FREYBERG DRAW

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32233, 27 February 1970, Page 15

FREYBERG DRAW

Canterbury has drawn a tough first opponent—Auck- 7 land—in the opening round s of this year s Freyberg Rose » Bowl tournament at Invercar- 7 gill from March 18 to 21. v Its other opponents, in order, are Northland, Gis- * borne, Bay of Plenty’, Wai- ' kato. Otago and Manawatu- f Wanganui. Two rounds will be played 1 on each of the Wednesday, 1 Thursday and Saturday and ■ one on the Friday. The draw, J announced yesterday, accord- 1 ing to a Press Association re- , port from Wellington, is:— $ Round One—Auckland v. Canterbury. Bay of Plenty y 1 Hawke’s Bay. 1 Marlborough-Nelson v Otago C Gisborne v. Waikato. Manawatu- 5 Wanganui v, Taranaki. Mid- S South Canterbury v. Northland. S Southland v. Wellington. t Round Two —Auckland v MidSouth Canterbury. Bay of Plenty V v Wellington. Buller Combined 1 v Manawatu-Wanganui. Canter- 3 bury v. Northland. Gisborne v. v Otago Hawke s Bay v South- D land, Taranaki v. Waikato. v

Round Three.—Auckland v. I Taranaki, Bay of Plenty v I Northland, Buller Combined v.! Southland, Canterbury v Gis-i borne, Hawke's Bay v Mana-watu-Wanganui. Mid-South Canterbury v. Waikato, Otago v. Wellington. Round Four.—Auckland v. Northland, Bay of Plenty v. Canterbury, Buller Combined v. Waikato, Gisborne v. Taranaki. Hawke’s Bay v. Otago, Mana-watu-Wanganui v. Wellington, Mid-South Canterbury v. Southland. Round Five —Auckland v. Buller Combined, Bay of Plenty v. Mid-South Canterbury. Canterbury. v. Waikato. Gisborne v. Hawke’s. Bay Manawatu-Wanga-nui v. Southland. Northland v. Wellington. Otago v. Taranaki. Round Six.—Auckland v. Hawke’s Bay. Bay of Plenty v. Taranaki. Buller Combined v Gisborne. Canterbury v. Otago. Manawatu-Wanganui v Midsouth Canterbury. Northland v. Southland. Waikato v Wellington. Round Seven—Auckland v. Wellington Bay of Plenty v. Buller Combined. Canterbury v Manawatu-Wanganui. Gisborne v. Northland, Hawke’s Bay v. Waikato Mid-South Canterbury v. Otago, Southland v. Taranaki.