Doubts over tour
Doubts whether New Zea-, land’s involvement in the recent World XV matches in ] South Africa had done anything to help the cause ofi the scheduled visit of the' Springbok rugby team to] New Zealand in 1981 were expressed by the new presi-j dent; of the New Zealand] Rugby Football Union, Mr] Duncan Ross yesterday. In an address to the an-] nual meeting of the! N.Z.R.F.U. immediately after! his election, Mr Ross said; that like many other rugby! followers he had for some]
■i years believed that the Nert ■Zealand union should ba 'working torwards consid* ■; eration of issuing an injvitation to South Africa to !send a mixed race team to ]New Zealand in 1981. “All our planning and acItions should be so directed,’ 1 l|he said. ] But Mr Ross said he had | grave doubts as to whether ]New Zealand’s involvement ]in the recent matches in I South Africa had done any* • thing to help the cause. ] "Indeed I fear the reverse |is the case,” he said.
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