Rugby dates approved

Press, 10 December 1981, Page 24

Rugby dates approved

PA Wellington First-class rugby fixtures in New Zealand for the 1982 season are:— MAY Sunday, 2: Canterbury v. Queensland, Christchurch. Tuesday, 4: Southland v. All Japan, Invercargill. Wednesday. 5: Manawatu v. Taranaki, Palmers'ton North; Hawke's Bay v. Queensland, in Hawke’s Bay. Sunday, 9: Horowhenua v. Wellington, Levin; North Auckland v. Queensland, Whangarei; South . Canterbury v.- All Japan, Timaru; Waikato v. New South Wales, Hamilton. Wednesday, 12: N.Z. Universities v. Wellington, Wellington: Taranaki v. New South Wales,. Taranaki. Sunday, 16: Manawatu v. New South Wales, Palmerston , North. Wednesday, 19: Wanganui v. Wellington, Wanganui; Poverty Bay v. All Japan, Gisborne. Saturday, 22: Bay of Plenty v. All Japan, Rotorua; Nelson Bays v. Marlborough. Nelson. Wednesday. 26: Wairarapa-Bush v. Wellington, Masterton; King Country v. Counties, Te Kuiti; Nelson Bays v. Canterbury XV, Motueka. Sunday, 30: Marlborough v. Wellington, Blenheim; N.Z. Universities v. All Japan, Pukekohe; Poverty Bay v. Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne. JUNE Saturday, 5: King Country v. North Auckland, Te Kuiti. Monday, 7: Hawke’s Bay v. . Wairarapa-Bush, in Hawke’s Bay; Wairarapa-Bush B v. Hawke’s Bay B, Masterton; South Canterbury v. Mid-Canterbury, Timaru; Counties v. Manawatu, Pukekohe; Thames Valley v. North Auckland, Paeroa: Wairarapa-Bush Colts v. Hawke’s Bay Colts, Masterton; Wanganui v. Taranaki, Wanganui; East Coast v. Poverty Bay. Gisborne; Buller v. Nelson Bays, Westport. Wednesday, 9: N.Z. Juniors v. Marlborough, Blenheim; Saturday, 12: N.Z. Juniors v. King Country. Taumarunui; Sunoay, 13: Otago v. Southland, Dunedin; Otago B v. Southland B, Dunedin. Wednesday, 16: N.Z. Juniors v. Poverty Bay, Gisborne; Wellington v. Marlborough, Wellington; West Coast v. Canterbury, Greymouth; Wellington B v. Horowhenua, Wellington; Otago Sub-Unions v. Southland SubUnions, Otago. Saturday, 19: N.Z. Juniors v. Wairarapa-Bush, Masterton; North Otago v. Otago ' Sub-Union, Oamaru; Wellington v. Auckland, Wellington. Wednesday, 23: N.Z. Colts trials (two teams), Palmerston North; MidCanterbury v. Canterbury, Ash-

burton. Saturday, 26: N.Z. Colts v. Horowhenua, Levin; Wanganui v. Manawatu, Wanganui; East Coast v. Poverty Bay, Tolaga Bay North; Auckland *v. Counties, Whangarei. Sunday, 27; Auckland v. Taranaki, Auckland. Tuesday, 29: North Zone v. South Zone Maoris, Oamaru. Wednesday, 30: N.Z. Colts’ivi Wfest .Coast, Greymouth; ' JULY Thursday, 1: N.Z. Maoris v. North Otago, Oamaru. Saturday, 3: N.Z. Maoris v. Canterbury, Christchurch; N.Z. Colts v. MidCanterubry, Ashburton. Sunday, 4: Manawatu ; v. Horowhenua, Palmerston North. Wednesday, 7: Bay of Plenty v. Thames Valley, Paeroa; North Otago v. - Otago, Oamaru. 'Saturday, .10: North Island v. South Island, Wanganui; Poverty Bay v. Bay of Plenty, Gisborne; West Coast v. Buller, Greymouth. Sunday, 11: Wanganui v. Hawke’s Bay, Hastings. Tuesday, 13: Taranaki v. Bay of Plenty, Taranaki. Wednesday, 14: South Canterbury v. Canterbury, Timaru; South Canterbury Colts v. Canterbury Colts, Timaru. Saturday, 17: North Auckland v. Bay of Plenty, Whangarei; Counties v. Hawke’s Bay, Pukekohe; Otago v. Manawatu, Dunedin. Wednesday, 21: King Country v. East Coast, in King Country, Otago v. South Canterbury, Dunedin. Thursday, 22: Nelson Bays v. Waikato, Nelson; Saturday, 24: N.Z. trial (two teams), • Wellington; Horowhenua v. East Coast, Levin. Sunday. 25: Canterbury v. Waikato, Christchurch; Nelson Bay v. Mid-Canterbury, Nelson; Wanganui v. Thames Valley, Wanganui. Wednesday, 28: Australia v. Taranaki, New Plymouth;' Otago v. Waikato, Dunedin; King Country v. Thames Valley, in King County; South Canterbury v. North Otago, Timaru; Buller v. Mid-Canter-bury, Westport. Saturday, 31: Australia v. Manawatu, Palmerston North; Bay of Plenty v. Waikato, Southland v. Otago, Invercargill; Horowhenua v. King Country, Levin; North Auckland v. Wairarapa-Bush, Whangarei; West Coast' v. Mid-Canterbury, Hokitika; Marlborough v. Nelson Bays, Blenheim. 1 AUGUST

Tuesday, 3: Nelson Bays v. Wanganui, Nelson. Wednesday, 4: Australia v. Hawke’s Bay, Napier;. Canterbury v. Otago, Christchurch: Canterbury B v. Otago B. Christchurch; Auckland v. Wairarapa-Bush, Auckland. Saturday, 7: Australia v. Southland, Invercargill; Wellington v. Wanganui, Wellington (Ranfurly

Shield); Bay of Plenty v. Counties. Rotorua; Waikato v. Wairarapa-Bush, Hamilton; MidCanterbury v. North Otago, Ashburton; Manawatu v. North Auckland; Palmerston North; Wellington B v. Wanganui B, Wellington. Sunday, 8: Horowhenua v. Wellington Colts, Levin. Tuesday, 10: Australia v. South Canterbury. Timaru. Wednesday. 11: Hawke’s Bay v. North Auckland, in Hawke’s Bay. Saturday, 14: Australia v. New Zealand, Christchurch; Canterbury v. Nelson Bays, Christchurch. Sunday, 15: Bay of Plenty v. Auckland, Whakatane; Otago v. Wellington, Dunedin; Waikato v. North Auckland, Hamilton; Wairarapa-Bush v. Counties, Masterton; Thames Valley v. Taranaki, Paeroa; Horowhenua v. Wanganui. Wanganui. Wednesday, 18: Australia v. Buller, Westport; Southland v. Nelson Bays, Invercargill; Thames Valley v. Auckland XV, Paeroa. Saturday, 21: New Zealand v. Australia, Dunedin; Wellington v. Hawke’s Bay, Wellington (Ranfurly Shield); Manawatu v. Bay of Plenty, Palmerston North;' Waikato v. Taranaki, Hamilton; Mid-Canterbury v. Southland, Ashburton; Thames Valley v. Horowhenua, Paeroa; Nelson Bays v. North Otago, Motueka; Counties v. Auckland, Pukekohe. Monday, 23: South Canterbury v. West Coast, Timaru. Tuesday, 24: Australia v. Waikato, Hamilton; Wairarapabush v. Bay of Plenty, Masterton; Marlborough v. North Otago, Blenheim. Wednesday, 25: Wanganui v. Poverty Bay, Gisborne. Thursday, 26: Hawke’s Bay v. Canterbury, in Hawke’s Bay; Southland v. West Coast, Invercargill. Saturday, 28: Australia v. New Zealand, Wellington; East Coast v. Wanganui, Ruatoria. Sunday, 29: Waikato v. Hawke’s Bay, Hamilton; Auckland v. Canterbury, Auckland; Wairarapa-Bush v. King Country, in Wairarapa-Bush; Horowhenua v. Taranaki, New Plymouth; Otago v. North Auckland, Whangarei; North Otago v. West Coast, Oamaru; Buller v. Marlborough, Westport; Manawatu v. Wellington, Palmerston North; Counties v. Thames Valley, Pukekohe. SEPTEMBER Wednesday, 1: Australia v. Bay of Plenty, Rotorua; North Auckland v. Canterbury, Whangarei, King Country v. Poverty Bay, in King Country: Auckland v. Otago, Auckland. Thursday, 2: Buller v.

North Otago, Oamaru. Saturday, 4: Australia, v.. .Counties, Pukekohe; Wellington . v. Taranaki, Wellington (Ranfurly Shield): Hawke’s Bay v. Otago, in Hawke’s Bay; Manawatu v. Canterbury, Palmerston North; Waikato v. Auckland, Hamilton; Southland v. Buller, Invercargill; Wanganui v. King Country, Wanganui; Horowhenua v. Poverty Bay, Levin; Mid-Canterbury v. South Canterbury. Ashburton. Tuesday. 7: Australia v. North Auckland,. Whangarei; Bay of Plenty v. Wellington, Tauranga; Nelson Bays v. West Coast, Motueka. Wednesday, 8: King Country v. Waikato, Te Kuiti; Wairarapa-Bush ' v. Otago, Masterton; East Coast v. Taranaki, Tokomaru Bay; South Canterbury v. Buller. Timaru. Thursday, 9: Southland v. Marlborough, Invercargill. Saturday, 11; Australia v. New Zealand, Auckland. Sunday, 12: Canterbury v. Bay of Plenty, Christchurch; Hawke's Bay v. Auckland, in Hawke's Bay; Counties v. Wellington, at Pukekohe; Waikato v. Thames Valley, Hamilton; MidCanterbury v. Marlborough, Ashburton; Poverty Bay v. Taranaki, Gisborne. Tuesday, 14: Wairarapa-Bush v. Manawatu, Masterton; Poverty Bay v. Auckland, Gisborne. Wednesday, 15: Southland v. Bay of Plenty, Invercargill; East Coast v. Thames Valley, Te Araroa; Nelson Bays v. South Canterbury, Nelson. Saturday, 18: Wellington v. Canterbury, Wellington (Ranfurly Shield); Otago v. Bay of Plenty, Dunedin, Manawatu v. Hawke's Bay, Palmerston North; Counties v. Waikato, Pukekohe; Horowhenua v. Wairarapa-Bush, Levin: Marlborough v. South Canterbury, Blenheim; Auckland v. North Auckland, Auckland; Poverty Bay v. Thames Valley, Gisborne: Taranaki v. Wanganui. New Plymouth. Sunday, 19: Nel-

son Bays v. Wellington B, Motueka. Wednesday, 22: North Otago v. Southland, Oamaru; Counties v. Otago, Dunedin. Saturday, 25: Wellington v. Waikato, Wellington (Ranfurly Shield); Bay of Plenty v. Hawke’s Bay, Rotorua; Canterbury v. Counties, Christchurch; South Canterbury v. Southland, Timaru; Auckland v. Manawatu, Auckland; Taranaki v. King Country, New Plymouth. Monday, 27: Counties v. West Coast, Buller. Wednesday, . 29: Canterbury v. Wairarapa-Bush, Christchurch; Waikato v. Manawatu, Hamilton. Thursday, 30: Wellington v. North Auckland, Wellington (Ranfurly Shield).