RUGBY VISITORS.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LVIII, Issue 10377, 15 May 1930, Page 2

RUGBY VISITORS.

Wellington, May i - The English footballers had » light practice yesterday. The , lorwards are heavier than they look at first!,, and average nearly 15 stone. Beamish scales 16 stone and Parker nearly 15 stone. They; showed some very good handling of tho ball, and the backs appeared speedy and used the pot shot at goal repeatedly. Mr Baxter, manager of the team, was present at a meeting of the Rugby Union - Council- He expressed sympathy with the desire of the Dominions to have a say in the -gov•ornment of the game and believed it would not be long before they aclhicvcd it. . ■ It ■ was agreed that matches should be forty minutes spells ami that the English captain and manager should have the right to talk with fhe.rcfer-. ecs before each game regarding the interpretation of {Tie The only matches that "ill be broadcast are the tests in the, cities, the Maoris, and Wellington matches, and the first match -at Wanganui. When asked whv dark blue- was chosen as the British colours, Mr Baxter explained it was Great Britain's international Rugby uniform. It was worn in Africa and the Argentine.