ENGLISH LEAGUE TEAM.

Grey River Argus, 28 August 1928, Page 5

ENGLISH LEAGUE TEAM.

FINANCIAL RESULTS. A Record Success. MANAGER’S REVIEW OF TOUR. ( Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, AifgusU 27. “Financially it has been the most successful tour ejver made,’’ by an English Rugby League team, said Mr F. C. Hutchins', dhe'Ajf the'-managers of the English .team, which sails for Vancouver to-morrow. “Before we left England, we knew that the tour would cos£. ns dbout £12,000,” he said, “but when the last march was’ played in Australia, we had made £7OOO clear-profit. Th? New Zofland tour has paid its wry, and after two matches are played in Canada on the way back, there should be record figures to show.” Mr Hutchins said: “The gates in New Zealand wer ■ as follows: Match at Taupiri, £150; First Test in Auckland. £1900; Auckland Province, £400; Auckland. £1600; Greymouth. £2so’; Buller. £220; second test match (at Dunedin), £600; Invercargill, £400; third test at Christchurch, £BOO. The team, hp remarked. had had splendid r captions everywhere, and the missionary work accomplished wou’d be invaluable of it were followed un. « A REPLY TO PRESS CRITICISM. Air Hutchins has something te «ay about the second test game played at Dunedin:—“Quite candidly, I must say that the refereeing was weak, and there were some incidents which should not have occurred, but the Dunedin press work was both inspired by partisanship for another code and lamentab’e. Th • game itself did not merit the scathing criticism which was telegraphed all over New Zealand.” Air Hutchins said that they had been impressed both by the support of the League game in N w Zealand and the general improvement in the playing standard of their opponents-a much higher standard than they kad been led to beli ve in Australia. The real playing requirement in New Zealand was more concentration on physical fitness, and development in the direction of op n play, instead of conceit tration on defence.