BRITISH TEAM TO PLAY 22 GAMES IN NEW ZEALAND

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 September 1949, Page 3 (Supplement)

BRITISH TEAM TO PLAY 22 GAMES IN NEW ZEALAND

The British Rugby team touring New Zealand next year will play four tests at Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin and Wellington—and the tourists will play 21, possibly 22, matches in this country. . ... The doubtful fixture is one with New Zealand Universities, which has been added by the New Zealand Rugby Council, but which will have to be approved by the four United Kingdom unions.

The itinerary is:— May 10.—v Poverty Bay-East CoastBay of Plentv, at Gisborne. May 13—v Hawke’s Bay, at Napier. May 17.—v Wairarapa-Bush, at Masterton. May 20—v Manawatu-Horowhenua, at Palmerston North. May 24.—v Nelson. MarlboroughGolden Bay, at Nelson. May 27.—v Buller-West Coast, at Westoort. May 31—v South Canterbury-Ash-burton-North Otago, at Timaru. June 3.—v Canterbury, at Christchurch. , . L June 10— v New Zealand, at Christchurch. June 14.—v Southland, at gillJune 17.—v Otago, at Dunedin. June 24.—v New Zealand, at Dunedin. July I.—v Wellington, at Wellington. July s—v Wanganui, at Wanganui. July 8. —v Taranaki, at New Plymouth.

July 12.—v Waiktao-Thames ValleyKing Country, at Hamilton. July 15—v Auckland, at Auckland. July 22.—v New Zealand, at Auckland. July 26—v North Auckland, at Whangarei.July 29. —v New Zealand Maoris, at Hamilton.

August s—v New Zealand, at Wellington. August B.—v New Zealand Universities, at Auckland (subject to confirmation) .