FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16607, 3 December 1919, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

LEAGUE TOURING TEAM. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Dec. 2. Seven matches in New Zealand will be played by the English Northern Union League representatives next season. This decision was come to at a meeting of the New Zealand executive. The- Now South Wales Union wrote supplying particulars of the proposed itinerary of the English team in their Australian tour and requesting the local body to draw up a Dominion programme. This was agreed to as follows:—Test matches at Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland, and a fourth match at Auckland against the local representatives, these four matches to be played on Saturday. In addition, three mid-week matches will be played, one each at Hamilton, Napier, and Greymouth, the-latter team to include Marlborough and Nelson players. Grants of £3O were allocated to the West Coast and Wellington Leagues. Rules governing the Thacker Shield were discussed and certain suggested alterations were referred to the Canterbury League. It was decided to present an appropriate souvenir to each member of the New Zealand team which recently toured Australia.