DEFENDING THE SHIELD
MEMBER of the well-known South Canterbury \ Rugby — family," G Goddard will be the NZBS commentator when Waikato faces its first Ranfurly Shield challenge of 1953 at Rugby Park, Hamilton, on Saturday, July 11 He is a brother of Maurice and Jack both members of the last All Black team in South Africa, and is himself an old South Canterbury representative : Mr. Goddard’s running commentary will be broadcast from 1XH, Hamilton and from 1YZ, Rotorua, the home station of the Bay of Plenty challengers In addition, a four-minute summary of the match will be broadcast from Main National Stations at 7.0 p.m. A number of Waikato players have been injured this season, but have made fea recoveries and are expected to be available for selection. Anderson, Catley, Ian Clarke, Nola, McKenzie, Reid Brunskill, Roberts and O’Hearn are likely again to form the hard core of Waikato’s strength. On the other side, Bay of Plenty has lost its con-
sistent fullback E. T, Welch, but the remainder of the Bay’s strong team of last year is available. "Bay of Plenty," says Waikato’s coach and selector Dick Everest, "could spring a surprise."
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 729, 3 July 1953, Page 18
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192DEFENDING THE SHIELD New Zealand Listener, Volume 29, Issue 729, 3 July 1953, Page 18
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