POPULARITY OF RUGBY.
.WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GAMES Writing to a Sydney paper a resident; of l'i rth. Western Australia, says:—The grand old Pugly Union game in t.he AV'csL is in its iiecond season of revival. J'Yom scratch parries last season a regular W'iniMitition was conducted this year, the contestants being Perth, University. I Jiiilriford, Eremantle, Cottesloe and 'K'iuthcrn Suburbs. Tin! class of Pughy piaved was a vast improvement on last'year's, ft is good Tor the game that the revivalists am all young men, who have brought the game with them. They are Queenshinders, New South Welshmen, Irishmen, Englishmen nnd New Zealanders. . Th''. standard of football was very fair. It- will get better beyond doubt. A pleasjAg feature was the introduction of many juniors by a small band of tireless workers, who,' as you may guess, wore Now /^calenders—so much so that i. boys' compel it on for the Whitc-Gourlay' Cup is flill in progress.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20375, 2 October 1929, Page 15
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