Rugby in N.Z. Taken “Far Too Seriously”
HEDGED IN BY RULES CANTERBURY DECISION Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, Today. As the result cf an appeal by Mr. S. F. Wilson, past president, delegates to the Canterbury Rugby Union last evening decided to recommend that many of the rules “hedging in and restricting the Rugby game” should be deleted.
Supported by Dr. Seed and Mr. A. E. Flower, Mr. Wilson urged that the clubs and players should trust each other, get together more and get more fun out of the game. “After talking with Mr. Baxter and Mr. Prentice, of the English team, I have come to the conclusion that we take our football far too seriously,” said Mr. Wilson. “Mr. Baxter said that far too many free-kicks are given here. When two British teams go on to the field everyone concerned presumes that they are just 30 sports out to play football and no one would deliberately play off-side. With all our rules we are inclined unconsicously to mistrust one another.”
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1007, 25 June 1930, Page 1
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