THE ALL BLACKS.
AGES, WEIGHTS AND HEIGHTS. The ages, weights and heights of the New Zealand players chosen for the first Test are as follow BACKS.
FORWARDS.
Averages.—Backs: Age, 23.7 years; weight, 12st.; height, sft. 9£in. Forwards: Age, 24 years; weight, 14st. 21b. ; height, 6ft. llin. The representation by districts is as follows: —Otago 4, Hawke’s Bay 3. Canterbury 2, Auckland 1, Taranaki 1, AVellington 1. AA’est Coast 1, Manawatu 1, Southland 1. Emergencies: King Country 2, Canterbury 2, Auck land 1. Morrison (South Canterbury) is the only player of the original twenty chosen for training who is not included in either the team or the emergencies.
A CHANGE IN THE TEAM
A Press Association telegram was received from AVellington yesterday after the publication of the All Blacks’ team for the first Test, in the later editions of the “Standard,” stating.that R. H. AVard was to replace J. G. Rankin in the forwards.
Age. Weij ?ht. Height yrs. st lb, ft. in J. M. Taylor ... 25 12 1 5 9 D. G. Cobden ... 23 13 4 6 1 J. Dick 24 12 3 5 9 J. L. Sullivan . 22 12 5 . 5 9 J. A. Hooper .. 23 11 0 5 10 D. Trevatljan ' . 24 12 0 5 8 C. G. Crossman 24 11 12 5 8 H. Simon 26 11 0 5 8 J. W. Phillips . 23 12 9 6 0
A. Lambourn .. 26 13 8 5 10 D. Dalton 24 13 10 5 9 E. S. Jackson .. 23 14 0 5 10$ T. H. Pearce ... 24 14 7 5 10 R. M. McKenzie 26 15 1 6 0 .T. G. Rankin ... 23 12 12 5 11 R. R. King .... 26 14 10 6 2 H. Milliken ... 23 14 12 6 0 S. T. Reid 24 14 10 6 A. A. Parkhill 25 13 12 5 10 R, H. Ward ... 21 14 0 6 1
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 217, 13 August 1937, Page 8
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315THE ALL BLACKS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 217, 13 August 1937, Page 8
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