OVERSEAS SPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18897, 20 December 1924, Page 11

OVERSEAS SPORT.

i ! i I . (FRENCH RUGBY TEAM'S VISIT. I _ ; AUSTRALIA'S SUGGESTION. I . i ; '' j A. and N.Z. PARIS, Deo. IS. 1 j The French Rugby Federation lias re- j j reived a letter from the Australian Rugby > j Union suggesting that negotiations bo ' ' ! opened for the visit of a French team to , Australian next season. i ; I CRICKET W SOUTH AFRICA. ! ENGLAND BEATS TRANSVAAL. I Australian and N. 7.. (.'able Association '' | lßeed. 7.-15 p.m.) CAPETOWN, Dec. 1& ! ' , In the match against Transvaal the ■ i English cricketers made- 349 in the first j i innings (Tyldcsley 147). Transvaal, who '■ : scored 109 inns in their opening innings, ! ' -made 354 in the second (Dcane 118, and > | Susskind 88, playing an excellent fourth- ! I wicket partnership for 146). England in •' : the second innings made 117 for two ' wickets, and Avon with a quarter of an j I hour to go. I BRITISH LEAGUE FOOTBALL. 'I - I I ; | INVITATION TO NEW ZEALAND, j j A. and N.Z. ' LONDON. Deo. IS. j The council of the Rugby League has i, ! considered the newly-formed Australian j sj Board of Control s suggestion that a team j . j .should visit England in 1925-26. I The council decided not to accept the M suggestion, but alternatively decided to ! invito the New Zealand League to semi a | team in 1926-27.