BRITISH RUGBY

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21964, 7 March 1946, Page 7

BRITISH RUGBY

TRIBUTES BY KIWIS THE TWO BEST TEAMS SCOTLAND AND CARDIFF (Special Correspondent.) (11 a.m.) LONDON, March 6. With the completion of their tour of the United Kingdom many tributes are being paid by the British press to the Kiwis. It is generally agreed that their visit has done the game good and that they have acquitted themselves well. In turn the Kiwis have also had some comments to make. They are emphatic that there is little wrong with British Rugby. “The natural talent is here, and the enthusiasm and interest among the players and crowds are here also,” Colonel A. Andrews, the team’s manager, told a reporter. “Your chief de-

fects lie in teamwork and tactics. The war is largely responsible, since the teams have not been able to practise together and develop as wc have. But we have found considerable interest in our methods. With good coaching and plenty of ■ discussion, the game will get back to normal, perhaps better.” Colonel Andrews considers that the two best sides the Kiwis met were Scotland and CardilT. "Scotland played us at our own game and found we were not supermen.” said Colonel Andrews. “Cardiff was the best team in the real sense of the word. The Welshmen generally seemed about as crazy on Rugby as we are at home.” The Kiwis have played before about 250.000 people and have made oyer £20,000 for charity, besides putting money into the funds of the Combined Services Sports Association.