FIJIAN TOUR

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 39, 21 July 1939, Page 4

FIJIAN TOUR

N.Z.R.U. SEEKS GAME FOR SEQUEL TO PROTEST" As a result of the strong made by tho Bay of Plenty Union the New Zealand Union the cancellation of the Bay of match with the Fijians, Mi* W. Henderson, secretary of the Bay io\ has received advice that the Zealand Union has cabled the Union, asking for an extra against the Bay on August 23. As the tour was originally the Bay of Plenty was allotted game against the Fijians at but when for one cause and the tour was shortened the Bay its game, though one was between the .Pijians and Waikato Hamilton. This was strongly ed at meetings of the Bay. sub-unions. Tile Whakatane sub-union pointed that the Fijian ties had expressed a, wish for their ieam to play a large percentage Maori games, and on this account, for.no other j-eason, the Bay of with its large proportion, of players, was a tnore suitable ent than Waikato which has few Maoris in its area. Another point is that the of Plenty was promised a Same with the tourists by the annual conference it the New Zealand Union to comper*.. sate for the lack of fixtures with other unions. The Bay's only other representative games are with Poverty Bay and' both lacking in the interest that comes fHom meoting fresh opponents;. • It is not known what the attitude of the Fijians is likely to be to the application for the extra game, but their decision should before long.