ALLEGED ROUGH RUGBY

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1930, Page 11

ALLEGED ROUGH RUGBY

STRICTURES BY DR. ADAMS.

“WERE NOT FOR PUBLICATION.”

By Telegraph.—Press Association.

Wellington, Last Night. _ The remarks attributed to the president of the New Zealand Rugby Union ■(Dr. Adams) regarding foul play in the match between the British team and the combined fifteen at Timaru were not intended for publication and were simply, a confidential chat to members of the Wanganui representative team on the eve of their departure on a southern tour. This explanation was made by the chairman of the management committee of the New Zealand Union (Mr. S. S. Dean) this evening. Mr. Dean explained that Dr. Adams had been in touch with Mr. Wylie and himself that morning and had stated that he had informed representatives of the Wanganui papers that his remarks were not for publication. He had addressed a few words of advice to the Wanganui team on the eve of their departure on how to play in the best spirit of the game. A number of referees had been present at the function at Wanganui on Saturday night and Dr. Adams had also referred a few words of advice to them. Dr. Adams had made it clean to the representatives of the Wanganui papers present that his remarks were confidential, but they had gone into the Auckland Press by way of Taihape through an outside reporter who had been sitting at the back of the hall. Mr. Wylie suggested that as Dr. Adams’ strictures on the game at Timaru Jiad been printed it would be as well to ask the South Canterbury Union and the referee to furnish reports upon the match.

At the instance of Mr. Dean it was decided to forward the Press clippings of the remarks alleged to have been made to the president of the New Zealand Union for his explanation.