LINDSAY LOST TO TEAM

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 442, 25 August 1928, Page 1

LINDSAY LOST TO TEAM

Will Not Play in Last Test ALL BLACKS’ BEST SCORER OUT Team For To-Day’s Match (United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) (Australian and N.2. Press Association) 'Reed. 9 a.m. CAPETOWN, Friday. I INDSAY, who has scored easily the most points for the All Blacks in the African tour, will not play to-morrow or in the fourth Test.

Unluckily, the Otago man’s shoulder Injury has proved worse than was at first thought. Nicholls had his leg hurt on Wednesday, which kept him out of the team to-day. Hadley had his shoulder hurt again in the last match, but he will be well for the test. Sheen and Kilby are making a quick recovery. A quiet reception was given to the New Zealanders when they arrived at Capetown to-day, on the last stage of the tour. The team to play to-morrow against the Western Province is as follows: Lilburne Robllliard Carieton Grenside Strang Johnson Dailey Stewart Hazlett Snow M. Brownlie Harvey Finlayson Burrows Swain A SEVERE LOSS LINDSAY’S FINE RECORD HARD GAME TO-DAY That Lindsay should have received an injury sufficient to put him out of action for the last test is particularly unfortunate. In view of the weakness of the South-Western team it is rather surprising that the Selection Committee took the risk of playing their test fullback. Even if New Zealand had lost against this district, it would have made no material difference to the result of the tour, as when all is said and done, it is the tests that count. Lindsay has played in 14 games, including the three tests, and has a record which any player would have reason to be proud of. He tops the scoring list with 63 points, made up by 22 conversions, five penalty goals and one dropped goal. Even although

unable to play In the remaining two games it is quite possible that he may still top the scoring list for the tour. Up to the present he has been the only back to show that touch %f genius which is so essential in tet* football, and his loss from the field next Saturday will indeed be a severe one for New Zealand. It is fortunate that Lilburne has shown improved form of late, and al-

though he has been playing in an inside position, by rising to the occasion on Saturday he may yet prove a good substitute, but it cannot be expected that he will be as dour and determined a defender in the last line of defence as the more solidly built Otago man. With the exception of Lindsay the backs to line out against Western Province to-day are the same as took part in the victorious second test. It is a strong division, but its best efforts will be required to-day. In anticipation of a hard game the Selection Committee has also fielded a strong forward side. Harvey has again been a game at lock, and the Wairarapa man may be relied upon to give another good display.