FRENCH RUGBY
INTEREST IN TOURS
NEW ZEALAND RULE ADOPTED,
■ The definite information that the French Bugby. Federation is expecting a visit from a New South Wales Kugby team towards the end of next year is contained in a letter which has been received by. Mr. S..- S. Dean, . chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union, from, Mr. Cyril F. Rutherford, hb'n.' secretary of the French Rugby Federation. This is supplied in order to clear the position in regard to the proposed tour to France by a New Zealand Maori team. Mr. Rutherford states thai as his union has practically decided to .invite an Australian team for next year, t!ie visit of the. Maori team may have to take 1 place at' a! later date, -probably; 'after the French visit to New, Zealand in 1927. He is going into all the details,'; and is taking (steps to ascertain if sufficient guarantees can be obtained to cover the tour.'He is also eager that the ' British unions will participate, as the French Federation did when the 1924 New Zealand team was on tour.
In connection with the proposed visit to New Zealand by a French team, Mr. Rutherford states that the decision, of hia committee fori 1927 is that "in principle" it accents, which in ..fact means that- it wants to accept but will, not ; give a definite promise until mich time as it. is perfectly certain that, it can .fulfil the engagement. 'It has been left in Mr. Rutherford's hands to decide after the present; season .whether the French Federation can guarantee getting'a representative team to go to New Zealand in 1927. The intention is that Mr. Eutherfofd shall travel with the side. . . .
Another item of interest euppliedby the French Rugby secretary is that the New Zealand amended kickingrintotouch rule, which England would not adopt, has been adopted in France, together with the alterations decided upon 'by the International Board.
FRENCH RUGBY
Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 118, 14 November 1925, Page 8
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