FOOTBALL.
ENGLISH LEAGUE TEAM'S TOUR. THE PERSONNEL ANNOUNCED (United Press Association —Copyright) (Received This Day, 10 a.m.) LONDON, March . The Rugby League team to tour New Zealand and Australia is as follows: Full-backs: Sullivan and Brough. Wingers: Morley, Hudson, Smith and Edwards. Centres: Fred. Harris, Etkinson, Hisman and Belshaw. Five-eighths: Jenkins and Brogdeu. Halves: Watkins and McCue. Forwards: Field, Armitt, Silcock, Woods, Miller, A. L. Jones, Troup, A. K. R. Wright, Hodgson, Exley, Beverley and Eliarington. The team will embark for Australia on April 17. Sullivan is captain. Bennett, the coloured five-eighth, is a notable omission. The administrators decided not to risk criticism of his inclusion. The forwards are nearly all men of speed, clever handlers, good in the loose and tight. The weight in the scrum compares with previous English sides. Letham, although considered the most outstanding loose forward in England, was left out because it was thought he was* not rugged enough.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 122, 5 March 1936, Page 6
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