HOW BLIND RUGBY SUPPORTER "SEES" THE GAME
"No, I can't see much of the says Mr Bert Buist, a blind man who is frequently to be seen at Rugby headquarters at Eden Park, "but get a lot of fun hearing the remarks of the people. I can follow the game all right. You can't see the people on the radio, either, but you can follow the play, can't you ? That's how J see tlit* game." He was, long ago, lie says, a nippy three-quarter, and remembers most of the gianls of the Rugby game 20 or so years ago. He very rarely misses a game at Eiden Park.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 83, 27 July 1942, Page 6
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108HOW BLIND RUGBY SUPPORTER "SEES" THE GAME Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 83, 27 July 1942, Page 6
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