THE ALL BLACKS

Hokitika Guardian, 24 June 1929, Page 3

THE ALL BLACKS

ON THE WAY TO AUSTRALIA. PERSONNEL OF THE TEAM. The New Zealand Rugby Union’s 1929 team which left Wellington on Friday afternoon for Australia comprised flic -following, players:— Full-back; G. Nepia (East Coast ', three-quarters, B. A. Grenside (Hawke’s Bay), A. C. Waterman (North Auckland), J. O. Geddcs (Southland); S. R. Carleton (Canterbury), C. Stringfellow (Wairarapa) J five-eighths, B. Lilburne (Canterbury), ll.’ T. C.undy (Wairarapa), C. Oliver (Canterbury), L. S. Hook. (Auckland) ; half-backs, W. C. Dailey (Canterbury), J. M. Tuck (Waikato, now of Wellington); wing-forward, C. G. Porter (Wellington); forwards, B. P. Palmer (Auckland), A. I. Cotterell (Oilnterhiiry),'K. H. Reid (Wairarapa), R. Souicr.. (Otago), E. R. G. Steere (Hawke’s'Bay), C. Sonata" (Otago), R. G. McWilliams (Auckland), E. M. Snow (Nelson), A. L. Kivcll (Taranaki), W. Rika (North Auckland), W. Reside (Wairarapa). A. Mahoney (Bush District). Air J. McLeod (Taranaki), accompanied the team ns manager. C. G. Porter (Wellington) has been elecdef to lead t.he side, and W. C. Dalle.' (Canterbury) as his lieutenant.

The team will not lack for s"‘U porters on the tour. Mr S. S. Dean chairman of the Management Com mittce ,of . the New Zealand Ruglr Union, is making the trip as tin guest-of-the;New .South Wales Riigln Union, and Alessrs 1?. Coltinan anr (}. AV. Slade also .left with the team THE PROGRAMME. The following :is ,thb programme fothe Australian four : June 29—v. New South Wales, n‘ Sydney. .• ; ■ July 3—v. Newcastle, at Newcastle July 6—v. Australia (first Test), at Sydney. July 10—v. New South Wales, at Sydney. July 13—v. Victoria, at AJelbourno. July 17—v. North-West, New England, and Clarence (combined). J ply 20—v. Australia (second Test), at Brisbane. July 24—v. Queensland, at Brisbane. July 27—v. Australia (third Test), at Sydney. The team is due hack in New Zealand on August 6.