Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1905. OUR BOYS AT HOME.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3577, 26 September 1905, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1905. OUR BOYS AT HOME.

CErTaIK’Ly tke New ZedlkfMrirs s6nt Home to uphold the prestigfe of odr country aS RuphyitPs .have itidde . d sßl'enaid beginning ana fchcte tHW .pc those am mgst ns wh6 mel sti sSrigiiltk as to the capabilities of our representatives to imagine that deteat is impossible. Although the selected are undoubtedly a strong combination, especia.ly in the reaiguaid division, still it must be remembered that fheV have had a sciisbn s lofffi 16 aid in their initial victories, Whereas thß Rugby season has only commenced at Honie, and it goes without saying that j the Britons must bis sadly blit , of condition. Add td that tile fUct that Now ikiland has met nothing but the poorest County exponents so far, and we shall begin to imagine closer con-te-ts as (he tour progresses, and possibly defeat. Still the team that beats New Zealand will have to be a good one, and Devenport Albiona, cm Oct. 25th, may be the nearest on the list to stop New Zealand's scoring three-qnaner line from registering such large scores. Good games may he looked for with Blackheath. while it will be interest!,ig to watch the result of the ’Varsity encounteragainst Oxford And Cambridge, But we think the real struggles o( the tour will be against the International teams of Scotland, Ireland, and England, and should defeat come it may be from these quarters. Wales and ■Swansea can be relied on to make a good showing, but ihere are those in the colony who aver that Jimmy Dtincan is sufficiently full of points to beat the world at Rugby, and should it so happen that the team works through the tour without a l>ss, Ih--Grand Old Man will surely he rightly credited with being in a large way responsible for such success. May our boys do so !