SPRINGBOK MIGHT

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 77, 17 April 1937, Page 14

SPRINGBOK MIGHT

PERSONNEL QF TEAM IHE COAHNG RUGBY TOUR THREE TESTS PROVDED FINAL MATCH AT AUCKLAND Selection of the Springbok Rugby team, . which was announeed this week, has stimulated interest in the ; forth.coming teUr and the gigantic i task facing Now Zealand in, the three ■ tests provided, the first of which is to be played at Wellington, on August 14 and the last at Auckland on September 25. Following is the team:— Fuil-backs.— Turner and Brand. Wings.-Willi.ams, Lawton, Lyster, and Broodryk. Centres.— Beater, White, Hofmeyr and Babrow. Stand-off Halves.— Van der Vyver, Lochner and Harris. Scrum Halves,— Craven and de Villiers. Forwards. — Lotz, S. C, Louw, M. M. Lquw, Jennings, Sheriff, Martin, Nel, van den Berg, Bergh, Watt, Strachan, Dutoit, Bastard and van Reenen. The team is due to arrive, in Australia early to June and the first of nine matches will be played against Victoria on June. 12. The last match will be played against Australia on July 17 and the team will sail from g&finey that evening for Auckland, where the New Zealand tour will open with a match against the Auckland representatives on July 24. Seventeen matches,, including three tests at Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland respectively, will be played in the Pomtoion, The tourists will leave for Australia and South Africa on October 1. The itinerary of the New Zealand. tour is as follows: — July 24.— v. Auckland* at Auckland. July 28. — v. Waikato-King CountryThames Valley, at Hamilton. July 31.—' v, Taranaki, at New Plymouth. August 4.— v. Manawatu, at Palmerston North. August 7— v. Wellington, at Wellington, August 14. — v. New Zealand (first teit), at. Wellington. August 18.— v. Marlborough and Nelson, at Blenheim. August 21. — v. . Canterbury, at Christchurch. August 25— v, West Qpast and Buller, at Greymouth^ August 28. — v. South Canterbury, at Timaru. September 4.— v. New Zealand (sec4 ond test), at Christchurch. Beptember 8.— v. Southland, at Invercargill. September 11. — v. Otago, at Dunedin. September 15. — v. Hawke's Bay, at Napier. September 18.— V. Poverty Bay-East Coast-Bay of Plenty, at Gisborne. Sepfeinber 2ft.— v. New Zoaland (third test), at Auckland, geptember 29.— v. North Auckland, at Whangarei. On their initial tour Qf the Commonwealth, which they visitpd first, and the Dominion in 1921, the Springboks, lost oifiy two of the 23 games played.

Results in both eeuntries: — June 25— v. N.S.W., won 25—10. June. 27-r-v, N,S,W., won 16-^-11. July 2— v. N.S.W., won 28—9. * July 6 — v. Metropolitan, won 14 — 8. July 13 — v. Wanganui, won 11 — 6. July 16 — v. Taranaki, drawn 0 — 0. July 20— v> WairarQPa*Busb, won 18 3. July 23 — v. Wellington, won 8 — 3. July 27 — v. Buller-West Coast, won 33—3. July 30 — v. Canterbury, lost 4—6. August 3— v. South Canterbury, won 34—3. August 6— v. Southland, won 12—0. August 10-^v. Otago, won 11—3. August 13— y, New Zealand (at. Dunedin), lqst 5—13. August 17— v, Manawhenua, won 3-H), August 20— v. Auckland-Northland, WOn 24t-8, August 24— v. Bay of Plenty, WQU 17—9. Augqst 27— v. New Zeaiapd (Auck-: land), won 9—5, August ?i— V* Wajkato, WQU 6—0. September 3— v, Hawke's Bay and Poverty Bay, won 14—8. Beptembor 7— V. Maoris, at Napier, won 9 — 8, September 10 — v. Marlborough-Nelson, won 26—3. September 17— v. New Zealand (at Wellington), drawn, 0—0. Total points, 327 to 119. 1928 N.Z. Tests in Africa.. The Tests played by the 1928 All Blacks in Squth Africa resulted:— South Africa wqn at Durban, 17—0. New Zealand won at Johannesburg, 7—6., South Africa won at Port Elizabeth, 11—6. ' New Zealand won at Newlands, 13—5.

Points. P. W. L. D. F. A. In Australia ...... & 4 — — 88 38 In New Zealand , .. 19 15 2 2 2|4 81 24 19 2 2 32? 119