CAN SOUTH AFRICA WIN?

Shannon News, 29 June 1928, Page 3

CAN SOUTH AFRICA WIN?

UNION PRESS THINKS SO.

TEAM ANNOUNCED TOR SATURDAY'S TEST, f DURBAN, June 27. i The South African selectors have picked the following Springboks' side for the first test match, which is to be played at Durban on Saturday:— ! Full Back Tindail. Three-quarters. Prinsloo, Duffy, Stanley Osier, and Brand or Slater. Halves. Bennie. Osier, De Viiliers. Forwards. Mostert (capt.), Kruger, Van Drusten, DanieL Van Wyk, Pretorius, Nel, Polgieter. If Slater is fit on Saturday, he will be wing in place of. Brand. Newspapers throughout the country are emphatic that South Africa will win: Pressmen travelling with the All Black' team express the opinion that the Springboks will display marked superiority in • the forwards, but, with, one excep- • tion, they consider that New Zealand has a stronger rearguard. Considerable surprise ha 3 been caused by the omission of Mark Nicholls from the New Zealand . men chosen to train for the Test. RANFURLY SHIELD MATCH. MANAWHENUA'S CHALLENGE ''. ACCEPTED BY CANTERBURY. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. At a meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Union last evening, a letter was received from the ManawatuHorowhenua Union, advising that ' it was the wish of Manawhenua • that the match on August 11th at Christchurch be set down as a Ranfurly Shield game. The writers asked for Canterbury's confirmation of the challenge, and confirmation was agreed to. TO TRAIN FOR BEBBINGTON SHIELD. The following been selected to train for the* Bebbington Shield match against Rangitikei, to be played at Foxton on July 7th:— Backs.—N. Ryder, H. Taylor, W. W.estwood, M. Roberts, MeKenzie. T. Paiata, H. Walls, W. Parata. Forwards. —D. McDonald, Moodie, M. Hakaraia, D. Tatana, A. Ward, Ch. McDonald, W. Gleeson, N". McDonell, L. Dalzell, P. Satherlgy. Practices will be held on Tuesday and Thursday of next week at Levin. The selector requests all players to go into training. Attendances at the ■ night practices are compulsory. The team will be finally selected . after 'Thursday's practice.

Shannon Thirds to play Tokomaru, at Shannon.—McEwen, White, Waka, Hunt, B. Holden, N. Holden, Tremewen, Lee, Hibell, Woodmas, Small, Hook, Jamieson, Payne, Christian. Emergencies: Backs, Whibley. Forward, Hannam. \ The following will represent Shannon Juniors against Foxton on Saturday, at the Shannon Domain at 2.40 p.m.: Birehall, Satherley, Jamieson, Jude, Gray, Mason, Coyle, Robinson, Curran, Lankshear, Pratt, Warman, White, Robbie, Ngatuna. Emergencies: Wil-' Hams, Thorn, Hibbell, Bowler.