A Year of Challenge and Change: Waratahs Rugby in 1969
1969 welcomed a new player Peter Cripps, a front rower, along with other players in the hope that the club could start to rebuild due to the loss of many of the original players. Waratahs missed the tactical prowess of the retired Jim Lenehan and the brilliance of Beres Ellwood when Agricultural College outplayed them in their first match of the season, 31-11. Scoring ten tries Aggies wiped the ground with Tahs. Army scored seven tries to none in soundly defeating Waratahs 28-3. The forwards were fairly evenly matched but the big difference was in the backs. In spite of...
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