RUGBY IN SOUTH AFRICA.
A. TELLING TYPE. Received October 4, 11.5 a.m. FREMANTLE, Oct. 4. The Wallaby Rugby team has Returned from South Africa. The manager, Dr. Matthews, discussing the forward game of the South African teams, said that this type of football was hard to beat. In the Tests in which the Australians were beaten the Springboks closed the game, up and used the touch line as the first line of attack. In the closing stages the weight of the Springbok forwards told against the lighter Australian pack.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 263, 4 October 1933, Page 7
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89RUGBY IN SOUTH AFRICA. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 263, 4 October 1933, Page 7
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