Praise for Mourie
Mr Thomas said he could t not speak too highly of the t competence of the captain, i I Graham Mourie. |c “He was an inspiration to the players and his contribu- r tion to the tour was im- < mense,” Mr Thomas said. t “He visited schools, t addressed clubs, made him- s self available for television t and radio interviews and on s one occasion travelled 30 miles by taxi to keep a radio r interview. He was highly f
thought of both on and oft the field and joins the long list of great captains of out country.” Mr Thomas said that th« relationship with the pres; on tour was very good and the system of having th« touring press slaying in th« same hotel as the team wai better than having them spread all over a city. “Most of the reporting, tc my way of thinking, seemed fairly fair,” he said.
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