UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18339, 27 May 1931, Page 6

UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL

THE DOMINION TEAM. WARM WELCOME ACCORDED. FIRST ’MATCH' "TO-DAY. "'" United Press Assn.— Elec. Tel. Copyright. SYDNEY, 'May '26. The New Zealand University Rtlgby footballers, who are described here a.s stocky and powerful, arrived.at. Sydney to-day in crisp, sunny.ivveather.' They received a vVai'm welcome, from the crowds on, the, wharf. . 1 .... Mr G, P, Stuckey, presld'eflt of Syd-,' ney University Sports UJhlon, ‘ and other leading sports , officials . were; present. :’• . The New Zealanders were •' lgter given a reoeption at a leading city hotel. The hope was expressed, that, the visitors would live up to the high standard of their predecessors, who had, invariably provided, thrilling games. ' ‘ ‘ *’ ’ Mr F. W. Petre, the manager, in acknowle'dglhg the cordiality- of the welcome, expressed gratification, at.the "announcement that .'the ;Sydney;"gr bunds" were now softer "than-, usual-. ; Mr Perkins, the captain, said "'the side included men with fine records, but it;., would be at a; disadvantage in the flrsj; m atch with Sydney University, to-morrow, vas -the team had no.t yet .played, together-, ~ ;■» v : ; The team later practised at the University Oval,