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Grey River Argus, 17 February 1933, Page 3

Although the Management Committee of the Nev. Zealand Rugby Foollull V nion is still'awaiting a reply from the South African Rugby Footl.till Board to the invitation to send a team to New Zealand next year, private ad' ice received from Capetown (»avs the Southland Tinies: is to the effect that the Springbok footballers will not be coming to the Dominion ticst year. New Zealand’s invitation was considered at a recent meeting of the board in Capetown and was “rerretfu'lv declined.” The decision, it is reported, was unaminious, and the main reason advanced against acceptance of the invitation wa,« th c frequency of tours. Th" board agreed to add in its reply to .' ew Zealand ‘‘that the whole question of future tours, including finance, would bo thoroughly considered by the board." Thc presdent Mr. A. •!. Pienaar, hinted that drastic a t‘ration might be prosposed. Radical changes were made in the Australian team’s itinerary for this year’s tour of South Africa.