RUGBY FOOTBALL WESTPORT ALL BLACK TRIAL MATCH TEAMS

Grey River Argus, 6 August 1948, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL WESTPORT ALL BLACK TRIAL MATCH TEAMS

Five Coasters and Nine Buller Men WELLINGTON, Aug. 5. The following teams have been chosen by the South Island selectors for the A v. B Rugby trial match at Westport on August 11:— A TEAM Full-back: J. H. Lindbom (West Coast). „ T7 1 /AT 1 Three-quarters: P. King (Nelson), T. D. Richards (Canterbury), W. G. Argus (Canterbury). Five-eighths: I. McNally (Canterbury), W. H. Amberger (WestCoast). n Half-back: L. T. Savage (Canterbury). Back row: A. D. McKenzie (Canterbury). Middle row: D. H. Herman (Canterbury), T. Hurley (Golden BayMotueka), J. G. Stuart (Buller), R. C. Stuart (Canterbury). Front row: R. R. Eastgate (West Coast), I. A. Hammond (Marlborough), J. G. Bond (Canterbury). B TEAM Ful-back: J. W. Bryant (Nelson). Three-quarters: J. W r . Kelly (Canterbury), E. G. Walker (West Coast), R. P. Hawes (Buller). Five-eighths: O. Smallholme (Buller), W. Dickson (Buller). Half-back: A. C. Luff (Buller). Back row: G. Anderson (Buller). Middle row: D. B. Gibb (Marlborough), N. Dalzell (Canterbury), B. J. Chandler (Canterbury), R. Beveridge (Buller). Front row: W. Mumm (Buller), D. Max (Nelson), A. R. Couling (Canterbury). Emergencies for both teams: Backs —F. Bowers (Golden Bay-Motueka), J. Roach (Canterbury), J. Rae (Nelson), F. E. Hobson (Golden BayMotueka). Forwards —B. Mettrick (West Coast), F. Bennett (Marlborough), T. Ramsay (Nelson), G. Max (Nelson).