RUGBY

Evening Star, Issue 17684, 10 June 1921, Page 7

RUGBY

SPRINGBOKS’ REARRANGED ■ ITINERARY. The rearranged programme of the South African tour of Australia and New Zealand is as follows : June 27.—Arrive Sydney. July 2.—Play Metropolitan at Sydney. July 6.—Play country team. July 9,—Play Now South Wales. July 13.—Combined team. July 14.—Leave Sydney. July 18.—Arrive Wellington. duly 19.—Leave for Masterton. , July 20.—Play Wairarapa and Bush Districts. July 21.—Leave for Palmerston. July 22.—Via Woodviile for Now Plymouth. July 22.—Sightseeing at New Plymouth. July 23.—Play Taranaki. July 24.—Visit Mount Egmont. July 25. —Leave for Wanganui. July 26—Sightseeing. July 27.—Play Wanganui. July 23.—Leave for- Wellington. July 29.—Free. July 30.—Play Wellington, nnd leave for the South. August 3.—Play South Canterbury at Timaru. August 4.—Leave for Dunedin. August 1 s.—Free. August 6.—Play Otago. August 7.—Free. August B.—Leave for Invercargill. August 9.—Free. August 10.—Play Southland. August 11.—Leave Invercargill August 12.—Free. August 13.—Play New Zealand at Dunedin. „ August 14.—Local arrangements. August 15.—Leave for Christchurch and Greymouth. August 17.—Play Combined Unions. August 20.—Play Canterbury at Christchurch. August 22.—Leave for Nelson. August 24.—Play Nelson and Marlborough. * ’ August 27.—Play Auckland North and South at Auckland. August 31.—Play Bay of Plenty at Rotorua September 3.—Play New Zealand at Auckland. September 7. —Play Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay at Napier. September 10. —Play New Zealand at Wellington, September 14.—Play Manawatu at Horowhenua. September 15. Leave for Sydney. N.Z.R.U. At a meeting of tho Executive Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union, held at Wellington last night, application was made by tho Wanganui Union for* payment of expenses for assembling the teams to play representative matches.—lt was decided to confirm the decision of the committee that each union bear the expense of assembling all except combined teams, the question of finance to be considered at the conclusion of the season. It was decided to instruct toe Auckland Union to ascertain if Singe had played League, as alleged; if so, to. give lii’ii fourteen days to show caues why he should not be suspended. An application by the Auckland Union for a financial grant for tho purpose of furthering the interest of tho game was declined owing to lack of funds. Applications for reinstatement granted • —George Jackson (Tailiape). Percy Webb fHihitahi), Roy If worsen, Ernest Herring John Long. Phillip Wood, Robert Ross, Andrew M’Hmrh (Auckland).

It was decided to communicate with tho various schools with tho object of ascertaining whether it was desirable to make the Moasoar Cup competition challenge on the lines of tho Heathcoto Williams Cricket Shield.