“ ONE TO GO.”
BY SINBAD. The cabled news from Springbokland, which tells the story of the test, is somewhat hard to understand. It does not set our doubts at rest. We’re told our forwards waded in, our backs all played extremely well. Why then did Maoriland not win? Alii That the cable does not tell. They, all showed skill extremely high, and oft had Springbok* in a fix, and so I’m asking “Why? Oh! Why did N.Z. lose eleven-six?” Before the match a lot of fuss was made about the Nicholl* tale. Perhaps his touch of genius might have sufficed to turn the scale. If Grenside had but notched that try, we might have made a draw instead, but o’er spilt milk we should not cry. Though Africa is one ahead, the final trial of strength will soon the sporting Cape Town public stir. A win for us would be a boon, and leave the matter “as you were.”
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18545, 20 August 1928, Page 10
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