Ciiam cions 1 The claim to Rugby championship of the world should lie undoubted now on the part of Now Zealand. Nineteen points to nil against Wales is a decisive enough score to place the All Blacks at the top of the tree of fame. Tn 1905 the then All Blacks went through their English tour with hut one defeat—against Wales in which the Home team won bv three to nil. The successors now on tour left no minor margin of points to doubt their superiority. The English press has been pinning its faith to 'the Welsh team. All along there has been a vein of criticism of the All Black victories which doubted their superiority. The All Blacks were being tolerated as it were till they met their Waterloo. But Waterloo has not arrived yet. Both sides prepared in earnest for the game on Saturday. The two teams were in dose preparation, making quite a business of the match. Tile ordeal is past. It was not a snatch victory. It was a great victory, complimentary to the other victories which have gone before.
Tin: All Blacks have been consistent throughout. Discounting the adverse criticism at Home, the result of Sat-
urday’s play indicates a degree of consistency hut rarely shown on a long overseas tour. That fact distinguishes the team for the champions they are. Rugby football for the time being, occupies a very prominent place in the minds of the people, and the thoughts are not wasted. The men at Home are the host advertising medium the Do-
minion has had. Practically twice a week the team draws thousands of people to witness their prowess, and to learn something of the stalwarts New Zealand has sent across the seas. Following up-on the prominence of Now Zealand troops in the war, the fact that the All Black footballers are so much to the fore now, is a circumstance of special value in advertising the country and making it more widely known. It is a great achievement in the circumstances for this young country to send forth so worthy a team. All honor to those who are winning Now Zealand fresh glories.
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1924, Page 2
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