The Third Test

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 204, 14 September 1937, Page 4

The Third Test

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ALL BLACK TRAINEES Rankin Dropped; Caughey Included MITCHELL'S RECOVERY

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WELLINGTON, This Day. The naines oE 21 players to train iu preparation for the third Test with the South African Kngby football team at Auckland on September 25 were anuounCed by tlid New Zealand Hugbj Dniou last nigbt. The list diifers from tliut announcod before tlie second Test iu the inclusioii of T. H. 0. Caughey* the Auckland three-quarter, and tho omission of J, G. Rankin, the CanterbUry forward. The players to train at Auckland are as follow * Full-back: J. M, Taylor, Otago. Three-quarters ; J, Dick, Auckland; J. L. Sullivan, Taranaki; T. H. 0, Oau'ghey Auckland; N. A. Mlteheli, Southlandj W. J. Phillips> Kiug Country. Five-eighths : C. A. Crossman, King Country; D, Trevathan, Otago; J. A. Hooper, Canterbury. Haif-back : H. Simons, Otago. Forwards : D. Dalton, Hawke's Bay ; A. Lombourn, Wellington ; ,E. S. Jackson, Hawke's Bay ; R. H, Ward, Southland ; R. R. King, West Cdast; 8. 1. Reid, Hawke's Bay; R. M. McKenzie, Manawatu; A. A. Parkhill, Otago; H. Milliken, Cauterbury; T. H. Pearce, Auckland; F. J. Green, Otago. .Mitchell's recovery from a fhigh.injury received during tlie ti'ials ill July will be tested on Saturday, wben he. will take part in a game at Auckland. No pi'actice inatch, however, is to be played by the All Biack on that day. CaUghey liad played ii, only two Inatches after his l'eturn froiu abroad when the first Test was played, and was not available for ihe second. An Al] Black in 3.934 and 1935, he appeared in the first Test against Australia last year, but was replaced for the second by Mitchell. If the lattor is iit it will mean that live three-quarters will be available for the' match against Soilth Ai'rica, and as all have strong cldims there will be a guod deal of speculutioll as to" the three dctually to be cbosen. The possibility tliat either CaugJiey or Sullivan will play iu the (iVe-eigbths position seems fairly remote: Caughey is 25 years of age, 6it. in lieight, and weighs about 12-^ stane. The omision of ltankin may have arisGn either from him luck of Weight, with its tendency to unbalanoe tbe scrum, or from his insuflicient reioveiy froin illness. Altliougli he was W'ell enough to appear in the second Test, he received a knoek in that game Which may liave had severe consequences, It is difficult to predict wliether any other change will be made in the lorward pack, but it is counted certain that Ward will be played iii Rankin's place. The players al'e to assemble iu Auckland on Monday, and will be quartered at Takapuna, They will again be taken in hand by Messrs J. T. Burrows and W. J. Wallace as manager-couchea.