NEL A PROUD MAN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 3, 27 September 1937, Page 9

NEL A PROUD MAN

-Presa Association.)

"Fitting Conclusion to Great Tour"

LESSONS FROM MATCH

(By l'elegraph-

AUCKLAND, Laat Night, "It was a wonderful game played in tke very bost qf spirit," comiuea'ted Mr. P. J. Nel, the Springbok captain, Immediately after the match. * ' ' However, on the run of play I think that We deserved our victory," he qdded. Nel paid a strong tributg tq the Now Zealand fifteen, .whieh, he stated, had jituck tp its guns Hght to the end. ' 'I auj the prpudest man in New Zealand to-day,'5' concluded Nel. * 4 It 1 seems tq bo a fitting conclu§iqn tq a great tqur — the experience of g. lifptime." Mr. R. E. King, the All Black cap/ tain, deelined to comment on the m&tek He was obviously a very disappqinted man. The atmosphere in the New Zealand team's dressfng Tooms was a very tpuching one after the scenes of jubilation in the Spriqgbok ?oom. "Naturally I am extrepiely delighted with pur splendid victory, which we appeared to deserve in a very hard but, exceptionally clean game," stated Mr. ,A. de Villiers, manager of the Spring'bok side, in the dressing room after the game. "Our boys have played very gogd football throughout the tour apd have deserved' $hia grand finule. I think that wq have proved to the New Zealand football pubUc that our policy of using qur backq continuously qn attack is best in the long run." Mr. de.Yilliers stressed the great admiration the team had for the New Zealand forwards. Although their games had all been very hard, particularly for this reason, they had enjoyed every one. "The qutgtandjpg tMog in | qur minds," concluded Mr. de Villiera, " "has been the. wonderful hospitality received everywhere in New Zealand. We will leave mapy frienda bphind apd will watch the doings of your All Black footballers in future with memoriea of the happy times we have spent in the Dominion." "We have no eomplaints. We wero beaten in all departjnents by a better side," cqmmented Mr. J. T. Burrows, manager qf thq All Black side. Mr. Burrows said that he would like to pay a tribute to the Springboks as a great side. They were a fine band ®f footballers and sportsmep. Mr. W, J. Wallace, whq agsisted ip the traiuing of the New Zealpnd back? throughout the Tests, did not have apy comment to make. ' ' The New Zealand fifteen was beaten in every phase of the game two minutes after the qtart," sta,tqd Mr, T, Meredith, president of the New Zealand Rugby Union. "The Springboks gave us a lesson in scrummaging, hoolciag, passing, handling, baeking up and kickipg. The fact that the visitors could win sueh an important matclj with such magnificent open football clearly dempnstrateg that New Zealpnd will havq fo gq back to the Jnternational firles," concluded Mr. Meredith.