SPRINGBOK TEAM

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 177, 13 August 1937, Page 5

SPRINGBOK TEAM

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Seventeen Players Annoiimced For Test BRAND'S INJURY

(By Telearapb—

WELLINGTON, Last Night. The 17 players from whom tho Springbows flrst test tcam to play New Zealand on Saturday wero announced to-night. The forwards are complete, but- two of the backs will rcquire to stand down. The players KOUTH AFK1CA

BACKS G. H. Brand F. G. Turner D. O. Williams P. J. Lyster L. Babrow J. White D. H. Craven P. de Yilliers T. A. Harris

FORWARDS S. O. Louw J. W. Lotz C. B. Jennings W- E. Bastard M. van den Berg W. F. Bergli L. C. Strachan G. van Reenan

"Boy" Louw is still suifering from an injured shouldor reeeived in the previous game. The inclusion of three wing tkreequartcrs may mean that Brand 's injury is more serious than was thought. Turner proved himself in the Wellington matck a flrst-class full-haek. The listing of Harris as the last of tho backs may be taken to mean that t.he half-backs will be de Villiers and (Jraveti. NEW ZEALAND TEAM Thc New Zealand tcam is as i'ollows : Full-back: J. M. TAYLOR (Otago)".- / Three-quarters: " ; J. DICK (Auckland), J. L. SULLIVAN (Taranaki), D. G. COBDEN (Cauterbury) Five-eighths: J. A. HOOPER (Canterhury), D. TREVATHAN (Otago). Half-back : H. SIMON (Otago)/ Front Row: D. G. DALTON (Hawke's Bay), A. LAMBOURN (Wellington), ,E. JACKSON (Hawko's Bay) , Middle Eow: - , B. M. McKENZIE (Manawatu), T. S. REID (Hawko's Bay), R. R. KING (West Coast) A. PARKHILL (Otago) Raelc Row: R. H, WARD (Southland). Einergencies, — Backs: C. Crossman (King Country), W.vPhillips (King Country); forwards, H. Milliken (Canterbury), and T. H. Pearce (Auckland). The captain is King, and vice eaptain, Simon, c