TOURING OF FOOTBALL TEAMS
IS IT OVERDONE ? (special to "the press.'') WELLINGTON, March 20. There was a largo attendance of delegates at the annual meeting of the Wellington Rugby Union. It was stated that this year the representative matches would he • - ery few unless it was decided to send a B team again on tour. Previously some tours had been carried out to iielp the country districts, and then return matches had been played. Thus ,i good oi time was occupied with representative games. The amount of timo given, up to foottall was referred to by several delegates There appeared to be a general opinion that too many representative matches were played.' "Iv is my honest, opinion," lemarbed one delegate, "that touring is overdone. Take the ]New Zeal-iad team last year. .Men playing in tho three tesoi had to devote practically three months to football." The time was coming, he thought, when applications for leave would be closely scrutinised by employers. The man making too many applications for leave cn account of footbaU would be left on the street. The Chairman: I know he will be.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17418, 31 March 1922, Page 6
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