RUGBY FOOTBALL.
THE GAME IN FRANCE. REGIONAL TEAMS SUGGESTED. PARIS, January 14. In view of the south-west's success against ihe Waratahs, the newspapers discuss a proposal to abolish allI ranee teams, substituting regional fifteens. The spectators at Bordeaux hooted end cat-called the selectors of the national team, crying: "The all-France team is before you." It is emphasised that the, selection of teams from the whole of France leads to a lack of combination, as the conception of the game differs in various parts. It is suggested that France should be divided into three districts.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 81, 16 January 1928, Page 2
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