FOOTBALL.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 133, 28 February 1908, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

j ENCLISH VISIT TO NEW ZEALAND. ■ - 'ITINERARY OF THE TOUR. '.Thq.-p.roppsed'iitinelary .qfjthis touri of-.the Eiiglish ;team, of,. -Rugby,7- footballers, which is, to,■■visit New,;, Zealand .at-.-an-rearly,-,.date, tvas;drawh up last ; night .by thq.-Management ■Cpminittc,e/;; ; of.t,.tho!;.Newpiiion.'yiThb .Englishmen are;,to -leave Lonaoii by : the-Shaw, iSayill steamer r Athenic on April 4,; and are , due ,at Wellington:', on May 19. ;Tho, first., match i of; •thoi'tpur i will be playdd 'at. Mastorton;.on May; 23, -and' then=will follow. sixteon" ; games. in .-various -parts, : of!.New v Zear >land; ;.;e'onc.luding with, a' match against the : North': Island at rAuckland on July, 25., -, ,-The team, will ;; leave. : Aucklandfor . ; on Jujy. 27,, and .-.will, return to: AVellington after; :p)aying ..four- to, six . matches, in .{paying...this city finally, for .-London.;.:-,;':,The (itinerary,.is .subject-.to-,alteration- .if'.such;,a course, is found;.to,-bo, necessary,The,whole of; the:-. matches -willbo play«l , under : the control pf'! thq . New . Zealand Union; The prograhimq mapped out-is; as follows; T , Saturday, May 23.—Wairarapa and Bush [linions, at .Mastorton. ,' -AVcdnesday) May' 27Weilicig ton' • Uiiibn, at AVollington. - -. ■ l Saturday, 'May 30.—Otago Union, at Duneflin. ; •'-- ■ ■ . Wednesday, Juno Union, ; at InVorcargill. ; .Saturday,' Juno. 6.—South' Island'; : at Duriedin! Wednesday, Juno dO.-^South' Canterbury Union,■:at : Timarii. '; ' -■; ■.: Saturday, Juno 13.—Canterbury Union; at Cliristchurch. .. ■ ■

Wednesday, ' jiViie i'7.--WcU Coast and Jiuller, Unions, at, Greymouth.■ v'Satu'rday 1 , Juno' 20.—Nolson and iMarlborongli;Unions, at Nelson.,;. ~.-■■ : Saturday, Juno • 27.—New 'Zealand,-, at Wellington. ';i i■ . - . - Wednesday, July I.—Hawke's Bay -Union/ at.:\api< ; r. Saturday, July '4.—Poverty Bay Union, I "at Gisbor'ne". * , ~, , . July'B.—Man'awatu aiidHorbwhenua Unions.at. Palmei'stoti- ! Saturday, July 11—Wanganui Union, at Wanganui; " ' ' .' -, ' ' ■'-■ I .' July 15.—rTaranaki Union, at' ■New "Plymouth. . '' ' ''■ ■':

■ Saturdayj July IS— Auckland Union, at' Auckland.' ~ .

Saturday, July 25.—North Island, at Auckland.