CATLEY NOW FIT AGAIN

Chronicle (Levin), 24 June 1949, Page 5

CATLEY NOW FIT AGAIN

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First Game With AII Blacks Tomorrow

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Reeeivcq Friday, 40. bt) a.m. JQHANNESBURG, Jim.e 23. After working put at a practice today, Catley pronounced iiimseif frfc and wiil play in iiis first matcii of ttie tour on Saturday. It will be his first game for nearly xiine monchs, but his hooking Is still high ciass thoiigh his general play will suffer through his long spell. Allen will play at first ffyeeignths and Gudsell at scoond. During the Kawis' tour of the British Isles, Allen played mainly at first fiye-eighths and ajso filled : thi's position in the 1046 tests:

eighths. Though ALen has fuhy at home at ^first or seeond fiyeaged. The cantilever portion of the recovered from his thigh muscle injury, he receiyed a nasty abrasion when seoring one of this two tries against Natal Transvaai Team. The Transvaai fifteen to play the All Blacks contains mainly up and coming footballers, but five of the side haye aiready represented their province. The team is: Full-baek, Buchler, three-quarters, Lawton, Van Graan, sinclair and Badenhorst; halves, Rens and Oelofse*, front row, Vuuren, Schmidt,' .and C. Kruger; middle row, Maian, Argyle, G. Kruger and Peiser- back row, Du Toit. The All Blacks practised today at Ellis Park, one of the famous grounds in South Africa.