NEPIA AND THE LEAGUE
A TALE oV FIFTEEN- HUNDRED ', POUNDS.
(AUSTRALIAN NEW ZEALAND CABLfe ASSOCIATION.)
(Received lofcli December, ljL.a.m.)
LONDON, ,15'lh December. The "Athletii; News" says that the true story of Nepia mid- the Rugby' League is that aii interMediary, acting oii behalf of several LeaglVe clubs, asked Nepii's terms, and Nejpia's quo.tation, f-. serious.- or otherwises was £1500. . Needless to say, negotiations, were not.entered np'qn. . The "Athletic News" adds that it believes that only once has £1000 bonus been paid for a transfer, but, opart from any monetary consideration, .the situation, is still governed by the fact tljat no New Zealand player.of either code can play Rugby tieague football in England until he lias completed two years' residential qualification.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 145, 16 December 1924, Page 5
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120NEPIA AND THE LEAGUE Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 145, 16 December 1924, Page 5
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