This is an inset that was published with my ‘Social Class: Jack and his Master’ published in “New Zealand Today” (Universal Books 1973) p.83. There have been a slight change in layout. The original had three columns
Keywords: Political Economy & History;
Class appears in New Zealand sporting activities. In List I below, the 1972 New Zealand rugby league team are seen to be mainly factory, sales and clerical workers. In List II the 1972 All Black test team plus reserves are seen to be mainly professional men and farmers. The third List is a representative set of occupations for New Zealand men in their twenties [based on the 1971 Census]. By comparison it can be seen that the rugby league team is more representative of New Zealanders in this respect than the All Blacks.
