VISIT OF SPRINGBOKS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 April 1937, Page 3

VISIT OF SPRINGBOKS.

[FIRST NEW ZEALAND MATCH ON JULY 24. The South African team, which will visit New Zealand this season, leaves south Africa en May 14. They are expected to arrive in Melbourne on June 7. The matches to be played in Australia number eight and the Springboks are due to leave Sydney for New Zealand on July 17. Dominion Ininerary. After their eight matches in Australia the 1937 Springboks arrive here on July 20, and thereafter their programme is:— July 24—Auckland. July 28—Hamilton. July 31— New Plymouth. August 4—Palmerston North. August 7 —Wellington. August 14—First Test (Wellington). August IS —Blenheim. August 21—Christchurch. August 25—Greymouth. August 2S —Timaru. September 4 —Second Test (Christchurch). September S—lnvereargill. September 11—Dunedin. September 15—Napier. September IS —Gisborne. September 25 —Third Test (Auckland). September 29—Whangarei. The team leaves Auckland on October 1 for Australia and South Africa.

Mr Percy Ware Day, who piloted the New Zealand Army team through the Union in 1919, will be the manager. 1921 Team Lose Twice. On their initial tour of the Commonwealth, which they visited first, and the Dominion in 1921, the Springboks lost only two of the 23 games played. Summary:— Points. P. W. L. D. F. A In Australia 4 4 In New Zealand 19 15 22 244 81 24 19 2 i. z'6l 119 Results in both countries: — June 25—v. N.S.W., won 25—10. June 27 —v. N.5.\,., won 16 —11. July 2—v. N.tt.W., won 28—9. July 6 —v. Metropolitan, wnn 14—8. July 13 —v. Wangnnui, won 11 —6. | July 16 —v. Taranaki, draw o—o. July 20—v. Wairarapa-Bnsh, won i 18—3. July 2S —v. Wellington, won B—3. July 27 —v. BnJler-West Coast, won 33—3. July 30 —v. Canterbury, lest 4 —6. August u —v. South Canterbury, won 34—3. August 6—v, Otago, won 11—3. August 13 —v. New Zealand (at Dunedin), lost 5 —13. August 17. —v. Manawhenua, won 3—o. August 20—v. Auckland-Northland, won 24 —S. August 24 —v. Bay of Plenty, won 17—9. August 27—v. New Zealand (Auckland), won 9—5. August 31—v. Waikato, won 6—o. August 31 —v. Waikato, vron 6 —o. September- ;;—v. linwke's Bay "id Poverty i-y.iv. v.-on 14 —S. September 7—v. Maoris, at Napier, won 9—S. September 10—v. Nelson, wor 26 —3. September 17 —v. New (at Wellington), drawn, o—o. Total points, 327 to 119. N.S, Teams in Africa. The Tests played by the 192 S All Black in South Africa resulted: — South Africa won at Durban, 17—0. New Zealand won at Johannesburg, 7—G.

South Agrica won at Port Elizabeth, 11—6. New Zealand won at Newiands, 13 —5. Altogether 22 matches were playe<~! on that tour, New Zealand winning 16, losing five and drawing one (Northern Provinces, at Kimberley). The other three losses were: Capetown (second game of itinerary), 3 —7; Transvaal (fourth match) o—6;0 —6; and Western Provinces (second last game), 3 —lo. After this the All Blacks won the final Test, to gain square the rubber between the countries.