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(United Press Assn—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) Rugby in Britain The Sporting Life’s Caustic Criticism Reed 9 20 a.m, London July 18 The Sporting Life says that as the result of recent happenings, Britain i may shortly find herself playing internatipnal Rugby Union matches 1 . only between England, Ireland, j f Scotland and Wales It is useless | 1 for the so-called International J Board remaining blind to the spirit j of unrest everywhere in the Empire. I < New Zealand is sending representa- I t fives to J'outh Africa, which is • already conferring with Australia in ( l a .final effort to make the Tnter- . j national Board see reason in the } Empire’s justifiable efforts tc obtain * representation on the Board, on f which, unfortunately, England is no t longer the dominating power. When 0 the Empire’s three greatest Rugby a countries meet, they will probably j decide to ostracise the Home Unions j unless they are treated with ordinary courtesy and consideration. . . ■ ■ - n
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Inangahua Times, 18 July 1933, Page 3
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