RUGBY
NEPIA RELENTLESS CONSIDERED HARD TACKLER. WHAT lAN STUART SAYS. LONDON, Dec. 9. “Famous Rugby players agree that Nepia is the hardest and most relentless tackler they have ever faced,” writes lan Stuart in “The Theory of Modern Rugby.” He adds; “Nepia is more than relentless, he is deadly, but perfectly fair and clean, possessing such weight, perfection of build, and determination that he rarely tackled without hurting his man.’’ Stuart is of opinion that the extra back in the New Zealand formation is largely wasted au a defensive player. Unless he has the spirit of the game at heart, he 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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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 446, 11 December 1930, Page 4
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