NEW SOUTH WALES RUGBY.
FORTHCOMING ENGLISH TOUR. CONCERN REGARDING FORWARDS Sydney Rugby Union followers are slightly nervous about the New South Wales forwards for the English tour, a feeling that has grown since Mr W. T. Parata pointed out the necessity of having big men, says a Sydney exchange. The views of T. Lawton, who has had English experience, are therefore interesting. He says:— “Candidly, I think the Light Blue forwards will do very well on the tour. Naturally there are a few things to get
used to —temperature and humidity of the air, soft grounds, and that sort of thing. Soft grounds mean longer studs, which arc more tiring, but soft grounds are easier on the feet and the bodies of the tourists. I do not think that they will be seriously out-weighed. And if they are, I think it need not worry them. “Naturally, a heavy pack has an advantage on a soft ground or can have by working together, keeping the ball close, and controlling the ball. But, unless the ground is boggy, and the ball sodden ,a lighter and more vigorous pack can outplay heavy opponents by clean heeling and quick-breaking tactics, protecting their halves and backing up three-quarter movements. “Big men tire sooner in an open game. To my mind, the ideal weight for a forward, unless he be a Finlayson the North Auckland All Black, is 12J stone to 13| stone. The Light Blues will scale that.”
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Grey River Argus, 18 June 1927, Page 1 (Supplement)
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