ALL BLACKS' MANAGER

NZ Truth, Issue 1151, 22 December 1927, Page 12

ALL BLACKS' MANAGER

II I! U THE appointment of W. F. Hornig, of Wellington, as manager of the |§ II * 1928 All Black team, which is to tour South Africa m quest of the if ||. world's supremacy m Rugby, has given genera! satisfaction through- 1| 11 out the Dominion. i| II "Bill" Hornig has qualities m plenty for this important position || if and it will not be his fault if, from all angles the tour does not turn || II OUt a 6UCC66S. is II The New Zealand Union displayed its confidence m the appoint- || || ment when it decided against sending an assistant manager. It is || ll not by any means a pleasure, trip so far as the manager is concerned. || II From the day the team assembles till its return to New Zealand, H II his time will be occupied m seeing that the twenty-nine men under II If his charge are living up to the high standard set by All Black teams || Ie of the past. - l| || The 1928 manager is a man who will go heart and soul into his If i§ task. Ac a business man, as a playsr, as an administrator and as a || ii manager of teams touring New Zealand, Bill Hornig has proved sue- || II cessful. As manager of the 1928 All blacks, he will also be a success. - 1| If "N.Z. Truth" congratulates Wellington's popular citizen and || || wishes him the best! ||