SYMPATHY EXPRESSED.
HEAVY TASK STRESSED. Received September 30, 11.45 a.m. LONDON, Sept. 29. Several writers sympathise with the All Blacks having to meet the inspired Swansea team early in the tour, also when the New Zealand team was weakened by injuries. i Mr Howard Marshall, in the Daily Telegraph, admitting that Oliver was a great loss owing to his tactical guidance and clever defensive covering, doubts whether the New Zealanders’ full strength would have staved off defeat, as the result depended on the forwards. The Swansea pack would have beaten any All Black combination. The All Blacks apparently did not realise that sound scrummaging is the foundation of Rugby tactics. Their packing 3-4 and 3-4-1 scrums was only a quick heeling expedient against ini' ferior packs on dry grounds. The 'methods were not sound for all-round 'purposes, especially when a slippery .ball necessitated forward control.
The Times, hoping that Swansea has marked the beginning of a new golden era, still believes the New Zealanders will confound their detractors.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 259, 30 September 1935, Page 7
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168SYMPATHY EXPRESSED. Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 259, 30 September 1935, Page 7
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