BRITISH FOOTBALLERS,

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18157, 23 October 1930, Page 7

BRITISH FOOTBALLERS,

LAND AT PLYMOUTH. COMMENTS BY LEADERS. SHOULD HAVE WON TESTS. United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright, (Received October 23, 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, October 22. The British Rugby team has landed at Plymouth. Mr Baxter, referring to the wing forward controversy, declared that what he actually said was that a wing forward could not Interfere with a half-back unless the former was offside. If he deliberately manoeuvred into an off-side position in order to interfere with a half-back than he was a deliberate cheat. “ I found,” continued \Mr Baxter, that the majority of the authorities in New Zealand are anxious to ffbolish wing forwards. The majority of the spectators are the same, though nothing could at - present be done in the way of a common agreement. Anyway, Britain could not dictate to the Dominions. “The New Zealand grounds are magnificent, but the hardness of the Australian grounds and the presence of hulli soil, containing poisonous, constituents, caused the Britishers a lot of trouble and injuries." Mr Baxter Is of opinion that there was no great improvement in Australian and New Zealand play. The Australians were not equal to the Waratahs. , , . ... The captain, Prentice, declared that New Zealand’s wing forward policy caused the Britishers to alter their entire game. They were a long while disorganised behind the scrums. “New Zealand forwards were faster than ours,” he said, hut our backs were faster. We should have won the three tests."