Salient. Official Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 44 No. 12. June 8 1981
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President of Victoria's Anti-Apartheid Club, David Murray, believes that while the activities of anti-apartheid groups have highlighted the issue they aren't responsible for "splitting the country."
"The existing split has been caused by a gradual realisation of the majority of New Zealanders that you can't look at the issue of sport in isolation. They are actually considering the ethics of playing sport with a country which has racism and economic exploitation as its basis."
David said the real trouble will come in the campaign if protestors are constrained from exercising their democratic right to protest. "As for the $2 million," he said, "it seems the government has already decided to spend that much. The AA club can't prevent the government from spending the money."
"But as far as we're concerned, just to see a rugby team play this country is not worth $2 million."
Michele A'Court