RUGBY FIXTURES

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 107, 6 May 1926, Page 11

RUGBY FIXTURES

SHIELD AND OTHER MATCHES

WELLINGTON TO VISIT HAWKES BAY.

The arrangement of the programme of inter-provincial Bugby football matches for the present season occupied the attention of delegates from the various Bugby unions to-day, this business being taken prior to the annual meeting of the New Zealand Eugby Union this afternoon. According to the list of fixtures which were pencilled in, Wellington is to be one of the early claimants for possession of the Eanfurly Shield, the intention being that a team be sent to play Hawkes Bay at Napier on the 14th August. A match with Wairarapa will be played at Wairarapa before the Wellington team meets Hawkes Bay. Later in the season both the Hawkes Bay and Wellington Unions will send teams on a tour of the South Island, and it is probable that Hawkes Bay ani. Wellington will meet again at Wellington on the 2nd October. Auckland is to pay, a visit to Wellington. Details of the fixtures tentatively arranged are as follow:— 3rd June.—Wanganui v. Taranaki, at Wanganui. Wairarapa v. Hawkes Bay, at Hawkes Bay. sth June.—Wanganui v. Hawkes Bay, at Napier. 9th June.—Wairarapa v. Wanganui, at Wairarapa. 26th June. —Wairarapa v. Hawkes Bay at Wairarapa. 7th July.—Bush Districts v. Wairarapa, at Pahiatua. 24th July.—Marlborough v. Southland, at Blenheim. Wairarapa v. Bush Districts, at Wairarapa. 28th July.—Motueka v. Southland, at Motueka. 31st July.—Nelson v. Southland at Nelson. Waikato v. Thames Valley, at Paeroa. 4th August.—Buller v. Southland, at Westport. ... ■7th August.—Thames Valley v. King Country, at Taumarunui. Auckland v. Taranaki, at New Plymouth. Hawkes Bay v. Manawatu, at Palmerston North. West Coast v. Southland, at Grej touth. 11th August.—Thames Valley v. Taranaki, at Stratford. Wellington v. Wairarapa, at Wairarapa. 14th August.—Otago v. Southland, at Dunedin. Wellington v. Hawkes Bay, a+ Napier. Thames Valley v. Wanganui, at Wanganui. Auckland v. North Auckland, at Auckland. 18th August.—Taranaki v. Manawatu, at Taranaki. Thames Valley v. North Auckland, at Te Aroha. 21st August.—Wanganui v. Manawatu, at Wanganui. Waikato "-. North Auckland, at H: milton. Auckland v. Hawkes Bay, at Napier. 25th August.—Auckland v. Wairarapa, at Wairarapa. Otago v. Southland, at Invorcargill. 26th August.—Wanganui v. North Auckland, at Wanganui. 28th August.—Wellington v. Auckland, at Wellington. ' Canterbury v. Otago (Payne Trophy), at Dunedin. Taranaki v. North Auckland, at New Plymouth. Wellington v. Marlborough, at Blenheim. Ist September.—Wellington v. Nelson, at Nelßon. Southland v. South Canterbury, at Invcrcargill. 4th September.—Wellington v. Golden Bay, at Motueka. Taranaki v. Wanganui, at New Plymouth. Otago v. South Canterbury, at Dunediu* Thames Valley v. Waikato, at Hamilton. Bth September.—Canterbury v. Southland, at Invercargill. Waikato v. Taranaki, at Hamilton. 11th September.—Auckland v. Taranaki, at Auckland. Otago v. Canterbury, at Dunedin. 15th September.—South Canterbury v. Canterbury, at Tiinaru. 18th September.—Wellington v. Otago, at Dunedin. Hawkes Bay v. Canterbury, at Christchurch. Wellington v. Tarana'ki, at Wellington. 22ud September.—Wellington v. Southland, at Invercargill. Hawkes Bay v. South Canterbury, at Timaru. 25'Ji September.—Wellington v. Canterbury, at Christchurch. Ofcago v. Hawkes Bay, at Dunedin. Wellington v. Seddon Shield district team, at Wellington. 29th September.—Hawkea Bay v. Southland, at Invercargill. 2nd October.—Wellington v. Hawkes Bay, at Wellington.