RUGBY LEAGUE

Evening Star, Issue 19457, 15 January 1927, Page 3

RUGBY LEAGUE

HEW ZEALAND TEAM'S TOUR AN INQUIRY DEMANDED. licss Association —By Telegraph-Copyright. LONDON, January Id. ')<lio New Zealand League footballer Mount, interviewed prior to leaving for home, declares that he has no intention of publicly defending the conduct of himself and other dissentients, but they have been grossly misjudged. “Recently we frankly stated our case to the Rugby League Council, who arc now laying the matter before the New Zealand Council demanding an inquiry into the conduct of the tour.' Mr Osborne, chairman of the Longue Council, expresses the opinion that there is much to be said on India If of the malcontents, and he hopes that there will be a full inquiry. English League . circles declare that the tour had been most disappointing. The players’ skill had been below expectations, and the enforcement of discipline had been most difficult. Consequently the' team had not done itself justice, "instead of a surplus of £2,000, there would probably he a deficit of £1,500. “LEFT ALMOST PENNILESS.” LONDON, January Id. The New Zealand player Singe complains that the dissentients’ out-of-pocket expenses were stopped five weeks ago. “We were left,’’ he said, “at H arrowy ato at Christmas almost penniless. The Welsh Rugby League Council was very good, and presented money-to take us homo. We claim that the best team was not played throughout the tour.”