FOOTBALL.
Per Press Association. | Wellington, Slav 17. Mr. .1. 1). Avery, secretary to tlie Wellington Rugby Union, lias been appointed secretary to the New Zealand itugby Union. TEAM FOR F.MILAN D. Wellington, May 17. The Post slates that the proposal to send a professional team of footballers to England is being perfected quietly, and it is stated that everything will be completed early next month. The forward team is reported to have owi, practically selected, and most of the backs have been picked. Although none of the Wellington backs have yet been approached, the project is s-a.'d to have originated by a New Zealand player, who opened negotiations with the Northern Union and then began to collect a team, in which task little difficulty has been experienced.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 18 May 1907, Page 2
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127FOOTBALL. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 18 May 1907, Page 2
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