FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 January 1928, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

ALL BLACK TOUR, SOUTH AFRICAN ITINERARY. Details of the Nov.- Zealand Rugby team’s itinerary for the South African tour have been finalised so far as the Board of Control in South Africa is concerned, and the completed programme of matches Iras now been forwarded to the New Zealand Rugby Union for confirmation. The team is due to arrive in Capetown on May 26, and after playing two matches there will proceed to Kimberley .and .Johannesburg. From the itinerary it appears that the latter place will'be made the team’s headquarters for a considerable period of the lout, kwhich will finish up at Capetown with the fourth test on September 1. The first test is to be played at Durban on Jene DO, the second test at Johannesburg on July 21, and the third test at Port Elizabeth on August 18. Provision has been made for a trip to the Victoria Falls, to take place between the first and second tests. The itinerary, differing somewhat from that previously drawn up, is as follows: — Monday. May 21.—Arrive Durban, per Euripides. Tuesday, May 22.—Leave Durban. Saturday,'May 26.—Arrive Capetown. Wednesday.. May 30—Play at Capetown. Saturday, June 2:«-Play at Capetown. Monday, June 4.—Leave Capetown. Tuesday, June f>. —Arrive Kimberley. ~ Wednesday, June 6.—Play at Kimberley. Thursday, June 7. —Leave Kimberley. Friday, June 8. —Arrive Johannesburg. Saturday, June 9. —Play at Johannesburg. Tuesday, June 12).—Leave Johannesburg. Tuesday, June 12—Arrive Kroonstad. Thursday, June 14. —Arrive Johannesburg. Saturday, June 16. —Play at Johannesburg. Tuesday, June 19. —Leave Johannesburg Tuesday, June 19. —Arrive Potehefstroom. Wednesday, June 20—Play at Potchcfstroom. : ia M i Thursday, June 21.—Leave Potchefstroom Thursday, June 21.—Leave Potehcfstroom. Thursday, June 21. —Arrive Johanncs- / burg. Thursday, June 21. —Leave Johannesburg. Friday, June 22. —Arrive Maritzburg. Saturday, June 24. —Play at Maritz-

burg. Monday, June 21.—Leave Maritzburg. Monday, June 25. —Arrive Durban. Saturday, June 50.—First Test, Durban Tuesday, July 5. —Leave Durban. Thursday, July 5. —Arrive Bloemfontein. Friday, July 6. —Leave Bloemfontein. Friday, July 6. —Arrive Kimberley. Saturday, July 7. —Play at Kimberley. Sunday, July 8. —Leave Kimberley. Tuesday, July 10.—Arrive Bulawayo. Tuesday, July 10. —Leave Bulawayo. Wednesday, July 11. —Arrive Victoria ' Falls.’ ' Friday, July 13—Leave Victoria Falls. Saturday, July 14. —Arrive Bulawayo. Saturday, July 14—Play at Bulawayo. Monday, July 16. —Leave Bulawayo. Wednesday, July IS. —Arrive Johannesburg. Saturday, July 21. —Second Test, Johannesburg. Monday, July 23.—Leave Johannesburg. Monday, July 23. —Arrive Pretoria. Wednesday, July 25. — Play at Pretoria. Friday, July 27—Arrive Bloemfontein. [ Saturday, July 28. —Play at Bloemfon- | tein. I Monday, July 30. —Leave Bloemfontein. Monday, July 30. —Arrive Burghersdurp. Wednesday, August 1. —Play at Burgh - I ersdorp. I Thursday, August 2.—Leave Burghers- | dorp. | Friday, August 3. —Arrive East Lon- | don. Saturday,. August 4. —Play at East j London. Tuesday,' August 7. —Leave East Lon- | don. Tuesday, August 7. —Arrive Kingwilliamstown. Wednesday, August S. —Play at Kingwilliainstown. Thursday, August 9. —Leave Kingwilliamstown. . Friday, August 10.—Arrive Port Elizabeth. Saturday, August J 1 at Port Elizabeth. Saturday, August IS. —Third Test, Port* Elizabeth. Sunday, August 19.—Leave Port Elizabeth. Monday, August 20. —Arrive Oudtshoorn. Wednesday, August 22. —Play at Oudtshoorn. Thursday, August 25. —Leave Oiultslioorn. Thursday, August 23. —Leave Oudtshoorn. Friday, August 24. —Arrive Capetown. Saturday, August 25. —Play .at Capetown. Saturday, September 1. —Fourth Test, Capetown. Tuesday, September 4. —-Sail per Ceramic. from Capetown.