FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3700, 6 October 1927, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

Wellington, Last Night,

The following were selected today after the Probables v. Possibles match to add to the thirteen already selected for the All Black Rugby tour of South Africa:—

Backs.—Lilburne \ (Canterbury), Lucas (Auckland), Bushbrook (Wellington), Sheen (Auckland), Cooke (Wairarapa)j Johnston (Wellington), Strang (South Can r terbury), Nicholls (Wellington), Kilby (Wellington). Forwards. — Scrimshaw (Canterbury), Burrows (Canterbury), Hadley (Auckland), Alley (Canterbury],, Snow (Nelson), McWilliams (Auckland), Ward (Taranaki). The certainties selected after last Saturday’s game were: — A. C. Robilliard (Canterbury), B. Grenside (Hawke’s Bay), D. Lindsay (Otago), N. P. McGregor (Canterbury), W. Dailey (Canterbury), J. P. Swain (Hawke’s Bay), J. Hore ; (Southland), M. Brownlie (Hawke’s Bay), J. Finlayson (North Auckland), W. Hazlett (Southland), R. Stewart (Canterbury), C. Brownlie (Hawke’s Bay), J. Harvey (Wairarapa). THE FINAL TRIAL. The final All Black trial game at Wellington Athletic Park yesterday afternoon was witnessed by 13,000 spectators, who were treated to a very one-sided game. Both back and forward, the Possibles outplayed the Probables, and scored a runaway victory by 44 points to 9. At the annual reunion of the Wanganui and Old Boys’ Club on Saturday evening the club trophies won during the season were presented by the president. The winners were as under: —Wakefield Cup, for best all-round player, ,H. Blythe (last year’s winner, H. Cox; Robertson Cup, for the most improved player, N. Ball (last year’s winner, R. Fulton); Mr. F. W. Searle’s special trophy, for the most improved player, N. Ball; Mr. A. F. Wilson’s trophy, for the best tackier, H. Blythe, anonymous trophy, for the best junior, A. McGregor; Mr. Hague Smith’s trophies for the best forward and best back in a special match, A. Binley and H. Blythe. N.Z. TEAM’S MATCHES. SUGGESTED ITINERARY. > Capetown, September 1. An idea of how the New Zealand Rugby team will spend its time in South Africa is afforded in the provisional itinerary drawn up by the South African Rugby Board and 1 forwarded to the various unions for consideration. The tour, on paper, appears to be one long journey, with a break here and there to play a match. The tour has been set out as follows by the board: — First match (Saturday) at Maritzburg. Leave Sunday for Pretoria, arriving Monday. Second match (Wednesday) at Pretoria. Leave Thursday for Johannesburg, arriving there same day. Third match (Saturday) at Johannesburg. Leave Sunday for Kimberley, arriving there Monday. Fourth match (Wednesday) at Kimberley. Leave Thursday for Cape Town, arriving Friday. Fifth match (Saturday) at Cape Town. Sixth match (Wednesday) at Cape Town. ■Leave Wednesday for Kimberley, arriving Friday. Seventh match (Saturday) at Kimberley. Leave Monday for Bloemfontein, proceed to Durban, arriving there Wednesday. Eighth match, First Test (Saturday), at Durban. Leave Sunday for Johannesburg, proceed to Potchefstroom, arriving there Tuesday. Ninth match (Wednesday) at Potchefstroom. Leave Thursday for Johannesburg, arriving same day. Tenth match (Saturday) at Johannesburg. Eleventh match, Second Test (following Saturday) at Johannesburg. Leave Monday for Kroonstad, arriving same day. Twelfth match (Wednesday) at Kroonstad. Leave Thursday for Bloemfontein, arriving same day. Thirteenth match (Saturday) at Bloemfontein. Leave Monday for Burghersdorp, proceed to Aliwai North, arriving same day. Fourteenth match (Wednesday) at Aliwai North. Leave Thursday for Burghersdorp, proceed to East London, arriving Friday. Fifteenth match (Saturday) at East London. Leave Monday for King Williamstown, arriving same day. Sixteenth match (Wednesday) at King Walliamstown. Leave Thursday for East London, arriving Friday. Seventeenth match (Saturday) at Port Elizabeth. Eighteenth match, Third Test (following Saturday) at Port Elizabeth. Leave Sunday for Oudtshoorn, arriving Monday. : Nineteenth match (Wednesday) at Oudtshoorn. Leave Thursday for Cape Town, arriving Friday. Twentieth match (Saturday) at Cape Town.

21st March, Fourth Test (following Saturday) at Cape Town.

An additional match is to be included, to be played at Rhodesia, It will be seen that provision is made for a full week’s spell without travel before the second, third, and fourth Tests.