Football News.
The following team has been selected by tbt New Zealand Rugby Union for the Australian tour '.—Backs : Orchard (12st 101 b), and Gldonie, (list 131 b), Canterbury ; Smith (list 7)b), Auckland ; Allen (12st), A. Bsyley (13st 31b) Humphries (9«t 101 b), Tnranßki ; Armit (list 51b), Dunoan (12 41b) Otago. Forwards : Kerr (14st slb), Canterbury ; Hnncock (1291), Wilson (13 41b) Auckland ; Blair (13st 31b), Wnngiiniu; Youn« (13* i), Calnan (12st 71bi, Pauling <14st 71b) Wellington ; Watson (Hat, 101 b), O'Dowda (Hat slbc)i Taranaki; Harris (last), Otago. Wing forwards : McKenzie (18st) Wellington ; Mills (13st), Tarannki. Tho representation is — Tnranaki, 6 won ; Wellington, 4; Otago, 3 Canterbury, 3 ; Auckland a ; Wanganui, 1. The backs average list lOJIb ; forwards, 13st 61b : average weight of team, 129t 101 b. The committee were occupied r i\ hours in selecting the team. They leave three weeks hence.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 279, 1 June 1897, Page 2
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142Football News. Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 279, 1 June 1897, Page 2
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