FOOTBALL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 14, 17 January 1905, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

THE RUGBY TEAM FOR ENGLAND,

(By Telegraph.— Own Correspondent)

WELLINGTON, this day. Dissatisfaction is said to be rife in 'wtball circles anent the policy of the . Ze aland Rugby Union in withhold"Jg Publication of the names of those th/f™ Who have been chosen to make bThi •Of Great Br this year. Pro-. that ti l DOt occurred to Tll « growlers «at the unwn has very weighty reasons thl not gratifying their curiosity at juncture. The union's exwants to be quite satisfied that jT, of each player are (h } those nearest and dearest to w«a will not hav P to fall back on pubEix t Pn^ ate charity during the team's PnH- ■■ absence rr °m tin , colony. t'le 7 •° Pmion would Btron g ] y condemn leavi T were k know n a player was need • parents or vvife or family in for ti circumstan ces. It is, therefore, l! c Purpose of obtainiPg the fullest the?' ° n P° s^blp on this head that the n lms Bepn fit to kee P back a '!!nH Of thoSe selet,t * (l ivom bein S man. - P c until such timo as the an nn , ccmt nittep has bpen afforded fte Unity ° f " thoroughly into all* *Zr matter. The union's laudono\ j on shoul d commend itself to L ana all.