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Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991:"Boy, this has the African scrum licked by a mile!" 15 April 1950
- Date
- 1950
- By
- Colvin, Neville Maurice, 1918-1991
- Reference
- B-184-059
- Description
The Wellington rugby team are using one of their team-mates as a battering ram which has the effect of sending the opposing team-members flying in all directions. One of the players yells "Boy, this has the African scrum licked by a mile!" Content - specific event unknown but the South Africans had a reputation for being huge and tough, hence the need for the novel approach. Relates back to 1949 when the Springboks won ten matches in a row against New Zealand on their 1949 tour to South Africa.
A slip of paper is glued to top left - it reads '"The Evening Post" April 15 1950'.
Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s).
Physical Description: Ink on paper 535 x 350 mm
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- 1 original cartoon(s), Works of art, Ink drawings, Cartoons (Commentary), Ink on paper 535 x 350 mm
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