RUGBY.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 10566, 20 April 1928, Page 7

RUGBY.

ENGLISH TEAM TO TOUR DOMINION' IN 1630. INVITATION GLADLY ACCEPTED <Pruns ABHooiation./ WELLINGTON, April'l9. Thfc , New Zealand Rugby, Union lias .''received a cable message irom the- English Union stating : “Gladly accept your to send a team to New Zealand and New South Wales in 1930.” The'chairman, Mr S. S. Dean, expressed satisfaction, and said Now South Wales would bo informed at once. ~

N.Z. TEAM FOR AUSTRALIA THIS YEAR. ’ • MAORIS TO I BE INCLUDED. United Preeß Assn, by HI. Tel- f-oiiyrigin (Australian Press Asocialion.) SYDNEY, April 19. Following an interview with Mr Ilornig, the Council ol the. New South Wales Rugby Union decided to issue air invitation to the Now Zealand Council to send a team to Mow South Wales during the coming season. ■lt was stated that New Zealand was anxious to send a' team and the New South Wales Council decided to ask for the best team to be sent, irrespective of race. The tentative programme provides for the team arriving-at Sydney on dune 16 and departing on July 3. Throe Saturday and three Wednesday games will be played, with one either at Newcastle or Melbourne. The New South Wales team for the Dominion will leave Sydney on August 17, and it will probably consist of 26 players, with < a manager and masseur.

TEAMS FOR TO-MORROW. A team will be 'picked from the following to play Old Bovs’ thirds at Ihe Domain at 2 p.m. to-morrow:— Downey. Jackson. Derbyshire. Morrison,' Boldswortli, Gray, Sharpe, Morrow, Simon, Dunlop. Carr. Pritchard, Evans, Breingan. Eraser. Johns, Muir. Old Boys will he represented by Newman. Crarer, Robinson. Dudley. Ancell, Clarkson. Felton. Clark, Duncombe (2), Dandy. Clare, McLauchlan, Smithson, and Judd.