RUGBY BROADCASTS
H.B. UNION DISAPPROVES. SERIOUSLY AFFECTS ATTENDANCE. The question of broadcasting important matches in New Zealand was brought before tho Hawke's Bay Rugby Union last night, when the Dannevirke Bub-union wrote asking for support in their protest to tho Now Zealand Rugby Union against tho practice. Tho Sub-union stated that in the season just closed it had boon manifest that football gates everywhere had suffered severely by the broadcasting of reports of tho principal games.
In view of tho approaching tours of the South African and French teams it was considered that some protest was necessary. Mr N. A. McKenzie pointed out that the Otago Union had forbidden any further broadcasting of games, and he did not think that cither the Wellington or Canterbury Unions would again allow it. There was no doubt that it had greatly affecTSd the attendance at the usual Saturday games. On tho motion of Mr B. Tweedie it was decided to reply that tho protest had tho union’s sympathy and to ask that the Sub-union bring the matter up at tho next annual mooting.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 239, 27 September 1930, Page 2
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