2011 Swindale Shield draw released

The draws for the 2011 Premier Swindale Shield and Senior 1 Harper Lock Shield have been confirmed.

The draw for the Senior 2 National Mututal Cup will be circulated by Wednesday of next week. Work continues to be undertaken on this draw to attempt to create equitable back-up for all clubs.

The draw has been constructed taking into account the previous five years first round draws and the venues for respective clashes. Priority was also given to ensuring good back-up for teams.

Highlights of the draw include -
• A clash between Marist St Pats and Hutt Old Boys Marist on the occasion of Marist St Pats 40th Jubilee.

• The four Jubilee Cup semi-finalists playing each other on the opening day at Trentham Memorial Park.

• The McBain Shield being contested in week 3 of the competition.

Confirmed times and field allocations for the season opening Gala Day at Trentham Memorial Park on Saturday 26 Match will be provided once the draw for the Senior 2 Competition has been confirmed.

The second round Jubilee and Hardham Cups start on 11 June, with the finals set down for the weekend of 7/8 August.

The 2011?Swindale Shield draw is:

26 March
Poneke v Petone, Trentham
Norths v HOBM, Trentham,
Ories v Avalon, Trentham,
MSP v Wests, Trentham
Upper Hutt v Wainui, Trentham
OBU v Tawa, Trentham

2 April
Petone v Upper Hutt, Petone, 3pm
Tawa v MSP, Lyndhurst, 3pm
Wests v Avalon, Ian Galloway, 3pm
Norths v Wainui, Porirua Park, 3pm
Poneke v OBU, Evans Bay,3pm
Ories v HOBM, Polo Ground, 3pm

9 April
Avalon v Poneke, Fraser, 3pm
MSP v Norths, Evans Bay, 3pm
HOBM v Petone, Hutt Rec, 3pm
Wainui v Tawa, Wm Jones, 3pm
OBU v Wests, Nairnville, 3pm
Upper Hutt v Ories, Maidstone, 3pm

16 April
Tawa v Wests, Lyndhurst, 3pm
HOBM v Avalon, Hutt Rec, 3pm
Petone v OBU, Petone, 3pm
Wainui v Poneke, Wm Jones, 3pm
Norths v Upper Hutt, Porirua, 3pm
Ories v MSP, Polo, 3pm

23 April
Poneke v Tawa, Evans Bay, 3pm
Wests v Norths, Ian Galloway, 3pm
OBU v HOBM, Nairnville, 3pm
Avalon v Petone, Fraser, 3pm
Upper Hutt v MSP, Maidstone, 3pm
Wainui v Ories, Wm Jones, 3pm

30 April
Hurricanes v Reds: Westpac Stadium 7.35pm
HOBM v Tawa, Hutt Rec, 2.15pm
OBU v Upper Hutt, Nairnville, 2.15pm
Petone v Wainui, Petone, 2.15pm
Norths v Avalon, Porirua, 2.15pm
MSP v Poneke, Evans Bay, 2.15pm
Wests v Ories, Ian Galloway, 2.15pm

7 May
Poneke v Wests, Kilbirnie, 3pm
Norths v OBU, Porirua, 3pm
HOBM v Upper Hutt, Hutt Rec, 3pm
Avalon v Wainui, Fraser, 3pm
Ories v Tawa, Polo, 3pm
Petone v MSP, Petone, 3pm

14 May
Ories v Petone, Polo, 3pm
Avalon v OBU, Fraser, 3pm
Tawa v Norths, Lyndhurst, 3pm
MSP v HOBM, Evans Bay, 3pm
Wests v Wainui, Ian Galloway, 3pm
Upper Hutt v Poneke, Maidstone, 3pm

21 May
Poneke v HOBM, Kilbirnie, 3pm
Wainui v OBU, Wm Jones, 3pm
Upper Hutt v Tawa, Maidstone, 3pm
Wests v Petone, Ian Galloway, 3pm
MSP v Avalon, Evans Bay, 3pm
Ories v Norths, Polo, 3pm

28 May
HOBM v Wests, Hutt Rec, 3pm
Avalon v Upper Hutt, Fraser, 3pm
Tawa v Petone, Lyndhurst, 3pm
MSP v Wainui, Evans Bay, 3pm
Norths v Poneke, Porirua, 3pm
OBU v Ories, Nairnville, 3pm

4 June
Hurricanes v Lions: Westpac Stadium 5.30pm
Poneke v Ories, Kilbirnie, 2.15pm
OBU v MSP, Nairnville, 2.15pm
Petone v Norths, Petone, 2.15pm
Tawa v Avalon, Lyndhurst, 2.15pm
U Hutt v Wests, Maidstone, 2.15pm
Wainui v HOBM, Wm Jones, 2.15pm