BRITISH RUGBY TEAM’S SUGGESTED ITINERARY
21 Games in Dominion
MANAWHENUA MATCH FIXED FOR MAY 28 TESTS IN POUR CENTRES. 1 Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Last Night. Following is the suggested itinerary of the British team’s tour of New Zealand, as drawn up by the New Zealand Rugby Union. It provides for 21 matches in New Zealand and seven in Australia.
May 14, arrive by Rangitata, at Wellington. May 19. —Leave for Wanganui. May 21.—Play Wanganui, at Wanganui.
May 22.—Leave for Now Plymouth. May 24.—Play Taranaki, at New. Plymouth.
May 2G.—Leave for Palmerston N. May 2S. —Play Manawhcnua, at Palmerston North. May 29. —Leave for Masterton. May 31.—Play Wairarapa and Bush’ districts, at Masterton. Juno 2. —Leavo for Wellington. June 3.—Play Wellingtati at Wellington.
Juno 4.—Leave for Christchurch. June 7.—Play Canterbury, at Christchurch. June 9.—Leave for Greymouth. Juno 10.—Play Bullor and West Coast, at Greymouth. June 12.—Leave for Christchurch. Juno 13. —Leave for Dunedin. Juno 14.—Play Otago, ut Dunedin. June 21.—First Test match at Dunedin. Juno 23—Leavo for Invercargill. Juno 25.—Play Southland, at Invercargill. Juno 26.—Leavo for Timaru. Juno 28.—Play Ashburton, South Canterbury and North Otago, at Timaru. June 30. —Leavo for Christchurch. July s.—Second % Test match, at Christchurch. July 7.—Leave for Wellington. July 9.—Play Maoris, at Wellington; July 10.—Leave for Napier. July 12.—Play Hawke’s Bay, at Napier. July 14.—Leave for Gisborne. July 16.—Play East Coast, Poverty Bay and Bay of Plenty, at Gisborne. July 17.—Leavo for Rotorua. July 18.—Leave for Auckland. July 19. —Play Auckland, at Auckland. July 21. —Leave for Rotorua. July 25. —Return to Auckland. July 26.—Thjrd Tost match at Auckland. July 28.—Leave for Whangarei. July 30. —Play North Auckland, at Whangarei. July 31.—Leave for Auckland and* Hamilton. August 2.—Play Waikato, Thames Valley and King Country, at Hamilton. August 3.—Leave for Wellington. August 9.—Fourth Test match at Wellington. August 11.—Leave for Nelson. August 13.—Play Nelson, Marlborough and Golden Bay, at Nelson, then' leavo for Wellington. August 15—Leave for Sydney. August 19.—Arrivo at Sydney. August 23, 27, 30, September 3,6, 10 and 13.—Matches in Australia.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6946, 27 June 1929, Page 7
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