THE ALL BLACKS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 207, 2 August 1937, Page 9

THE ALL BLACKS

TWENTY SELECTED. PLAYERS TO TRAIN AT OTAKI. McKenzie included. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Aug. 1. Twenty players have been chosen by the New Zealand Rugby Union selectors to train at Otaki in preparation for the first Test against the South Africans at Wellington on August 14. An additional player will be chosen later in the week. The absentee from the list is the All Black, N. A. Mitchell, who pulled a leg muscle during . the All Black trials. He turned out on Saturday for Southland in the Ranfurly Shield match against Otago and was forced to retire. The selected players are: Full-back: J. Taylor (Otago). Three-quarters: D. G. Cobden (Canterbury), J. Dick (Auckland), T. C. Morrison (South Canterbury) and J. L. Sullivan (Taranaki). Five-eighths: J. A. Hooper (Canterbury), D. Trevathan (Otago), anrd G. Crossman (King Country). Half-back: H. Simon (Otago). Forwards: A. Lambourn (Wellington), D. Dalton (Hawke’s Bay), T. Pearce (Auckland), E. S. Jackson (Hawke’s Bay), R. It. King -(West Coast), S. T. Reid (Hawke’s Bay), H. Milliken (Canterbury), R. M. McKenzie (Manawatu). J. G. Rankin (Canterbury), It. H. Ward (Southland; and A. A. Parkliill (Otago). WELLINGTON TEAM. The Wellington team to meet South Africa at Athletic Park next Saturday has been selected by M. F. Nicholls, assisted by. A. McDonald and F. Kilby, as follows® Full-back: J. Vartan (Poneke). Three-quarters: A. G. Hansen (Hut't), J. Fleming (Eastbourne), A. Wright (Wellington College O.B.). Five-eighths: J. L. Griffiths (Poneke), It. Veitch (Wellington). Half-back: C. O’Halloran (Petone). Front row forwards: C. Ongley (Poneke), A. Lambourn (Petone), J. Wells (Athletic). Middle row: Fraser Smith (Wellington), C. Pringle (Poneke). A. H. Andrews (Hutt), J. Butler (Marist Brothers O.B.). Back row: Tv. Guy (Athletic).

Griffiths will captain the team. J. M. Watt (Wellington College Old Boys) was not available through injury. The averages are as follow: Backs, 24Jyrs., sft. 9in.. 12st. 31b.; forwards, 25iyrs., Gft., 14'st. lib.