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When Stead and Gallaher planned the 2-3-2 scrum in 1904. they produced the ideal formation. The wing-forward put the ball into the scrum, the one lock packed down with legs wide apart leaving a clear passage for the hooked ball to arrive speedily to the waiting half who got his backs on the move speedily enough to escape the attentions of loose forwards. In 1930, Baxter, the manager of the visiting British team, called the wingforward a cheat. By 1933, New Zealand therefore was forced to adopt the 3-4-1 formation — unfortunately. When Bill Dailey, Syd Carleton, Charlie Oliver and Jack Steel played for Canterbury, back play sparkled. In 1933,1 heard Mark Nicholls over the air deploring the demise of the 2-3-2 scrum. He knew, if anyone knew, that something very attractive had gone out of the game. H. S. BA VERSTOCK
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Press, 1 September 1982, Page 26
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