MAORI ALL BLACKS
Challenge To Mr Vorster The Citizens' Association for Racial Equality has challenged the South African Prime Minister (Mr Vorster), the New Zealand Rugby Union or anyone else to tell It who were the Maori players in previous All Black teams sent to. South Africa. “Under the clear light of day I am afraid they will look pretty pale.” said Mr T 0. Newnham, secretary of the association, in a statement on the remarks by Mr Vorster that Maori players had been included in previous teams, and that Maori players wno would be in the 19'0 team would be received as in the past and given South Africa's traditional welcome as in the past. “Surely it is evident to all except those who don't wish to believe it (like the M.C.C. committee last year) that Mr Vorster is making it abundantly clear that if a darkskinned Maori is picked for the 1970 All Blacks he will 'do a D'Oliveira’ on the side.”
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31973, 28 April 1969, Page 12
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