‘MOST SUCCESSFUL TOUR EVER MADE BY ENGLISH LEAGUERS’

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6699, 28 August 1928, Page 7

‘MOST SUCCESSFUL TOUR EVER MADE BY ENGLISH LEAGUERS’

Manager Interviewed On Eve of Departure DUNEDIN PRESS REPORT Regrettable Per Press Association. . 'AUCKLAND, Last Night. “Financially, it ; has been the most successful tour evet made fiy au English Eugby League team," said Mr. C. Hutchins, one of the managers of the * '• English team, which sails for Vancouver •to-morrow. . , .“Before wo left England wo knew the tour would cost us about £12,000, but when the last match was played in Australia wo. had made £7OOO clear profit. The New Zealand tour has paid its.' Way, and-after two matches are played " in Canada on.the'way back there should be record figures to show." Mr. Hutchinson said: “Tna gates in. Now.’Zealand were as follows: ■; .'■■■:”|V' * • Match at Taupiri ... 150 First Test in Auckland ........ 1900 Auckland Province 400, Auckland' 1600 Greymouth .................... 250 Bailor ’.;> ...220: Second Tost' match at Dunedin . 600 Invercargill v';.. 400 Third. Test at Christchurch .... 800 “The team, has had'splendid receptions’ everywhere,' ? he continued, ‘ ‘ and the missionary work accomplish will be invaluable if it Is followed up/’ Mr. Hutchins had something to say ' about tho Second Test game played at Dunedin- i xfelH “Quito candidly, I must say the re- < fereeing was weak and there were sonlo /incidents'. which should 'not have 00- c ■ currcd. -But ■ the Dunedin press-work was both inspired by partisanship for another bode/ The lamentable game did not merit, the scotching criticism which was telegraphed ..all over New Zealand.V •. ’ Mr. Hutchins said they had been im-, pressed both by the support of the Laa- / gue ’gamer, in New Zealand 'and' the general improvement in tke .playing standard of: their opponents, a mutfn higher standard than they; had been led to believe in Australia. : The real playing requirement in New Zealand was more concentration on physical fitness and development in the dt-' rectioh of open play instead of concern. trading bn defence’. -j \ • ii ■r.■; -■ .v/ •/