LEAGUE TOURS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 67, 10 June 1927, Page 6

LEAGUE TOURS

INVITATION TO N.S.W. NEW ZEALAND’S REQUEST Last week, the New South Wales Rugby League discussed the question of sending a team to New Zealand. I* was reported to the meeting that the Board of Control had received a letter from New Zealand asking for an Australian or New South Wales team to visit the Dominion. _ It was pointed out that both South Wales and Queensland had eacn lost over £I,OOO on their last tours « New Zealand. . Mr. W. A Cann said that he thong* o a team should be sent to New because if the game was not foster® 0 there, there was a danger of it ping out of the Rugby League coa Money had been lost on Q uena rl2 visits in the early days. New Zeaian had to be looked after, either by 9eD ~ ing A team to it, or inviting one Australia. The trouble in the past had that the tours were too long, and . ' , matches were played in centres wcthere was no chance of making ®onw It was moved by Mr. E. Mead president) and seconded by Mr. Bruce (South Sydney), that a 1 should not be sent- „ . Mr. J. Quinnan (Eastern Sul»nw moved an amendment that the mat, be deferred until the board of co- 5 had given its decision and that carried.