SPRINGBOK TEAM
NEL AS CAPTAIN. A POPULAR PLAYER. Keen Student of Rugby. Press Association —Copyright. Received 10.30 a.m. Cape Town, April 16. The South African Rugby Board has selected Nel as captain of the Springbok tea,m and Craven, vice-captain. The Selection Committee will consist of the captain and vicecaptain, together with M. M. Louw, Stratchan, and Brand, and the manager, or assistant manager, presiding without a vote. The choice of Nel and Craven will have the unqualified approval of all followers of the game in South Africa. Nel is quiet and reserved off the field, but a loan for work during play. He is a keen student of Rugby, and his advice carries great weight. He is certain to be immensely popular in New Zealand and Australia.
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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 410, 17 April 1937, Page 5
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127SPRINGBOK TEAM Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 410, 17 April 1937, Page 5
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