A GREAT SIGHT
80,000 SING NATIONAL ANTHEM AT BIG RUGBY GAME “The most impressive sight I saw during my trip was when 80,000 people stood and sang ‘God Save tlie King’ before the Rugby match—England versus Scotland—at Edinburgh,” said Mr. G. Sara, New Zealand manager for Cadbury’s, who returned by the Tamaroa this morning. “It was wonderful,” he said. “As the teams came on to the field there was a tremendous roar, but when the conductor of the band stood up to play the National Anthem one could have heard a pin drop. Everyone rose and sang and then, when the anthem w r as over, the roar broke out again.” Mr. Sara said that it was a wonderful game to watch, and it was a treat to see the old scrummaging again. He thinks that the New Zealand Rugby Union would be well advised to drop the kick-into-touch rule and revert to the old style of play.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 650, 30 April 1929, Page 18
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158A GREAT SIGHT Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 650, 30 April 1929, Page 18
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