Rugby League £2000 PROFIT EXPECTED

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29382, 8 December 1960, Page 26

Rugby League £2000 PROFIT EXPECTED

French Team’s Tour (New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, December 7. A profit of more than £2OOO from the French tour last season is expected by the New Zealand .Rugby League. A draft report was submitted to the council tonight by the secretary (Mr J. E. Knowling) for the nine matches. The council’s profit on the two tests played at Carlaw Park and the Auckland game will be about £lBOO. Other approximate gross gates and net council returns were:—v. Waikato, at Huntly, £7OO gross, £6l profit; v. Taranaki, at New Plymouth, £339. £l3 loss; v. Wellington, at Wellington, £433, £25 loss; v. Canterbury, at Christchurch. £2OOO, £334 profit; v. West Coast, at Greymouth, £ll9l, £166 profit; v. New Zealand Maoris, at Rotorua, £ 1076, £9 loss. “These figures are most gratifying,” said Mr J. D. Watson, chairman of the council. “It is encouraging to know that we can give the French team more than £15,000 and still come out with a profit.” The council confirmed that a New Zealand team would tour England next year and that arrangements would proceed. It was also decided that the national coaching school next year would be held in Christchurch and would coincide with the visit of the Australian team so that a match could be included in the Australians’ itinerary.