The Springboks.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XI, Issue 200, 17 August 1921, Page 6

The Springboks.

REARRANGEMENT OF TOUR. TWO MATCHES IN NAPIER. v. H.B. and P.B. on SEPT. 3, v. MAORIS ON SEPT. 7. ■Wellington, Avigust 17. I Advice was received at last night’s meeting of the Wellington Rugby Union from the New Zealand Union, that the following rearrangements oi the South Africans’ tour would be submitted to Mr. Bennett, the manager, of the for consideration August 27, v. New Zealand, at Auckland. ! August 31, v. Waikato, at Hamil- • ton. . September 3. v. Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay, at Napier. September 7, v. Maori representatives, at Napier. September 10 v. Nelson. Marlborough, anti Golden Bay, at Nelson. ! September 17, v. New Zealand, at Wellington The altered arrangements are due to the Springboks extending their tour and placing a match against Waikato at Hamilton. As showing the great interest being manifested in the fixture, the whole of the tickets for the old stand, which seats 1.500 people have been sold. The new stand, to accommodate 1,400 people, is now in course of erection and tickets for this stand will be on gale from Monday next. Further arrangements for additional seating accommodation is also being made, it being intended to use benzine cases placed in rows in front of the two stands, connected by planks. By this means a total cf 4,500 seats will be available. MOASCAR CUP DRAW. Tim draw for the second round of • the Mqascar Cup has been made. Napier High School will meet M.A.C., the i winner to play off with Napier Technical College. No date has yet been fixed for the match. i NORTHERN HAWKE’S BAY v. | SOUTHERN HAWKE’S BAY. The above match’ will be played on McLean Park, Napier, on Saturday next, and should prove a good contest. HASTINGS RUGBY SUB-UNION. Father Mahoney presided at a meeting of Hastings Sub-Union last night. Also present — Messrs Fraser, Moser, Alderman, O’Brien, Spence, McKenzie, Norris aud the secretary (Mr H. Brown). Delegate’ from the Havelock North •Club attended to nupport tbe protest against the result of Celtic v. HavelockWnimarama junior match.—Protest disallowed, as charges were not proven. M.A.C. third grade team challenged Hastings thirds for the Sachs-Johnson Shield.—-Match to be played on Satur day, 20th August, if no Moascar Cup game on that date. Hastings juniors protested against the result of M.8.Q.8. —Hastings junior match, alleging that M. 8.0.8. played an inohgilJo man. —To be forwarded to H.B.R.U. It was decided that the Sub-Union protest against the closing of the senior competition, when two games remained to be played, which might have a bearing on the championship. The secretary was instructed to write Mr Knight, conductor .of the Hastings Pend, regretting that they were unable to arrange a Saturday benefit match this season, but would try and arrange e mid weak game later in the season.