RUGBY TOURS.

Evening Star, Issue 22953, 10 May 1938, Page 12

RUGBY TOURS.

UNION AND LEAGUE VISITS TO AUSTRALIA THE ITINERARIES ANNOUNCED Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright SYDNEY, May 10. (Received May 10, at 11.10 a.m.) Dates" for the international matches against the All Blacks were finally decided at a meeting of the New South Wales Rugby Union Council. The All Blacks’ s fixtures are as follows: — July 7.—Versus New South Wales, at Sydney. ■ ■ July 23.—Australia, at Sydney. July 30.—Queensland, at Brisbane. August 6. —Australia, at Brisbane. August 13.—Australia, at Sydney. Under the programme it is arranged that there shall be no clash with the big fixture of, the Rugby League in view of the amended itinerary adopted by the Rugby League last night for the New Zealand Rugby League ; team' to tour Australia. The amended itinerary submitted by the New Zealand Rugby Football League for the forthcoming tour was adopted by the,General Committee of the New South Wales Rugby League with one slight amendment. The ■ itinerary now provides that the team will leave Auckland on May -31; opening with a . match against New South Wales at Sydney on June 11 and tho same opponents again on June 13. June 15.—Match at country centre. June 18.—Queensland, at Brisbane. June 29.—At country centre. July 2.—Newcastle, at Newcastle. July 6.—Either against Metropolitan, New South Wales, or Australia, at Sydney. It will be suggested to New Zealand that, if desired, the team could play a ( match against Goulburn, at Goulburn on July 8.