RANFURLY SHIELD

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 208, 5 September 1935, Page 11

RANFURLY SHIELD

QUESTION OF CHALLENGES N.Z. UNION WILL NOT ADJUDICATE [ Per Press Association. ) WELLINGTON, Sept. 4. The New Zealand Rugby Union to-* night refused to adjudicate whether Wellington, Hawke’s Bay, Taranaki or Ashburton have the right to meet Canterbury for the Ranfurly Shield on September 28 on the grounds that it could only exercise its powers when there was a dispute between the holders and the challengers, and no evidence was before the committee of such dispute. The Taranaki Union, however, advised that it had entered a challenge and was prepared to play on any date after September 18. It was decided to advise Taranaki that Canterbury had indicated that September 28 was the only available date and ask if this date were suitable, Taranaki members being under the impression that Taranaki was due to meet Auckland on that day. Mr. E. McKenzie (Wairarapa) was appointed sole selector of the North Island team to play ISouth Island at Wellington on October 5, it being considered not necessary to replace Mr. V. R. Meredith (Auckland) for the remaindeisof the season. Messrs. A. A. Adams (West Coast) and W. Pearson (Otago) are to pick the South Island team. It was decided to secure a report from the chairman of the selection committee on his ideas as to the best means of nicking teams in future. It was announced that the All Blanks would play two, and possibly three games, in British Columbia on their way back from Great Britain.