Miss N.Z. Quest
Sixteen applications had been received from widespread distriets of New Zealand by Mf. K. W. Kilpatrick, director of the Miss New iealand quest yesterday afternoon. The contest has been spohsbfed by he Royal Society of St. George as a special effort in its Food for Britain Campaign. Padded_ Footballelrs A mistake was made in not providing the All Black Rugby team which visited AuStfalid, with padded jerseys and shofts and knee bandages, said the captain of thb All Blacks, Mr. F. R. Allen, in a luncheoh address to businfessmen in Auckland. No player had taken hfem but it should not have been Lef t to i he players, said Mr. Allen /■fi emphasising the difficulty of piaying on the hard AUstralian ?fbunds. When some did wear padding on the hips ahd elbows -.owards the end of - the toiir, it made a great difference. He addfed :hkt ali Australians wore padding rfid did not lose .great lumps of 3kin as the New Zealahders did. Padding shblild be a pribrity equipmfent for any All Black side going to Australia or South Africa.
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Chronicle (Levin), 25 July 1947, Page 4
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183Miss N.Z. Quest Chronicle (Levin), 25 July 1947, Page 4
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