AUCKLAND V. BRITAIN

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1024, 15 July 1930, Page 13

AUCKLAND V. BRITAIN

NO SURPRISES IN CHOICE OFJTAM SATURDAY’S BIG CLASH The Auckland fifteen which will tako the field against the British team at Eden Bark on Saturday next was announced by the selector, Mr. G. Nicholsoiri last evening, as under: Fullback.—Jßu tier (-U niversity ). Th reequa rters. —Minns (U niversity), Lucas (Po’nsbfiby), Hook (Boh son by). Five-eighths.—Jamieson (Ponsonby), Haslam (Technical). Halfback.—Corner (Grammar). Rover. —Solomon (Ponsonby). Forwards. —Hadley (Marist)., Palmer (Ponsonby), A. Knight (Grammar), L. Knight (Grammar), McWilliams (Ponsonby), Finlayson (Grafton), AY'. Batty (Grammar). The personnel of the team is the same that overwhelmed Thames on Saturday, an indication that the selector could see nothing better available. THE CURTAIN-RAISER Rival teams for the curtain-raiser between Auckland B and King Country to the big match on Saturday have been announced as under: AUCKLAND B Fullback. —T ure i (M an ukau). Threequarters.—J ones (Manukau), Berridge (City), Connolly (Training College). Five-eighths. Weir (Grammar), Cammick (Ponsonby). 11 alf bac k. —C onw a y (Marist). Rover. — P. Potter (Grammar). Forwards. —Hayward < Ponsonby), Douglas, (University). Kahu (.Manukau), Anderson (University), Gallaher (Ponsonby), Greville (Grammar), Satherley (Manukau). Reserves. —Couper (Technical), McVeigh (Marist), Stacey (University), Harris (Technical), Dodds (College Rifles), Pickering (College Rifles). KING COUNTRY Fullback,—Woo (Maniapoto). T h r eequ a r ters. —B r own ( Tau m a ru - nui), Hickey (Maniapoto), Leitliam (Ruapehu). Five-eigliths. Plank (Ruapehu), Haddon (Taumarunui). Halfback. —Nicholls (Ohnra). -Ro v e r.—Fa u 1 k e (Ot or oha nga ). Forwards. —Waterson (Ruapehu), Armstrong (Maniapoto), Eady (Taumarunui), Hislop-, Do-well <Maniapoto), Williams (Ohura), Wolf (Maniapoto).