"NOT RUGBY"
DISGRACEFUL FOOTBALL MATCH
"LIKE A STREET BRAWL"
KMJLAND V. 'WALES v Hy Electric 'J'olnsrraph.— CopjriKht.) (tto.nUir'« 'JVl«>lfrai.'».i LONDON. .lan. I!'. "Rugby like a sreet brawl" is tho description dt' Saturday's England v. Wall's match attributed to an unnamed but well-known international player jit the Evening Standard, i !<■ says lists were uscii as in a si red brawl, and iVci as if players I heinselvcs were t lie bull. A prominent Welsh unionist is quoted as saying "It was disgraceful. !t was not Rugby. There was at one time dancer of one of ihe captains leading his team oil' the held. I saw what can only he described as deliberate blows, and the offside rule was blatantly broken in the scrums by the Welsh halves. I am full of regrets at the conduct of certain individuals and the barracking of the crowd." It is .stated that English unionists discussed the matter unollicia lly and it will not be surprising if the Welsh I'nion receives a letter on the subject.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 20 January 1926, Page 5
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170"NOT RUGBY" Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 20 January 1926, Page 5
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