RANFURLY SHIELD
SPECIAL CHALLENGES
HAWKES BAY REQUEST
"I am -totally opposed to special challenges for the Banfurly Shield being decided on Wednesdays," remarked Mr. S~S Dean (president) at last mgnt s meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union's Management Committee, when nPsdaVs" Of bourse, the position^ was mr na ethe ar Sdiffe?ent, he- added^in^ PW«S Wednesday games when they fatteci Hawkes1 Bay Rugby nfeSCwas made by member^ .that a newspaper report -oi .well mgron Union's meeting indicated that the We received any """tf^g by these Unions, except that TaranaM* challengeAad been carried over from last y<Tt\vas suggested that the letter from Hawkls Bay should be referred to the wSton&nion with a request for a tat of Wellington's, engagements- for the £eM? n'E. S. Hylton: "the Matter is on 1 Sit was harflV^air 'to expect a team to meet a chalVeiige «« a Saturday and another one Vi^S^Sefeitwould n snecial match'before giving the otheis a S! He added that he was opposed ?o social challenge ganieS on Wednesda#he suggestion to refer the .matter.to the Wellington Union'with a request for Sat body's representative fixtures was adopted. ' • '
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 26, 30 July 1931, Page 8
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183RANFURLY SHIELD Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 26, 30 July 1931, Page 8
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