THE RANFURLY SHIELD.
CONTESTS FOR TROPHY. ARRANGEMENT OF FIXTURES. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] WELLINGTON, Sunday. According to the list of fixtures drawn up by th.o New Zealand Rugby Union, the first' match for the Ranfurly Shield will probably bo between Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay, on July 20. Other challengers are Auckland, Wellington, Mariawhenua, Canterbury, Southland and Otago. At a meeting of the union, Mr. A. A. Adams made a special appeal on behalf of the West- Coast for representative matches. He also stated that visits by leading clubs would be ot' great assistance to those carrying on the Rugby gamein that part of the Dominion. The Auckland delegates agreed that if one of the other unions iu the South Island would forego a match with Auckland on its 'next Southern tour a visit would be paid to the West Coast.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20259, 20 May 1929, Page 10
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140THE RANFURLY SHIELD. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20259, 20 May 1929, Page 10
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