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Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 44 No. 9. May 4 1981

Ex-All Black Condemns Tour

Ex-All Black Condemns Tour

Ken Gray, one of the great ex-All Blacks, spoke in opposition to the tour, claiming that it would be "to the detrement of rugby in New Zealand."

Photo of Ken Gray and David Murray

Ex-All Black Ken Gray (right) and Anti-Apartheid Club president David Murray.

"I am aware of a widespread change of feeling" which has "divided people in sporting circles" and throughout the whole of the country, he said. The late '70's saw "the middle classes becoming involved instead of just universities and trade unions."

With the present issue, "if we had been firmer much earlier it would not have come to this". It now seems that rugby is by itself, against all other sports. He too was worried about the aspect of violence if the tour goes ahead, and believed that "we have enough potential racial problems in New Zealand as it is."

"Come July, people will have to make a decision one way or another."