ENGLISH LEAGUE TEAM
a $ } AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS BAD LOSERS J; London, October 18. The "AtMetivs News" interviewed Mr. ' Wngstaff, captain of the English League football team. Mr. Wagstaff attributes defeats mainly to the team's inability to develop combination and the failure of the forwards to Ret the ball in the scrummage, and their own failure, to reproduce their proper skill. He considers the standard of football in Australia inferior to that in 19H. Tho spirit of the rules was often ignored in order that play could he speeded up and made more spee- .< tacular. Tie regrets that the spirit nf sportsmanship wa-s not shown either by the spectators or a section of the Press when the British won the test. He con--16 eluded: "Sydney adherents of Rugby are ,(r all right when they win, but they are is very bad losers." r- Mr. Thomas confirmed the opinion that le the team was outplayed h the forwards. ;s He never saw a more unsportsmanlike n exhibition than at tho last test. Evil. dentlv the average Australian was un,i- able to lake a licking.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable ~ Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 21, 20 October 1920, Page 7
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183ENGLISH LEAGUE TEAM Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 21, 20 October 1920, Page 7
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