THE ALL BLACKS
SCRUM FORMATION AGAIN CRITICISED Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, September 29. (Received September 30, at 11.45 a.m.) Several writers sympathise with the All Blacks having to;'meet an inspired Swansea team early in the tour, also when weakened with injuries. Mr Howard Marshall, in the ‘ Daily Telegraph,’ while admitting that Oliver was a great loss owing to his' tactical guidance and clever defensive covering, doubts whether the New Zealanders’ full strength would have staved off defeat, as the result depended on the forwards. The Swansea pack would have beaten any All Black combination. The latter apparently do not realise that sound scrummaging is the foundation of Rugby tactics. Their packing of 3-'4 and 3-4-1 is only a quick heeling expedient against inferior packs on dry grounds. They are not sound for allround purposes,- especially when a slippery ball necessitates forward control. ‘ The Times,’ while hoping that Swansea has marked the beginning of a new golden era, still believes that the New Zealanders will confound their detractors.
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Evening Star, Issue 22147, 30 September 1935, Page 12
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168THE ALL BLACKS Evening Star, Issue 22147, 30 September 1935, Page 12
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