Camp Training

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 178, 13 July 1927, Page 5

Camp Training

For Rugby Football Teams. CANTERBURY DISCUSSION THE WAIRARAPA SHIELD MATCH. (Per Press Association.) Chrlitohuroti, July 13. The Canterbury Rugby Union last night discussed a letter from the New Zealand Union objecting to representative teams going into camp for training, and decided to receive the letter and use its discretion in the matter, Mr. 8. F. Wilson said he strongly disapproved of the practice of putting teams into camp. He did not mean that they could not assemble their country players, who had to be brought into town a day or two idore the match, Mr S. J. Dunne said the Ranfurh Shield games were more like glad in torial contests than football matches, according to reports. “If it is going on like this the Shield should be tipped ove r the wharf and the sooner the better,” added Mr. Dunne. “At the same time, I think the reports have been a bit exaggerated and that the game between Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa was not what it was reported to have been.’’

GOOD, KEEN GAMES Mr. A. E McPhail (chairman) said that Canterbury had played three hard games against Hawke’s Bay and he could say that not one of them was any different from any other representative match. They had been good keen games. EARLY TOUR OF MAORIS A WAIROA PROTEST. Walroa, July 13. At the Wairoa Rugby Sub-Union meeting last night several speakers spoke strongly regarding the “senseless unwarranted action’’ of the New Zealand Rugby Union in sending the Maori All Blacks on tour so early in the season, ’’rippling local unions' finances and seriously interfering with local club and representative football fixtures. Owing to several of their best players being absent, Tapuae and Nuhaka, two of the leading senior clubs, are scarcely able to carry on.

SHIELD CHALLENGE. MATCH ON SEPTEMBER 3. Christchurch, July 13. When the list of representative fixtures was agreed upon at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union, a match was fixed by Canterbury delegates with Hawke’s Bay, and it was agreed that it be a Shield contest. Since then, Hawke’s Bav lost the trophy, but regained it. In order that there be no misunderstanding in regard to the matter, the Canterbury Union decided last evening, to forward a challenge for the Shield in connection with the game between Canterbury and the holders, on September 3.