New Plymouth; Horowhenua v. Bush, LevinWanganui v. Wairarapa, Wanganui; Taranaki v. King Country, King Country; Hawke’s Bay v Bay of Plenty, Rotorua; Combined Services v. North Auckland, Whangarei; West Coast (Seddon Shield challenge); Nelson v. Golden Bay-Motueka, Nelson; Southland v. North Otago, Invercargill; Thames Valley v. Counties, Thames Valley; Buller v. Poverty Bay, Gisborne; Can. terbury v. Auckland, Christchurch; Otago v. Wellington, Wellington August 28: Auckland v. MidCanterbury, Ashburton. August 30: Southland V. Wei-

Hngton, Wellington; Combined Services v. Bay of Plenty, Tau. ranga.

August 31: Horowhenua v. Buller, Levin; South Canterbury v. Auckland, Timaru. September 2: Horowhenua v. Wellington, Wellington; Waikato v. Bay of Plenty, Hamilton; King Country v. Counties, Papakura; Hawke's Bay v. Southland (Ranfurly Shield); Buller (Seddon Shield challenge); Canterbury v. Mid-Canterbury, Christchurch; North Otago v. South Canterbury, Oamaru; Otago v. Auckland, Dunedin; Taranaki v. Wellington, Wellington. September 5: South Island Trial (two teams), Christchurch. September 6: North Island Trials (four teams), Palmerston North.

September 7: King Country v. Southland, King Country; Waikato v. Bush, Pahiatua. September 9: New Zealand trials (four teams), Wellington; Waikato v. Wellington, Hamilton; Waikato v. Horowhenua, Levin; Southland v. Wanganui, Wanganui; King Country v. Manawatu, King Country; Hawke’s Bay v. East Coast, Tokomaru Bay; Taranaki v. Counties, New Plymouth; Canterbury v. West Coast, Christchurch: South Canterbury v. Otago, Dunedin; North Otago v. Mid-Canterbury, Ashburton; Thames Valley v. Auckland, Auckland.

September 13: North Auckland v. Wellington, Whangarei; Manawatu v. Southland, Palmerston North.

September 14: Waikato v. Bush, Pahiatua; East Coast v. King Country, Ruatoria. September 16: Horowhenua v. Wanganui, Wanganui; Waikato v. North Auckland, Whangarei; Waikato v. Wanganui, Marton; King Country v. Poverty Bay,

Gisborne; HAWKS'S BAY v. TARANAKI (Ranfurly Shield); Marlborough v. Manawatu, Blenheim; Bay of Plenty v. Counties, Papakura; Canterbury v. Buller, Christchurch; Canterbury v. Otago, Dunedin; South Canterbury v. Mid-Canterbury, Ashburton; Wellington v. Auckland, Auckland.

September 20: Poverty Bay v. Auckland, Gisborne.

September 23: Waikato v. Taranaki, Hamilton; Wanganui v. Manawatu, Palmerston North; HAWKE’S BAY v. OTAGO (Ranfurly Shield); North Auckland v. Auckland. Auckland; East Coast v. Auckland, Ruatoria; Canterbury v. Wellington, Wellington; Canterbury v. South Canterbury, Christchurch; Otago v. North Otago, Oamaru. September 30: Waikato v. Auckland, Auckland; HAWKE'S BAY v. WELLINGTON (Ranfurly Shield); Taranaki v. Manawatu, Palmerston North; Canterbury v. Otago, Christchurch.