POACHING OF PLAYERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 273, 17 November 1937, Page 25

POACHING OF PLAYERS.

WEALTHY ENGLISH CLUBS. PROTEST BY M.S.W. LEAGUE. N.Z.'S HELP TO BE SOUGHT. • _____ (Received 1© a.m.) SYDXEY, November 16. At a meeting of the New South Wales Rugby League criticism was expressed in regard to the poaching of Australian players b.v wealthy English clubs, which led to the indifferent display by the present touring Australian team and the falling off of attendances in Australia. It was decided to recommend that the Australian Board of Control ask the English Rugby League to reimpose the ban on the importation of Australian players. The opinion was expressed tbat New Zealand is bound to suffer in the same way and therefore the co-operation of the Xetv Zealand League on the reimposition of the ban is to be sought. FRENCH TOUR OF AUSTRALIA. HOLD UP FOR REPORT ON PLAT. SYDXEY, November 1(5. On the easting rote of the chairman of the Australian Board of Control It was decided to defer decision on the question of inviting a French Rugby league team i to visit Australia, pending the rei-eipt of j further information from the managers of : the Kangaroos tui to the standard of the Frenchmen. MANUKAU CLUB. There was a good attendance at the annual meeting of the Manukau Club held at the Returned Soldiers' Hall. Onehunga, on Monday evening, when Mr. S. W. House congratulated the executive on its progress. As a result of executive reorganisation, the report stated, the club was in a healthy position, and it was planned to further develop activities in both senior j and junior ranks. Foil awing a successful j 1936 season, last year hail its difficulties. ! but these had been overcome. The senior j team was fourth in the championship.

The credit balance as i'.'il. Mr. ('. Kandrup. rhairin in of the rxtt ntive. outlined the work done and indicated several features of :lie new policy embarked upon to enh mce the welfare of the club in its larjre district. He said that the idea of holding the annual meeting at this time was to enable early preparation for next season.

Officers were elected as follows: Patron, Mr. A. G. Osborne. M.P.: president. Mr. S. W. House: committee. Messrs. C. Kandrup, E. Reweti, J. W. Watson; secretary, Mr. Allen Porter: treasurer. Mr. A. Walton; auditor. Mr. X. A. Ching. The vice-president®, with power to add, were also elected. ,