MAORI TOUR PROVING VERY PROFITABLE
SYDNEY, June 13. The tour of the Maori Eugby TJnion team is proving one of the best finan , cial investmerits of anv internationa' side to tour Australia, says Mr. P. Tresidder in the Daily Telegraph. Wi'Ji thr'ee big matches still to be played in Brisbane, Neweastle, and Sydnev, the profit from the tour will probably exceed £6000. The draw in the seeond Test moan .that the '■ubber is still open, and crowd of 40,000 is expected at th third Test at Sydnev on June 25. I) n: pite atroeious weather eonditions th first Test nt Svdn»v drew 25,000. The Brisb-ane crowd of 25,000 at triseeond Test eon.stitutes a record gatt for a union mWli in Qnepnsland. ThrEugby Uinon will benefit by £1000 from the Brisbane Test ahme. Todav's mateh is expected to return £700. Kennv, Tavlor and Blake all have leg iniuries after'. the seeond Test, hut none is serious enough to prevent them playing. During a launeh trip to IMoreton Bav as guests of the Queensland Rugbv Fnirm ihe Maoris ate nearly 60 dor/.eu oysters in 20 minu'cs as an after-luneh snaek. Form students noted with anxietv that the Anstralian team's total did not exceed four dozen.
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Chronicle (Levin), 14 June 1949, Page 7
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