Swansea Victory Owe to Fine Forwards
SYMPATHY FOR ALL BLACKS United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, Wept. 29.' Several writers sympathise with the All Blacks in having to meet an inspired Swansea team early in the tour and also when weakened by injuries. Mr. Howard Marshall in tho Daily Telegraph, however, while admitting that Oliver was a great loss owing to his tactful guidance and clever defensive covering, doubts whether tho New Zealanders at full strength would have staved off dofeal as the result depended on the forwards. The Swansea pack would havo beaten auy All Bilitek combination. Tho All Blacks apparently do not realise tnat sound scrummaging is tlio foundation of Rugby tactics. Their packing of 3-4 and 3-4-1 scrums are only quick-heeling expedients against inferior packs ou dry grounds. They aro unsound for all-round purposes, especially when a slippery ball necessitates forward control.
The Times, while "hoping that Swansea’s victory marked the beginning of a new golden era, still believes that tho New Zealanders will confound their detractors.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 232, 2 October 1935, Page 13
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