FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1921, Page 3

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FRENCH TKV.M’S TOUR. WELLINGTON. Oet. 13. Tilt' French Rugby UHir Mils the Sill)jeet c;l a’ sharp discussion ut to-iiiglit’s meeting of the Alan.ngcineii! (’ol.nlnilled ol the New Zealand Rugby Union, following a meeting held in private oil Tuesday night to arrange details. Mr Dean asked the chairman to make available for the Ercss (lie conditions nl the tour. The ( hairman : A"ou are out of order. Air Wylie (treasurer said it, might piejudico the tiiur at this stage by the publication of details that hail iiecii sent to I’aris lor coils (deration by the h’leiich Rugby t’llioil. Air Dean: Wo can impose no conditions other than those of fin amateur liodv. Mr Bailey: When they see the conditions it iniirl ll he il Inn se of another colour. Air Deail : The publication of the details of the (springbok tour saved a number of tnisu mU* rstluiiutrs The <«h:uriiijiti: Vnu juv tulkiii*' to the Press.

AfU»r further discussion, it was dosided to make n brief statement to th.c Press iluit the French* tour would he limited to 2o players, tlu* team to play 20 matehes in Australia and New /calami. and three tests in tlu* Dominion. The team will leave in April and travel via Panama. The canterbury I'llion wrote that the letter of their chaitman to D ; ' Thaokor, president- of tlu* I.eapue, repnrdinp tin* amalpaniatioli of codes, was sent without their consent. The Wellin'.*.ton I'nion's icipiest for finaneial assistance to improve At! ’otic* Paik was held over. A letter road from the (leldtields I'nion asked for authority to I'otin a sepanue union. It was derided to forward tlu* ref|iu*st to tin* Waikato l nioli 111,,| nsk for the result of the conference in Aupust last. It was decided to instruct the llawke's flay I'nion to forward a report on an alienation that Old Boys played a heapue player apainst Mansis. It there had been lio breaeli of the laws of the panto, there could he no appeal.