TRIBUTE TO NEPIA
“Fair, but Murderous” TACKLING IN RUGBY By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright. Loudon, December 8. “Famous players agree that Nepia is the hardest and most, relentless tackler they ever faced,” writes Mr. lan Stuart in “The Theory of Modern Rugbv Football.” He adds: “He is more than relentless; he is murderous, but perfectly fair and clean, possessing such weight, perfection of build, and determination that he rarely tackled without hurting his man.” Mr. Stuart says he believes that the extra back in the New Zealand formation is largely wasted, as a defensive player, unless he has the spirit of the game at heart, has an excellent position to obstruct and cause ill-feeling. The- great success of the New Zealand formation is due to the amount of combined practice.
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Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 66, 11 December 1930, Page 13
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