BRITISH RUGBY TEAM

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 223, 16 August 1930, Page 12

BRITISH RUGBY TEAM

GOOD-BYE TO NEW ZEALAND

SCENES ON THE WHARF.

t Per Press Association, f WELLINGTON, Aug. 15. Gaiety and sadness blended in the 0 enthusiasm of the crowd of over 2000 which thronged Queen's wharf this ■ afternoon on the occasion of ttie British 5 footballers sailing by the Mannganui t for Sydney. When all the farewell i- speeches in the shed were over, the last of them concluding amid shouts of "all \ aboard" from the ship, members of the 1 team filed from ilio platform to the . gangway. Every vard found someone r waiting for a final handshake or t Quently a more affectionate form of v iarowell. As each player at last made v his appearance on the gangway and came within view of the crowd assem-

Wed on the wharf, lie was greeted with cheers _ and various remarks more or less suitable for the'occasion, and when 5 eventually the team was safely ou board multi-coloured streamers flew to 11 form the last material link'with Xew j Zealand's shores. : On the call of Mr Bean, hearty j cheers wore given for the team., and as 11 1 ho beat slowly pulled out- a confusion [ of cheering, singing and farewell shouts >»arose. ) Mr Dean presided at the function held in the shed half an hour before; I the boat's departure, and associated I .|with him on the platform Mr J. I

18, Me.Ewtvn (chairman, of the "Wei Singion Harbour Board), llr. G. Adams (president of the Now Zealand Kughy Uaiou), Dr. P. F. MoEvedy (president of the "Woiltitgion Rr.gbv l7u:on) and members of the New Zealand and "VYelfliaston Bughy TFuians. ] 3Jr Dean said that he was sorry *he

■ roam was soiivg, but he was iisppv_ to krww it. li&d er.js.vwd its *tay iu JXevr ' Zealand. .It was Isb'hop«>, and ir.s- of all Kugby eKfcintsias.ts. xhat it. would ;uot be aisay .wars beiore loose, if not all, worJd come back again. Tfea team, said I>r. Adams, cad endeared itself to Xc-r Ze&isaders by !:•» !s:dc:tiiliat.ii:j: a.»d spirited perfoiEsaces ion tits iwikl and equally by its social : c.g' the" Sel™.. Dr. Adi.as

jsaid ha was. saw the tc.«r ivad do-iw izv.vji.-h to torni sis© last liLnJfc ia the chain. |of Kasfey unity, vrhaa ths sacse cede would be in eac-h country •» ithiir: ; sa-e- Empire, &.txd fee thought that Nevr ■iiOaiasd Twowiitt do its paat in cvrdonal isg- to that cede-- Ha wished ths> Briijish team ail saeeess ©a its AostraJSaaa tear. Til* visitors had played the garrs? jfeefrh oc and. or? the 'deidv said ifcr J. :JtS. MttKwaa, who v.ras cvaSdeitt that i t£w teas; add to its sp?esdid re-k-o:d ia Aesiraliisu Mr on behai: es£ the- Harhour Beard, gteseaied Mr Baxter (the tearrs manager) asd ; .V.r Prentice (captaia) -wid a copy of Mr Lihdisay Besides "■Htstorv «i the Pact** I>r. P, F l . M«S.yedy said tfeafe ilea toffiir tad dace New Zealand fee "'rail th& Yrforld el good. He ihe.mghi that irt the- ae-xfc iew years the garue as pl-ayed its Ssw Zealand wontlid be ce-sicdeikd and •wo-cslki be? played as the British team had de-noss. traced how it should

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tko tour started,” said Mr Prentice. “Wo will never forget what you liave dono for us and the wonderful time you have given us.” | The goodwill that has marked the tour was expressed in a material form prior to the Britishers' departure by each member of the side' being presented with an initialled rug from the New Zealand fiugby Union. The pre-

sentation was made at the hotel where the team was staving. v There was a full muster of Rugby officials, aud Mr Dean and Drs. M.cEvtniy aud Adams spoke in turn. Mr Dean said that the tour had been a wonderful success and the only regret was that it. had been drawn to a close.

Mr Baxter said, in reply, that the team realised it was its duty where-

ever it had gone to play the game as well and as attractively as it could be. He praised the hospitality shown by all side* and one of the things that had struck theui most- had been the niagni-

iicvut demeanour of tiit? crowds. "Pieces of play ou our part that have brought tries have been applauded scarcely less vociferously than those of Xew Zealand's own teams, 1 ' he said.

Mr Baxter presented Mr Dean with an enlarged photograph of the team to be hung" in the Hugo? Union's office. Another photograph, autographed bj the whole team, was presented by Mr

Barter to Mr Taffy jfravies. who lias accompanied the team as baggageman since ite arrival. Three of til® British forwards, Bew. Ma.rnuda.io and Beamish, were seen to be wearing Maori rugs. These were given them by Mr Tom Parata in recognition of valuable friendship. ===== |