RUGBY FOOTBALL
HEADWAY IN VICTORIA. OLD CODE REPLACED. V' : V (Received 9. a.m.) t . SYDNEY, June 6i The sporting writer of the ‘-‘Sun,** commenting on the Victoria Rugby ■ Union's victory over New South Wales yesterday, said it was anruozihg that: Victoria, in a few years, should have been able to produce a team capable of defeating New South Wales with its wealth of talent and. tradition. However, it must be said that Perrin, Ward, Taylor and Gee learned their football in Sydney. ■ ' ' " Dewar is from Duntrobn, Sinclair from England, Jessup from New Zealand and Bolton from Ireland. Rugby,, which was almost unknown in Victoria six years ago, is spreading to all the outlying centres and flourishing Rugby competitions are taking the place of the original code known as the Australian rules game.
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Northern Advocate, 7 June 1933, Page 5
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