All Blacks Assemble In Wellington
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WELLINGTON,- April 7. • Iii keeping with..Tbe tmedJQAOurea praetiee, members of th.e 1949 All Blacks pow .assembled in Wellington, will tomorrow- meet primary senool children. _They will give talks and demonstrations. Botk: tbe miandger or tie team, Mr;. J. H. Parker, and players, were.;-only: tpo pleased to hieet tkis request,^f'n^j |jping .pleayant recoi.lections tKemsblves pf the avidity iwith y-yhieh; They. flacked . 4s ;• ;tibh:^'playeM all, :|or -tlieit;- corping tour^ The'y wiil' spena five days in Wellington before leaving for Auckland on Tuesday to board the Tamaroa. The smoothness with which the outfitting plans were carried out today when all but the Auckland members reached Wellington, reflected the highest credit on the work of the outfitting sub-committee of the N.Z.R.U. In addition a doetor was visited . for the final medical overhaul. Having disposed of this in good time, the players indicated their keenness to get down to the more serious side of the tour by taking part in a training run at Athletie Park in the afternoon, The New Zealand Rugby Union has left nothing undone in the equipping of the team. The gear providfid is likely to cost about £1800.
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 April 1949, Page 3
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196All Blacks Assemble In Wellington Chronicle (Levin), 8 April 1949, Page 3
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