AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
' Received Monday, 8.30 p.m. SYDNEY, June 30. The Rugby Union team to represent Australia in Britain, Prance aiid America, was announced today by Mr. Justiee Herron, president of the Nojv Sopith Wales Rugby Union, at a fuuction at which members of the All Black team were present as guests of honour. The team is as follows: Eullbacks: B. Pipcr (New South Wales), C. Windsor (Queensland). Threequarters: C. Eastes, T. Mac Bride, M. Howell, A. Walker, A. Tonkin, T. Allan (all New South Wales), K. Bourke (Queensland) . Bive-eighths: J. Cremin, N. Emery .(New South Wales), E. Broad (Queensland). Halves: C. Burke, R. Cawsey (New South Wales). Forwards: A. Buchan, G. Windon, N. Shehadie, J. Kraeft't, F. Tweedale, 'P. ■ Ilardcastle, K. Kearney, W. Iiawson, J. Stenmark, J. Fuller, D. Keller (all New Sout'h Wales), W. McLean, R. McMaster, G. Cooke, K. Winning (all Queerxsland), and E. Davis (Victoria): McLean is captain and Allan vicecaptain. Bourke is selected subject 1 9 his prod'ucing a medical certiticate oi htness b.ecause of a shoulder injury -ijn(Curred in tackli-ug F. Allen in tlie tfest against the AT1 'Blacks on Saturday. The youngest members of the team are W£»-'. joing ttnd Rowpll, ;both 19. -Graham
Cooke, 35, is the eldest by several years having toured South Africa with the Australiau team' in 1933. He also weni to New Zealand-'" with the Australiat team last yeaiv Despite a recommenda tion by -the committee against clioosing old players, Cooke captured the selector's eye by his sterling performance in Saturday 's test., The team is expect ed to sail about July 20.
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 July 1947, Page 8
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