AUSTRALIAN RUGBY TEAM
MANAGER'S REFLECTIONS UNLUCKY BUT GOOD SPORTS [Per United Press Association.) PALMERSTON N., September 23. Dogged by bad luck, the Australian Rugby team, which is playing the final match of the tour against the Maoris to-day, did not show its best. This statement was made by the manager (Mr Gordon Shaw) in an interview. “ We had an excellent side that would have delighted the New Zealand public,” he continued. “ Except for sickness and injuries, every man enjoyed the tour and would have very happy reflections of it.” Personally, added Mr Shaw, he was very proud of the party and their loyalty which was most marked, and their readiness to do anything to please their hosts (the New Zealand Union). “ Their cheerful grins when things went against them will never be forgotten!” “ I do not think anybody ever had a better band of men to manage. Their playing record might not be great but I am certain that their sportsmanship has been equal to that of any other Australian side to visit New Zealand. We are leaving with regret, but with the comforting knowledge that we have made many life-long friends.”
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Evening Star, Issue 22451, 23 September 1936, Page 12
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192AUSTRALIAN RUGBY TEAM Evening Star, Issue 22451, 23 September 1936, Page 12
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