RUGBY ABOLISHED IN ITALY
After two seasons of football the jswoident of the Italian 'Rugby ;F:edenisMn ; has askedi Signer whether the federation might be dissolved aad tne game discontinued in. Italy. - It wits. Sigrior Turati himself who, as president of till the sports"federations ih Italy, introduced the game jhro years. ago. A special coach was ihrought fnpmWales, and the first /match . between Milan ,ahd Brescia teams.hi Rome arbtised a good deal of! interests''mostly., htfwever, on account of the rough play which'seeined to ho associated withTthe players first ideas of the game: It seem* thit this persistent failing, described is "the non-spotting attitude of the players," has led the federation to ask for. ,f^bolislofl<! ! ■'. ... " '■. ■'.,: The request has been granted, ftnd the four existing teams in Miian, Brescia, Genoa, "and Rome are to pe dissolved. Dotrbtless all the energtas of the Sports Federation will riowlw eoncentrated on the new national game of "volata," S, cross between afid Association football fcfit ii considerably simpler game than Rugby.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17145, 30 December 1929, Page 10
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164RUGBY ABOLISHED IN ITALY Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17145, 30 December 1929, Page 10
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