OUR NATIONAL GAME.
; POPULARITY Of RUGBY FOOT I BALL. TOTAL Of 20,061 PLAYERS. The popularity of the Rugby game •f football with those who like to in dulge in Held sports was evidenced at tho annual meeting of the New Zen land Rugby Union Football Union on Friday night, when a return was presented. showing that there are twenty unions, sixty-eight sub-unions, :uul 20,064 players under the jurisdiction id the union. These totals are comprised ns follow: — Auckland, 22 sub-unions, 258 clubs or teums, 5.160 players; South Auckland, ! 0 54, 1026; Bay of Plenty, 5, 24, 60d; ■ Poverty Bay, 2, 19, 486; Taranaki, I, 24, 959; Wanganui, 6, 54, 1204; Mana- ' -jvutu, 1, 27, 425; Hawke’s Bay, 5, 31. 1(20; Bush District, 1. 20, 360; YVnirafapa, 1. 11, 320; Horowlicnua, 0. .162; Wellington. 0, 79, .1501; Mnrlf borough, 0. 5, 190; Nelson, 2. 14, 510; Duller. O. 7. 396; West Coast, 1. 10, 300; ’ Canterbury, 4. 20, 1780; South Canter
I bury. 0, 41. 545; Otago, 6, 117, 242' Soul bland, 3, 39, 630. Totals, 20 union
68 sub-unions, 20,00-1 players. | The return excludes primary schools
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Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 2 June 1920, Page 4
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186OUR NATIONAL GAME. Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 2 June 1920, Page 4
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