RUGBY FOOTBALL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20057, 21 September 1920, Page 3

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

“BANDAGES AND PLASTER'* \ r ?fu he which arrived from Jjyttelton ,on Sunday morning, returnea the \\ dlmgtou touring team; and what,a.aorry. sight they presented! (says.the; .Dominion”). There was hardly one lit man in the team, bandages and plaster being, evident everywhere. Though they failed to. bring back,the Hanfurly Shield, the team were in good spirits, and all were of one opinion: that Southland deserved tliea- win on tho same they played last \vednesday. A prominent member of the team who was'interviewed said: that in future only the number of ™^ c j ies sot down in the Ilaufurly regulations (six), should he playmi ‘‘Take tins season, for instance. The shield had been defended on ten occasions, and on the eleventh we lost. Without detracting _ from the merit o{ oU ,™ i l;l l^'s n ' T< - giv e is as my opinion that it they had met us earlier in the season a different tale would have been told. The Wellington team is slale—m fact, Stale js no word for the wav members feel. It ig hard work for most of them to run, whilst tho majorrty of the players arc so knocked about twice before going low. Hospitality was everywhere shown to the team, and in this) direction the Canterbury Union excelled.