SHIELD PRESENTED.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20363, 21 July 1934, Page 12

SHIELD PRESENTED.

Hawke’s Bay Players Congratulated. CANTERBURY’S TRIBUTE. The Ranfurly Shield was handed over to Hawke’s Bay by Mr A. E. M’Phail. | president of the Canterbury Rugby | Union, who congratulated the side I upon their fine win. He said that J possession of the Ranfurly Shield had ! meant fine football for Canterbury, ■ and all the games had been played in the best spirit. Mr M’Phail thanked the Canterbury j teams for their efforts in the past, and then called for cheers for Hawke’s ■ Bay, which were given with a will by i the small crowd that had waited, tiil the finish. E. R. G. Steere, captain of the Hawke’s Bay side, called for cheers ' for the Canterbury players and the Canterbury Rugby Union. “ I’ve had the worries of the Ran- ! furly Shield on my shoulders for six j years, and I’m not very keen on taking i them over again,” said Mr Norman 1 M’Kenzie, selector of the Hawke’s i Bay team. “ I’m proud to-day of the efforts of my boys.” A. I. Cottrell said that the Canter-1 bury team knew there would come a j time when they would have to lose the Shield. “ Canterbury have always been good winners,” he said, “ and now the time has come I hope we are rattling good losers.” Canterbury’s Record. After Canterburv recaptured the Shield at Athleti? Park (8-6) in 1931 their record reads: 1931. v. Otago, won by 17 to 6. 1932. v. South Canterbury, won 11 to 5. v. Auckland, won 14 to 0. v. West Coast, won 5 to 3. v. Wellington, won 9 to S. v. Buller, won 13 to 0. v. Waikato, won 17 to 6. 1933. v. Ashburton, won 31 to 7. v. Southland, won 21 to 3. v. Otago, won 8 to 5. v. West Coast, won 23 to 14. v. Buller, won 13 to 3. v. Taranaki, drawn, 15 to 15. v. South Canterbury, won 6 to 3. v. King Country, won 36 to 0. 1934. v. Hawke’s Bay, lost 9 to 0.