FOOTBALL

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15274, 23 July 1920, Page 9

FOOTBALL

SvbXEY, July '22. A big gathering ol Rugby Union supHorters welcomed the New Zealand foctiiallers. The manager of the. New Zealand Uam, m replying, described the team as the host combination that had visited Australia since the All Blacks, lie Imped m the interests of the game that New South Wales would win. The cuptain said he hoped the hotter side would win. but be. would Dot ttiimi if New South Wales wore successful.— tl PA. NEW 1 PlA'MOtlTll, last night. The representative Rugby match between Taranaki amlMlawke's Bay, played m the presetted of -4000 spectators, Was wun by Ihe lalter by 8 points to n. Wellington, last night. The management conmiiilet? of ilie New Zealand Rugby t?nion lias received advice from the South African Rugby Football i Boa r«.l, intimating that it would be prepared to accept the invitation to visit, New Zealand m li'i-jj. The board also cabled its approval of several of the proposed alterations to the laws of Rugby. The following arrangements have been made for a tour of the. North Island country districts by \\w South Island country touring team: August. 5, v. Wairarapa. at Cartttrton: August. 1 \\ Hawke's Bay, at- Napier; August 11, v. Miinawatu, at x Palmerston North; August i l't. v. South Island, at Hamilton; August •H. v. Bay of Plenty, at RotorUa; August 2."». v. Thames and Goldflelds, at ThamesAugust i>B, v. Auckland, at Auckland The age limii for. the Madscar Cup competition among the sccohUm-y schools has been fixed at 20 years as nt April Ist m each season.— Press Assn.