SPRINGBOKS' TOUR

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 186, 24 August 1937, Page 3

SPRINGBOKS' TOUR

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Team to Meet the West Coast STRONG PACK CHOSEN

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. GREYMOUTH, Las\, Nighx. The Springboks, in charge of Mr Alec j de Villiers, were welcomed informally I by a large crowd ou arrival to-day from. i Chrisl church. To-morrow they train in J Rugby Park and in the afternoon make , ,a motor trip to .Barrytown, inspecting •the large dredge. Their manager, Mr . |Day, is indisposed and remained at (Christchurch, also Brand and Sheriff. Mr de Villiers said the team was im- ^ •presscd by the Otira tunnel and Ihe Alpine sconery on thc overland journey. Craven and Babrow travelled through. thc tunnel aboard tho electric loco1 motive. : The visitors are placing a strong forward selection against the West CoastBuller combination here. Broodrijk makcs his first New Zealand appearance, having suffered a shoulder fracturc when playing at Newcastle. Eollowing is the Springbok team for Wednesday: — Turner. Broodrijk, White, Lochner, Williams. Van der Vyver, de Villiers. j Eanie Louw, Lotz, Martin, Watt, Bergh, Nel, Strachan, Boy Louw. j The average weights will be: Africans j 13.10, Combiued 12.13. I Following are tho Combined team: — ' A. Dunn (Buller). 1 J. Hill and A. Strachan (Buller). E. ] j. Roberts (West Coast). ; W. Manu (West Coast), S. Stewart \ ,(West Coast). B. Finlayson (Buller). R. Kirkwood (West Coast), G. Orman, • M. Lake (Buller), A. King, E. King ;(West Coast), G. Wilson, G. Mason (Buller)/ P. Garden (West Coast). Emergencies: E. Butterfield (back, Buller) and E. Pratt (forward, Buller).