FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16986, 8 November 1920, Page 9

FOOTBALL.

: » N.Z. AND TIIE ENGLISH UNION. (rilOH OVIt OWN COKKESrONDEXT.) LOXDOX', September 23. Hccent developments in A'ew Zealand, with regard to l!u;.;by football call for comment in several sporting journals in this, country. "Let il be hoped that the threatened cloud, \'hirh would iw-.tn the brenkin;; away of thu Xew '/.< li.tud Kujjbv Union from the Kugby Football Union, \v il I pass away," says tho ••jleleree." 'Mi it r.liould so happen that the Australasia i:.-; do 'carry oil' in defiance oC tli-i parent body, the frioudlv relations which h:ivt: existed: must cease. A quarter ot a. century ajjo there was- the tirst breaking «v.-ay, ami the Kugby Union *tood .their 1 ground nobly. They will do ho again. Will , l-.oi the X«\v Zealand Ariuy team which carried otl the King's Cup. and also b«at i'l or.ee :<t Twickenham and I'uris, have no weight with their countrymen ? Considcithe stair.;* of tlie Houtli African and French J'Jngby Unions, tho desirability oi representation <>f ' hose bodies ia the Ruby International Jsonri! miyht be di-icu3*td, and no doubt had there been representation of Xov Zealand and Australia, perhaps there vould have been a better understanding. Mill, even did such a constitution obtain, thero would still'ho (be difficulty of copinj* with the individual plovers who desire to pay fcr their football. L-'t us hope that tho breach will be p:i vented, and that at a i unnk'.i.sant will not bo nsioc:uted 'with this J übilee of the Football L'nioii. "It not le unpleasant to bo rid of an afiili.iie.l body villi interests oppowd to the tene'.x and traditions of ' Itugby Union ;octball, but it -.vould be most pleasant to knew ih.it the Jiinjby Union flaj; could ("till wuvf over sowo pavilions in Australasia. Tlio TCu-jby Knot' .u-ll Union will not countemuico ciev; 11 ion Jrom the pure- amateurism of tin' :_»atn "Whether the act Ton of the Xew Zealand 1 "i.ion !i!e.in.=, a step in the direction of XV'rthorn L'nioi; foot!-.all in not apparent at j ii ". iDonie i'., ' f.avt the "Observer,", "but obi vii'imlv a broul: :iv.,iy from soiiie of tho la?,'-4 r. the Inte.'ni'ii.nal 13o:ird makes tho way ior a : i:r tli'-v a.'id more conipleto ' rrai-ii. So far the Xortheru Union codo not in Xew Zealand the it i-f'.'iKmmds in Australia. bat should that conio about, tin: futive may with it interchange of Msit'i between .Northern Union te. n;s of lhi:< ' o'liii i-y, !he Commonwealth, :-rr.' tlx- .'>.i:nin:on. "One may =neh a ilfvolopracr-t, but if the i"nu(fur .-;.ir:t in which llugby is j-i'i'yeJ in thi.i country dr.es not appoal to wio-e the other side of tho world, tl:o erimre in sport :« inevitable. After all, t'rf qrf-'io'i a< nl".*-:>yf. "hall tho physical .'.flvaiiti'so r.f Ihof-e taking part in tho parue >-» the first and in n't important consideration. or -h.i'l football bo regarded primarily .'l4 .1 public er,t'.-;-t,i;nin!:it and the players a -, ;.'cr: inner':