ALL BLACK HAKA STARTLES SYDNEY

Chronicle (Levin), 3 June 1947, Page 5

ALL BLACK HAKA STARTLES SYDNEY

Received Monday, 8 p.m. SYDNEY, June 2. The All Blaeks were aecorded a civureception bv the Lord Mayor of Sydney ( A Iderman Bartloy) today. Ihe shoit speeeli of welcoine by the Lord Mayoi was replied to by the managcr (Mr. Strang) wlio' said the members of tne team regarded themselves as ambassadors of New Zealand and would en deavour to do their best for the code and for inter-Dominion relations. At Alderman Bartlev's r.equest _ tiie team tlien gave its lirst public rendition of a Maori haka and the performance was repeated despite the r'am from the steps of the Town Hall to the conster nation of passersby in George >Street. Jack McLean's knee injury is responding to treatment and it is expeeted that he will play in the Can- ( berra mateh. The assistant manager (Mr. Norman McKonzie) said he did not knovv-anv reason wliy Smith should not play against New South \V ales next batuilav if selected. The team members are delighted with ihe aeeommodation at (Joogee and the nearbv training faeilities. The managers lmve not yet made any approaeh lo the New South Wales Rugbv Enion eonccrning replacements _ during a mateh. Under.the intcrnational rqies 110 replacements are allowed, and unless some move is made this rule will applv in all matehcs. The All Black eentre, Johnny Smith, and the wir.ger, J. McLean, are receiving eleetrical massage treatment ror injured knees. Both praetised at Coogee Oval yesterdav but neither extended himse'lf 011 the slippery ground. JVIeLean is clioaen to appeav in the opening mateh at Canberra 011 Wednesdav. The team to play the eombined team at Canberra is: Full-baek, Scott. Three-quarters, J. IMeLean, Goddard, Allen. - - - — Fi ve-eighths, Argus, Couc-h. Ilalf, Tetzlaff. Forwards, .Simpson, Catlev, Dalton, Grant, Willoeks, Hobbs, Arnold and Thornton.