SHIELD CHALLENGE
—& _ NEW ZEALAND UNION’S STAND NORTH OTAGO CALLS MATCH OFF As the match, between North Otago 1 end Southland would not be regarded as a shield match, the North Otago Union has decided not to send a team to Invercargill on September 28. Criticising the action of the New Zealand union- in publishing the statement about the non-observance of the notification rule before advisincr the unions directly concerned, the president of the North Otago Union (Mr J. MacMillan) said that while ignorance of the rides was no excuse, he thought the New Zealand Union could have overlooked the fact that a slight formality had been" neglected as Ranfurly Shield games had not been played for a number of seasons.
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Evening Star, Issue 25894, 11 September 1946, Page 5
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120SHIELD CHALLENGE Evening Star, Issue 25894, 11 September 1946, Page 5
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