Welsh union commended
NZPA-Reuter New York The United Nations Committee Against Apartheid yesterday commended the Welsh Rugby Union for cancelling a proposed tour of South Africa next May. “This decision is in conformity with United Nations resolutions on. apartheid in sport,” said the committee’s chairman, Yusuff' Maitama-
Sule, of Nigeria. “On behalf of the committee, I commend the Welsh Rugby Union for its decision, and express the hope that other rugby unions will follow its example,” Ambassador Maitama-Sule said. . He also expressed appreciation to all organisations and individuals who had appealed to the Welsh Rugby Union to cancel-the tour.
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