ON THE WAY HOME
SCRUMMAGE WORK
On the voyage to England on the Eangitiki the All Black forwards will be coached in scrumwork by means of a "scrum; machine" of the type used in coaching a number of school teams at Home. This device, which is arranged to take the weight of a full scrum with three men in the front row, has strong springs to indicate the degree of weight ■ applied on . either, side.' Mr. Meredith ordered it by cable (states the "New Zealand Observer"), and-'it 'was" shipped by the Rangitiki, Which arrived at Auckland last week; When it was unloaded, Mr. Meredith, in consultation with the chief engineer of the Rangitiki, had it placed in position ready for use as soon, as the forwards find their.sea-legs.
The case in which the scrum machine arrived from .London was addressed: "V. R. Meredith, manager, New. Zealand All Blacks." Before the case was shipped some stevedore or watersider had added in large printed letters the words: "You can bring your All Blacks Home, but you can't beat Ireland!" j '
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 18, 20 July 1935, Page 22
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178ON THE WAY HOME Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 18, 20 July 1935, Page 22
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