THE RIVAL FOXTON CLUBS.

Shannon News, 20 September 1927, Page 4

THE RIVAL FOXTON CLUBS.

(To the Editor)

Sir. —As president of the Foxton Football Chub, I cannot allow the statements made by Mr F. Robinson at the last meeting’ of the Horowhenua Rugby Council to go unchallenged. Mr Robinson is reported to have stated (1) •‘That he could assure the committee that there was no grievance against the Council at Foxton”; (2) “that the only trouble was that there were two clubs in Foxton fighting against each other”; (o) “The Foxton Club seemed to lie out to smash the Awaliou Club.” To all these statements I give an unqualified denial and challenge Mr Robinson to produce evidence in support of his statements. Can he deny or justify the Council’s treatment in con. neetion with our thirds? Will he give one instance of bad feeling between members of the Foxton Club and his ream; or that the Foxton Club is our to smash Awaliou? Can Mr Robinson deny that he and not the Avvahou players has stirred up trouble? Our Club has no grievance against Awaliou and I do not believe that Ihe Awahou players endorse Mr Robinson’s statements. So far as amalgamation is concerned our Club is prepared to welcome any one desiring to join and to do its best to promote the interests of Rugby locally.—l am, etc.,

11. HUTCHINS, President,'Foxton F.C.