RUGBY FOOTBALL

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 91, 14 October 1926, Page 9

RUGBY FOOTBALL

INTERNATIONAL TOUBS.

Following the tours of the Australian Eugby foot-ball team to England next .year, New Zealand will send a team to South Africa in 1928, after which it is hoped.to receive a visit'from a British team. There is still the possibility, too, of 3 IVench team visiting New Zealand, while the interchange of visits between Australia and New Zealand will be continued. These coining events were;considered by the Management' Committee, of the New Zealand Eugby^ Union last evening, when the «following, communication was received •from: the'secretary of. tha' New South; W.a.'ra Rugby; Union:— > '-'My;council feel that the timo is : oppprtune ; fpr the revival of.visits from British Eugby teams to Australia and :Ne^y Zealand. We feel that your Management .Committee will concur in this view,' and at the last meeting it was: r&solyed.to ask our delegate at the Im-perial-Conference in December next to confer with your delegates with a view to ■■reporting'on the best procedure towards this" end,- subject, of course, to your Management Committee's approval.. It is known that there are difficulties" in the way, and it occurs to my council that,if you approve the above ■course our. respective delegates can make preliminary inquiries and report. After consideration by your Management:, Committee -and my council, the matter/can .be further forwarded while our; feamj! is;in Britain in 1.027-28, and tih'e. tour/aiVauge'd-for. the season 1929. '"Jf'W, representative team is available,' it should- be a most /attractive addition, to. the:season's progr-amme, as no British team has visited us since 1908. The present move is purely a preliminary; one, and we wanld be glad if you' wqtild instruct your delegates to confer with ours on the subject. All details as to advance, matches in each union's jurisdiction, etc., could be discussed later when the preliminary objections are met. We feel, however, that a move should be made, and trust your^Management 'Committee will take the same view. Your committee's decision as soon as possible will be appreciated. " :-,Theview was expressed by Mr. A. C. Kitto that a British team should' beiuvited in the 1930 season, as a visit in 1929. would be rather too soon after the New' Zealand team's tour to South Africa in 1928.! Mr. S. S. Dean agreed that the 1930 season, would be more suitable for a British team visit; to New Zealand. Otherwise, the New,' Zealand players would be finding top many calls upon their time. . : : ' The committee, decided to suggest to New South Wales that-'the British team be invited in 1930. . With regard to the invitation which had been, issued to the French Rugby Federation to send a team to New Zealand, Mr. Kitto urged that an endeavour be made to obtain definite information as to the French Federation's intentions. It. was decided to cable -Mr. H, Harris (New Zealand delegate to the Imperial Conference) asking him to act in the matter. '. ■The secretary of the South African Eugby Board wrote stating that New Zealand's acceptance of the invitation to visit South Africa had given everyone great pleasure.- As soon as possible the arrangements would be communicated to the New Zealand Union, and in making them the board would bear in mind the suggestions from New Zealand.