FOOTBALL CRITICS
NARROW VIEW CONDEMNED MR. MEREDITH SPEAKS OUT Speaking at the civic reception in the Town Hall yesterday to the All Black Rugby team the manager, Mr. V. R. Meredith, said he was sorry to have to strike a discordant note. When defeat had come the team's way a certain section of the press and the community in New Zealand had taken a narrow and insular view. "Oblivious of the fact that former New Zealand teams had suffered defeat, oblivious of the unfairness to the players who were doing their best to worthily represent New Zealand, and oblivious of the damage they were doing to their country, they sent the impression abroad that New Zealand did not know how to take a licking," ho said.
Fortunately, Mr. Meredith added, the British people appreciated the fact that this was not representative of New Zealand feeling, and the team was able to leave that realisation in mind. It was a pity, however, that such criticism had occurred and he hoped it would not occur again. However, he could assure his listeners that the members of the team left Great Britain with an absolutely untainted reputation.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22346, 18 February 1936, Page 10
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