FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1925, Page 1

FOOTBALL.

RFOIIY FOOT HALL. Til K MAORI TRAM'S TOl'R. [nr TEr.EOKAru —run rni'.ss association WKI.I.INCTON. May Li. The Kxeeulivo of Die New Zealand Rugby I'libm met to-night. There was received a protest from the Hawke’s Hay Fnion against the proposed tour ~f iho Maori team in New Zealand oil lhe ground ol undue interlernce with vhe Hawke’s Hay representative fixtures. It xx as .-dared that, the Maori loam might enlist six prominent Hawke's Hay players. Members stated there had been trouble in winding up the liuauees of previous Rugby tours.

It was decided to inform the Maori Advisory Hoard that the Mnioii "'as of tin- opinion that the tour should not lake plane this year, owing to the Large programme of international, provincial and club fixtures. .Mr K. McKenzie, Wnirarapa, was appointed manager ol the New Zealand team in Australia ncxi month. 1 1, was decided to invite Franco to play twenty-live matches ill lU’Jt'i.

\YESTPOET, May Id. •fli,. liuller Rugby t'niiui lias nominated L. (Irillitlis. R. Tuuniclifl'o. Y. (t<miil;ill. and A. I.oekey for the Now Zealand t'-ata. WKI.LINC'I'ON. May 12. -I am extremely disappointed.” remark,.,l Mr Dean, at to-night's Now Zealand Riighv Fnion meeting, "alter reading llie l"ttor from the Kuglish Rugby Fnion slating that it was undesirable that an Imperial Advisory I’.icinl lu* t'nrmfil. ;ni«l inJ-C* i n * -toad an Imp-rial Rugby Conference to he held at lead every three years In I .ondoii." Mr Dean remarked that such euiifereuees would bo as abortive as the last one apparently wits. A - üb-ioinmit ino was set- up to draft a I-ply.