IMPRESSIONS OF TOUR

Hawera Star, Volume L, 23 October 1930, Page 9

IMPRESSIONS OF TOUR

LATE EDITION

BRITISH TEAM RETURNS XT' _ ■ WINGFOKWARD CONTROVERSY

“SHOULD HAY El WON THREE TESTS.”

(United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph Copyright.; Received 12.15 p.m., to-day. LONDON, Oct. 22. The British Rugby team landed at Plymouth. —1 Mr, James Baxter, the manager, referring to the wing-forward controversy. declared that what lie actually said was that the wing-forward could not interfere with the half-back unless the loymer was ofFside. If he deliberately manoeuvred into an offside position in order to interfere with the half-back, then he was a deliberate cheat. “I found the majority of authorities in New Zealand anxious to abolish the wing-forward and the majority of the spectators the same, though nothing oonld at- present be done in the way of a common agreement. Anyhow Britain could not dictate to the Dominions. ‘‘The New Zealand grounds were magnificent, hut the hardness of the and the presence of Bulli msajL< containing 'poisonous constitucaused the Britishers a lot of troiible and injuries.’’ Mr. Baxter is of the opinion that there is no great improvement in Australian and New Zealand play. The Australians were not equal to the War a tabs. The Captain. Mr. F. D. Prentice, declared that New Zealand’s, wing-for-ward policy 7 caused the Britishers to alter their entire game and they for a lontr while were disorganised behind the scrums, “The New Zealand forwards were faster than- ours but our backs were faster. We should 1 have won three Tests.”