FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 10 September 1928, Page 3

FOOTBALL

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association.) LEAGUE FOOTBALL. CHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 9. Before a fairly large crowd yesterday at Monica Park, tlie Otago Rugby League touring side met a Canterbury team. In a fast game,, after holding their own in tiie first spell, Otago were beaten convincingly in the second spell the final score being 41 points to 20.

LEAGUE TRAINER’S INDICTMENT. OF NEW ZEALAND PLAYERS. SYDNEY, Sept. 10. Cave Murray who trained the last three English Rugby League teams in a scathing indictment of New Zealand League football says: “If the New Zealand team were brought to Sydney, they would he playing a curtain raiser within three weeks. He added: Do not he deluded by the results of the matches in New Zealand. The play was had and the administration worse, and the refereeing atrocious. In the first test a majority of the English players refused to return to the field but wore persuaded by the manager and captain. The Christchurch test was a bloody battle. Burgess had his nose smashed to pulp and to add insult to injury was sent off the fib Id. The New Zealand team had been freo to go and they were merciless. There were only four good players in the Dominion. Off the field the Englishmen were treated splendidly hut on it they had a dreadful time.