The schedule for the Hardy Shield, the peak school league tournament in Wagga, was later overhauled following council's controversial move.

With the opening round of Hardy Shield games abandoned last week, the second round of games was planned for last night, but was postponed when Equex Centre was ruled out by council.

In the revised draw issued yesterday, the games programmed for last night were re-scheduled for tomorrow night, while the original Thursday list was transferred to Monday. Under the new draw, the shield semi-finals will be played on Thursday week (March 18) and the final a week later (March 25).

The newest and best league venue in Wagga, Equex Centre has been deluged with more than 110mm of rain since Sunday, forcing the Hardy Shield off the paddock.

After closing all sporting grounds in Wagga for 24 hours on Monday, council yesterday extended the closure for another 24 hours.

The action forced the cancellation of the Mt Austin High School athletic carnival at Jubilee Park athletic complex yesterday as well as last night's Hardy Shield round.

It is also expected The Riverina Anglican College athletic carnival scheduled for Jubilee Park today will be called off.

Council officers will make further inspections today before deciding whether to lift the veto on Wagga's sporting grounds.

Hardy Shield convener Andrew Morton yesterday admitted the closure of Equex Centre had caused headaches for the competition, but he understood the reasons.

Morton said the Hardy Shield was now dependent entirely on the weather as Equex Centre was the only viable venue.

"We need the lights (at Equex Centre) to get through the three games," Morton said.

"We can only hope we don't get any more rain."

Morton, who teaches at Wagga High School, said the delay in playing Hardy Shield games was frustrating for the players.