RUGBY FOOTBALL
AUCKLAND'S NEW CITY CLUB
(By Telegraph.-Special to "The Mail.")
AUCKLAND, sth Apr.il
Ever since a move was made to revive the City Rugby Football Club rumours have been circulated that efforts were being made to induce players from both Rugby and League clubs to join the new club. At the' annual meeting of the Auckland Rugby Union last week the City Club's delegate stated that his club would countenance no pirating of players, and that the City Club's senior team would include not more than two ex-League players. This morning, Mr J. J. Hammill, chairman of the Auckland Rugby League' Executive, received the following letter, signed by P. Kelly and certified to by A. C. Townshend and R. N. St. George: ''You will probably have read the report of the Rugby Union's meeting in last Tuesday's 'Star' and noted the statement that the i>'-'w City Club would countenance no pirating from the existing Rugby cluts or from another code. For your information I shall explain that on two occasions during the past three weeks a- deputation (whose names were given) waited on Messrs R .N. St. George and A. C. Townshend at the Newmarket railway workshops, the object being to induce the League players named to join up With the new City Rugby Union club. It is pleasing to record the loyalty of the two League players and the failure of the deputation."
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 6 April 1927, Page 3
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