RUGBY FOOTBALL
THE SCRUM FORMATION MR DEAN SUPPORTS TWO-THREE-TWO. (Per United Press Association) WELLINGTON, March 13. Saying that he thought the two-three-two scrum was better than the other formations, especially for club football, Mr S. S. Dean, speaking at the annual meeting of the Poncke Club, nevertheless advocated perseverence for a season or two more with the three man front row for the sake of New Zealand's future in international football, especially in view of the visit next year of the Springboks. Without the possession of the ball, teams could not win international games, he eaid, and it had been proved many times, and would be proved again, that* two good men could not beat three good men. At the Imperial Rugby. Conference, Mr Dean added, the New Zealand delegates were " crying in the wilderness " in endeavouring to have the two-three scrum adopted universally. Other countries simply would have nothing to do with it.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22830, 14 March 1936, Page 8
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