"OFF-SIDE MAC" AND RUGBY SIDELIGHTS.
Sir,—l read "Oif-sido Mac's" rejoinder to my previous letter with much interest, and agreed with a good deal 'of what he said, but his general defence of the modern Rugby player does not convince me. Supposing we look at it this way: Is the Wellington representative team now.comparable to the 1896 Wellington team? Is Canterbury nearly as strong now as she was in 189-1? Could' Taranaki of 1910 make' ovon a moderate stand against 'Taranaki of 1895? Is Southland half as strong now as she was in 1898? Could the degenerate football now evidently in vogue in Otago be decently mentioned in the same breath as the form of the Otago representatives in 1892? If "Mao" cares to face this aspect-of tho matter he can only answer tho questions ono way. Tho game is going to the dogs.—l am, etc., SEEN THE OLD 'UNS.
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 888, 6 August 1910, Page 10
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149"OFF-SIDE MAC" AND RUGBY SIDELIGHTS. Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 888, 6 August 1910, Page 10
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