THE MAORI TEAM

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 47, 19 November 1926, Page 7

THE MAORI TEAM

SERIOUSLY REDUCED IN STRENGTH SEVERAL PLAYERS INJURED RY TEIIEGBAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT. London, November 17. Injuries continue to seriously reduce the strength of the Alaori Rugby team. Potaka sprained Ins ankle against t e Harlequins, and will not be ?' alla bl for a fortnight. Barclay strained his back and cracked a rib a B“ ,ns ‘ port, and probably will not play agi in. t Blackheath on Saturday Gemmell ha not recovered from a broken Lone in the ankle, an injury which he suffered in -the match against Lyonnais, in addition to these .Stewart fractured his nose m the match against Gloucester and Bell went into hospital a ago for the removal of an abscess under a tooth. Although he played against Llanellv he is still under the care of a dentist. Rika, Tatana, and Olsen are suffering from cauliflower ears owin" to overmuch scrumming. Alatches have been arranged as followAt Cardiff, against a \^ S L ex " Servicemen’s team, on December 33 1 a charitv match in London against a fifteen captained by. \V. W. Wakefield on January 1; against Glasgow on J a n“ary 3- and’ against Edinburgh on January 5 ’ The team will leave for Canada in the Montcalm on January 7, and will plav matches at Vancouver and Victoria (8.C.). The team will arrive at Auckland on February 28. WELSH SOUVENIRS London, November 17. Souvenirs, the idea of which or ’B'liated from the Welsh national fo>tbah anthem, “Sospan Each” (Anghce, "Little Saucepan”) and red, which is the national football colour, were presented to the Alaoris, Ned Parata and Barclay (the captain) receiving silver saucepans decorated with scarlet ribbons, the others being niiniatme replicas. . . The "Dailv Mail’ is of the opinion that the Alaoris arc not being coached sufficiently in dribbling, in which they are most ineffective, rarely taking the ball two yards, resulting in an endless loss of opportunities.—Sydney “Sun Cable. SUGGESTED ADVISORY BOARD SUPPORTED BY LONDON PAPER London, November 17. The “Daily News” says that the Imperial meeting of November 13 shows that the Home counties are adopting a less uncompromising parental attitude towards the Dominions. “We are evidently arriving at the real Imperial mood regarding Rugby,” says the writer. “New Zealand's suggested advisory’ board is excellent, but it should also ’include France.”—Sydney “Sun” Cable.