ALL BLACKS’ TOUR
N.Z. TEAM D HOPES. (Special to Press Association). v (Received this day at 9 a.m.) DURBAN, June 28. The New Zealand Test team is as follows: Lindsay Greenside Carleton Robilliard Strang Johnson Dailey Scrimshaw Swain Hadley M, Brownlie Alley Finlayson Stewart Hazlett The seven forwards total 103st. lib. an average of 20Glbs. each as against the 1951b5. of the African team. Tlie whole of South Africa is emphatic that the Springboks' will win. The New Zealand team is more confident than ever. The general opinion of the New Zealanders travelling is: “We can’t lose if we get thirtyfive Tier cent, advantage in the scrums. The backs should carry the day in all big Rugby matches.” It is sure to be a great forward battle with an occasional run amongst (the backs and our correspondent’s opinion is that New Zealand will win.
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1928, Page 2
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144ALL BLACKS’ TOUR Hokitika Guardian, 29 June 1928, Page 2
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