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Wanganui Chronicle, 2 June 1949, Page 6

Treatment Appreciated The Australian Universities’ Rugby team had absolutely no complaint with the treatment it had received on the field, or off it in New Zealand, said the manager (Dr. R. Mackey) yesterday. He said the remarks attributed to him about tactics on the playing field were the result of a misunderstanding for he had no complaints to make and no allegations to level against the New Zealand players. ‘‘The tour has been wonderful and the Australians have been very happy on the field and away from it,” said Dr. Mackey. “I have the highest praise for what we have learned here. We have not experienced any dirty play but there has been plenty of good, hard football. We had to increase the hardness of our play to match that of the New Zealanders. That meant kicking the ball harder and more often, and I meant more decisive tackling. For instance, Ihe field was very muddy when we played last Saturday, and we had to concentrate more on kicking the be.II than on ( ribbling. That was the point I made when I said that our team had to kick harder and more often.