ALL BLACKS RETURN
Auckland, August 3,
The All Black Rugby team returned from Australia by the Mamma to-day. The manager, Mr. Leith, said: “We were up against it from start to finish, with injuries and sickness. We also found a considerable difference between the ■interpretations of the rules in Sydney and what the boys had been used to in New Zealand. At times our heavy casualty list necessitated a complete reorganisation of the backs, especially in the first match of the tour.” Asked about the first test, Mr. Leith said that the blacks had no excuses to make for being beaten on their merits on the day. New South Wales played a wonderful game and were “fit as fiddles,” after having spent a fortnight in camp.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3520, 5 August 1926, Page 4
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126ALL BLACKS RETURN Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3520, 5 August 1926, Page 4
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