Selection Of Rugby Team to Meet Australians

Chronicle (Levin), 24 August 1949, Page 4

Selection Of Rugby Team to Meet Australians

* — In order to expedite, ahci conie to, some satisfactory agreement with Mahawatu in tegard to the selection of players for the Mana^ whenua game with , Austraha on August 31, the sple selector, Mr. 0. Oliver, and Horowhenua Riigby presiderit, Mr. R. L.. Robinson, weht to Palmerston North today to meet the Manawatu selector, Mr! J. Finlay, and members of the Manawatu Rugby Union. At last nighi/s mOeting of the management comr mittee, Mr. Oliver said that riothing had yet been arranged, he not having heard from the Manawatu selector. The Horowhenua Union, it was deci.ded, would request equal representation in ' view of the fact that no trial match was possible and p ayers selecfed on nierit. Nominees To Date. The combined "Manawat,u-Horo-whenua team to play the Australians at Palmerston North on Wednesday next will not be decidecl now until after Saturday, states the Manawatu Tip.es' rugby commentator in . an .article today, but Mr. Finlay and his co-selector for the occas'ion, Mr.. Oliver, Of Manakau, have nominated a nuniber-Kof players from whom the team prob--ably will be' chosen. Mr. ' plivef' has named seven Horowhenua .' nien and Mr, Finlay 13 Manawatu players. . .' Mr. Ohver's noxhlnations. are: Backs, C. ■ Mor timer, W. Galloway; B. Moynihan; forwards, G. ' Woods," A. Bryant, Winterburn and R'ay Robinson. Mr. Finlay's ' nominations 'are:Backs, H. Harkness, R. Keenah,. L. Morgan, L. O'Keefe, I. Colquhoun, S. Mander, E. M. Roberts and' 0. Elliott; forwards, B. Waldegrave, G. Gordon, E. Bresnehan, M. GriBb and B. Meads. In making these known yesterday, Mr. . Finlay stated, however, that should any other Manawatu player show unusual form on Saturday t he would be included because it was desired to p!ace in the field against hte Australians the strongest possible team.