ALL BLACKS.
THE CRITICS uncertain
lUBTHALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION deceived this day at 0.25 a.m.) LONDON, November 3. Although the miserable weather conditions scarcely allowed ail accurate summing up of the New /ealandei s real abilities against the Irish representative side, correspondents who journeyed to Dublin appear to have come to the conclusion that it is quite possible to rattle the All blacks and that hefty, worrying forwards, supported by skilful backs, can beat ttieiu.
Several prominent critics contend that England should have beaten Ireland by a bigger mr.tgm. 'I be ••Athletic News” gave prominence to the fact that the game revealed the New Zealanders’ adaptability and says: "Henceforward we hesitate to assume that the heavy ground and wet ball are equivalent to serious handicaps t„ the visitors. They are by no means only fine weather players.”
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Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1924, Page 3
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138ALL BLACKS. Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1924, Page 3
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