RUGBY CONTROL

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 231, 24 June 1921, Page 7

RUGBY CONTROL

REVISED ITINERARY OF SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR.

The New Zealand Rugby Union held its weekly meeting last night, Mr. ‘S. S. Dean presiding. There were also present: Messrs. G. Howe, E. Little, 11. Paton, R. T. Bailey, E. Wylie, and H. E. Coombs (secretary). It was decided that the union should bear all reasonable expenses in connection with the assembly of lodal team® for the South African matches. Several centres forwarded names of referees available and eligible for representative matches. Mr. G. W. Slade advised the union that the South African team expects to leave Sydney on July 7, and should arrive hero on July 11. A revised itinerary was adopted, i The itinerary is almost identical with the second one published, but differs considerably from the last itinerary. The new itinerary is as follows: — Play July 13 at Wairarapa; July 16, at Taranaki; July 20, at Wanganui; July 23 at Wellington; July 27, at West Coast; July 30, at Canterbury; August 3, at South Canterbury; August G, nt Otago; August 10 at Southland; August 13, first Test, at Otago; August 17 at Manawatu; August 20 at Auckland; August 24 at Rotorua, August 27, second Test, at Auckland; August 31 at Hawke’s Bay; September 3, third Test, at Wellington; September (i at Nelson.

Sail for Sydney on September 8. The offer of the Fifth Regiment Band to play at the South African matches in Wellington was accepted. The inter-island selectors will pick tho men for tho Possibles nod Probables match from the North nnd (South Island match at Christchurch, and then the New Zealand selectors will take over at Wellington. In connection with the appointment of a referee for tho inter-island match, it was decided to ask Canterbury to submit names of referees eligible, nnd that they should be selected by the Appointment Board.

Tho following reinstatements worn approved :—Maurice Cecil Rhodes (Wellington), Allan. Vincent Richards (Wellington)’ Keith Helander (Auckland), Leo V. Hickey (Auckland), and Reginald Edward Melvin (Hawke’s Bay). In reference to a letter that has appeared in the Press statins; that tho North Island seleetora did not visit Hawke's Bay for the Wairar.-pa-Hawke’s Bay match when advised. -Mr. Bailoy moved that it should bn referred to tho selectors for explanation. An amendment that the matter should bo held over until the next meeting was caiTie-

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