RUGBY

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 136, 10 June 1924, Page 11

RUGBY

The attitude of the Scottish Rugby Union in regard, to the tour of the New Zealand team is dealt with in the latest letter from, the 1/ondon correspondent of "The Post." It is stated that at the annual meeting of the Scottish Rugby Union, held at.Edinburgh, it was supposed that the attitude taken up towards the New Zealand tour would invest the proceedings with a certain -de gree of piquancy, But from an unofficial source it appears that the expected storm of criticism did not break out among the club- delegates. The meeting was described as "short and uneventful." . The retiring president (Sir. R. T. Neilson), however, made a statement warding the attitude of the union towards the tour. He mentioned that the Scottish Union had no quarrel with tho New Zealanders, but that the committee had decided to tako no part in the arrangements of the tour, because of the manner in which the Rugby Union had arranged it. He stated that a desire was expressed that a team ■ from this country should tour South • Africa last year The tour had been postponed until this year, and was being undertaken, by the International Board in terms of a. resolution arrived at the by the International Board some tune after the New Zealand tour of 1905-6, when it was agreed that any tour overseas, or any visit to this country by a. team from overseas, should be made under the direct auspices and control of the International Board. '

In July of last year they received a communication from the itugby Union informing them that the New Zealand Union desirous of sendin» a 'team to this country in the autumn of 1994 that it was proposed to arrange ~34 matches in this -country and in France and that the Rugby Union ■ was pro' pared to allocate two matches to Scotland. The committee of the Scottish Union decided ns there had been- a broach of the agreement crmie tn -il tli' e ri.lowi.-itm.ml Board t !t t.ike U u tuul .„, iuo r)u\v 4eulun.d.u'B jt-fiiir.