N.Z. RUGBY UNION
NOT AFFILIATED WITH COUNCIL OF SPORT. P.A. WELLINGTON, April 19. The question of the affiliation of the New Zealand Rugby Union with the Council of Sport was raised at the'annual meeting of the Union by Mr. D. Jolly (Otago), who said he thought the'position should be finalised "in respect of the Union, its affiliated unions, and their clubs. There was a long discussion. The President, Mr. E. V. Phillips, said that the rules of the Union precluded its affiliation to a body which was not solely engaged in the management of Rugby, and which was also associated ' with the Rugby League code, which came under the rules of professionalism of the English Rugby Football Union. The President refused to accent the motion that the Council should obtain a legal opinion. He explained that two legal opinions supported his ruling. It was pointed out that this ruling in regard to the New Zealand Union applied also to any of its affiliated unions, or clubs.
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Grey River Argus, 20 April 1945, Page 2
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