STICKING UP FOR THE ALL BLACKS
Received Wednesday, 8.15 p.m. fSVDKEY, June 11. ' ' After the All Blacks were defeated last, Baturday and their moderate sliowing yesterday against practieally a s.ecund grade Kew Bouth Wales fifteen. plying together for the first time, the critics now are saying that the 1947 visitors do not compare with their preilecessors," writes E. W. Kann in the Sun. "The All Blacks, however, helded their secoud string of players who had aot had a game for more than three w.eeks and conditions were entirely opposed to good football. In addition to boisterous weather and dust there was no tension about the contest to bring out the best in the players. It was a niistake to stage Ihe game. Meanwhiie those who anticipate another All Black defeat in Brisbane test are likely to reeeive a shoc.k. "
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Chronicle (Levin), 12 June 1947, Page 5
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