PRAISE FOR AUSTRALIANS
— Press Association
By Telegraph-
AUCKLAND, Sept. 29. . Congratulations from all sides were offered to the Australian rugby team at a dinner to both teams after tlie match on Saturday. In replving to the toasts "Australian Rugby Union ' > and * 1 Australian tfiam ' the eaptain, W. McLeati, paid tribute to all the players, teams and officials they had encountered on the tour. Tlie Austral'iaas had not had one bad match as far as fights or bad feeling were concerned. They had done all they.could to play the game and after all, svin or lose, that 'was the main tliing. The receptiortjthe feam had received from the New Zealand public had been very eneouraging. The. Australians had received as mueh'credit for good play as • had local teams. , • t The All Black eaptain, F. R. Allen, said the Australians had been utiluelcy to lose the second test match. He .congratulated the visitors on the, game "the^
had provided and also on the splendid sporting spirit they had displayed. Mr. S. S. Dean, chairman of the New Zealand Rugby Union, said a special meeting of the council had been ealled for November 29 to consider the pos1 sibility of sending a team to Australia next year.
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Chronicle (Levin), 30 September 1946, Page 8
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