RUGBY UNION
20,000 PLAYERS IN AUSTRALIA A CHEAP GAME FOR THEM There are 20.00 U Rugby Union footballers in Australia, inclusive of schoolboys. Most of these arc in New South Wales, but the number in the other States is increasing every year. Rugby Union is a cheap game for players. The N.S.W. Rugby Union estimates that lhe average player gets .his football at a rust of £2 a year. That allows for club playing material, ground fees, etc. Thus the “spending power” q) Rugby Union football from the money received from players alone would b<J approximately £40,000 a year. To that must be added the gate re» ceipts, most of which are spenl wholly on administration and ground! and pushing the game ahead. (Sydnej Referee).
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 305, 24 December 1937, Page 9 (Supplement)
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125RUGBY UNION Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 305, 24 December 1937, Page 9 (Supplement)
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