RUGBY FOOTBALL FRICTION
FRENCH PROFESSIONALISM. REFORMATIVE PROPOSALS. (Received 9 a.m.) PARIS, November 5. A joint meeting of the French Rugby Federation and the Amateur Rugby Union, the opposing sides in the controversy which arose after the demand by the British Rugby Union that France should expel professionalism, agreed to examine a scheme for reorganisation. The proposals include the establishment of absolute amateurism, the suppression of the regional championship, the creation of a committee of the management to administer the rules, and also a committee of three, who would guarantee that French international players were fully amateurs, and also be responsible for their good behaviour. It is now hoped that the international matches with British teams will be resumed in the present season.
CAMBRIDGE BLUE. AWARD TO NEW ZEALANDER. (Received 9 a.m.) LONDON, November 4. 11. B. L. Johnstone, of New Zealand, has been awarded his Blue for Rugby at Cambridge University.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19311106.2.10
Bibliographic details
Northern Advocate, 6 November 1931, Page 3
Word Count
151RUGBY FOOTBALL FRICTION Northern Advocate, 6 November 1931, Page 3
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the Northern Advocate. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in