Ranfurly Shield competition

Press, 3 August 1983, Page 23

Ranfurly Shield competition

I Readers are invited to enter a word puzzle “The Press” g is running in association with Canterbury’s Ranfurly Shield S challenges. | A different puzzle will appear for each game, with all ® the clues of a rugby nature and many of them pertaining H to the immediate challenge. For the second today there is | a distinct Mid-Canterbury flavour to the clues. 0 All entries will go into a box and the first three correct = ones drawn will win prizes. The top two prizes are double H passes to the next shield game, plus copies of the book, n Mourie — Captain.” The third prize is two g double tickets to the next shield game. y Entries can be sent to “The Press,” P.O. Box 1005, § Christchurch, or can be left in the box at the front of “The Press” building in Cathedral Square. All envelopes must be | marked “Shield Puzzle.” i Entries for today’s puzzle close at noon next Monday, | August 8. The prizewinners will be notified by phone later

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the same day and their prizes will then be available for | collection. r The names of the prizewinners will be published next 0 Tuesday, along with the solution. H The judges’ decision in all cases will be final. g I ACROSS | 7— You need proper rye meals if you're to hook for 0 MC. (5) H 4— An opportunist try against the Lions one year, U the All Blacks the next. (7) H 8— A Canterbury All Black — from Hinds! (1.1.9) E 11— But this bonny leaper is not from South gj Westland. (4) n 12— He followed 11 in scoring a century of tries — or, as Arnie, kicked the goals. (5) H 13— He wept when his team drew with Canterbury Li last season. (5) 1 15— J. B. Smith’s son did this as his sport. (4) “ 16— Goes ahead of Wilson on the N.Z. right wing. (3) M 18—Some do it to leather — will Canterbury do it to MC? (3) 0 21— Referee, lock, wing — or conjunction, hesitation ra and offspring! (8) L 22— The winner’s are over it — and he was against H Garry Hooper in a trans-Tasman match last “ season. (4) . 25— Religious-sounding type who spent some time in « the same row as 20. (6) g 27— The points scorers get it in soccer, not often in ji rugby. (3) u 28— Locking son of a propping All Black. (9) H DOWN n 2— Charge — or the Canterbury leader as he grows a older. (3) i H 3— Too much of this at a penalty and you 11 get “ marched. (4) |j 5— Most good goal-kickers take a careful one. (3) ra 6— Produced both 1 and 4. (6) 13 7— And where 7 is located — appropriately for 1! (5) B 9— A fine victory — any sort would do for a Mid H Canterbury coach and player of old. (7) H 10—A torn soul and a classy five-eighth go together. H (8) ' 1 12—A player who does this to the tackle won’t last n long (unless he’s Allan Hewson!) (4) 0 14— Not so little lock, coach and selector, as his h family know him. (4) & 17— Even the blind say he plays OK at half-back ... M given the chance. (7) S 18— Led Leask the Canterbury lock. (4) 20— See 24. SI 21— An entrance way, in two ways, to 8. (4) [j 22— Alex’s off-sider. (4) [3 24 and 20.—Sounds Maori or Scottish, but he’s neither. id (4, 6) R 26— For starters, look for a rickety lock from up ta north! (3) ||