ALL BLACKS’ ITINERARY

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 169, 20 July 1939, Page 7

ALL BLACKS’ ITINERARY

SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR | NEW ZEALAND I NION S ? REPRESENTATIONS I Per Preas Ajso<*'«tion.] I CHRISTCHURCH. July 18. c “This is a very satisfactory and, I 1 think, a very courteous reply. I say ' c this because there has been a amount of criticism of this union’s s actions in bringing the matter before 5 the New Zealand Union,” commented 1 Mr. J. K. Moloney, president of the Canterbury Rugby Union, this even- ' ing. ■'vhen a letter was received advis- * ing that the New Zealand Union had J made representations to the South 1 African Rugby Board for an amend- t ment of the proposed itinerary of the | New Zealand team in South Africa r next year. ( The Canterbury Union at a recent 1 meeting drew attention to the suggested itinerary of th? All Blacks’ 1 tour, in which the second match is at t Kimberley. Members of the 1928 New ( Zealand team had pointed to the fac- r tors which would make this a very t hard match—high altitude, hard r gritty ground and strong opposition- i all making likely a bad crop of in- f juries in the team, which would have no opportunity of getting acclimatised.