FOOTBALL.
THE ALL BLACKS. AN AFRICAN VIEWPOINT. “PROPHECIES, PRAYERS AND ' PESSIMISM.” Commenting on the flood of mat? ter appearing in the South African Press about the forthcoming tour of the All Blacks, “Touch” in the Cape Argus, of August 27, says that if New Zealand haA r e declared Avar on South Africa the subject could not have been more thoroughly boomed. Commenting generally on the tour this writer adds: —“We have been told of the strength of New Zealand Rugby over and OA’er again, Ave have been told the names of the All Blacks Avko may or may not play, and we have read prophecies, prayers and pessimism. I have read nearly everything that has been Avritten about the coming of the All Blacks and after carefully AA’eighing all the facts that have been advanced and the fancies indulged, have come to three conclusions. They are (1) That nobody has the faintest idea Avliat will happen; (2) That there is extraordinary interest), in the tour, and (3) That South Africa is desperately anxious to be ready for the All Blacks.
“I defy anyone, either in this country or New Zealand, to say with any degree of accuracy what will happen in 1928. Not untilAll Blacks have landed, and not ' until they have played their first matches shall we know. At present we have not the vaguest idea of what to expect beyond the fact that the NeAv Zealand ,team ought to be a. very strong one. There is no standard of comparison, for so much has happened since 1921.
“As far as the four tests are concerned probably not until the first has been won or lost shall we be able to guess the result of the rubber. I do not think the All Blacks a\ ill finish their tour undefeated, but if even one provincial side beats them it will be a triumph. If we can, let us look forward quietly and ■sanely to the tour.
1 “There must be preparation of course, but let it be on sound orthodox lines. The win-at-any-price spirit never yet brought a victory worth mentioning.”
The New South Wales Rugby team beat the Midlands fifteen (East Midlands, Noots, Lancashire and Derbyshire), at Northampton, by 16 points to 12.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3701, 8 October 1927, Page 2
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