RUGBY FOOTBALL
EARLY HISTORY Football of a kind was played in New South Wales at a very early period in the colony’s history, as tho Sydney Monitor of July 25, 1529, reported for tho first time that the soldiers of Sydney barracks amused themselves with a game called football. The first real club, however, was not formed until 1879, when an advertisement appeared in the papers, calling upon all interested to lend a hand in forming a club to play Rugby rules. A club was formed and the name of Wallaroo accepted. A difficulty was encountered in obtaining a ball. A local bootmaker, however, came to the rescue and supplied one, which, despito tho fact that it was knocked out of shape after receiving a few kicks, had to suffice until another was imported from England. Until IS7I 20 players constituted a sido.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7321, 3 September 1930, Page 9
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143RUGBY FOOTBALL Manawatu Times, Volume LV, Issue 7321, 3 September 1930, Page 9
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