TOURING FOOTBALLERS.

Auckland Star, Volume LII, Issue 213, 7 September 1921, Page 7

TOURING FOOTBALLERS.

THE SPRINGBOKS. THIRD TEST MATCH TEAM. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCRURCH, Tuesday. Evans, the Canterbury full-hack, who was one of the 20 men selected to practise at Wellington for the third Test match Springboks V. New Zealand, was '• to-day informed that he would not be < needed. Xo explanation of the dropping of him was given. K. IFWERSEN GOES SOUTH. The report that K. If worsen would he. unable to play in the third test match owing to a poisoned knee appears to I have been more or less a canard, pro- • bably arising from the fact that the! Grammar player notified tne selectors j that he would not he available for the ■ New Zealand v. New South Wales test ! last Saturday, for which match he had ■ 'been chosen. No one was more sur- • prised than the player himself when the ! report was telegraphed that he had been substituted in the team that was to go into training at Trcntham for the final test. However, the matter has ' been somewhat tnrdilv cleared up, and Ifwprsp.n left for Wellington last niiiht. If he plays up to form in practice his place in tlio All Blacks team for Saturday week appears assured. TEAM AGAINST MAORIS. Telpjrrn pli. — T^rp^ , * A ssoflii t ion.) NAPIER, this day. The Springboks team to play n?»itist j the Maoris is as follows-.—De Villiers, I van Heerden. Meyer, Weepener, Zeller,! Townsend, Tindall, Boy Morkel, Ellis, i Kruger, van Rooyen, Dv Plcssis. Harry . Morkel, Mostert, ScholU. .Considerable! interest is taken in the match, for which , the weather is firie, tout windy. j . I

SELECTION OP TEAMS.

CONDEMNED IX CANTERBURY. j (By Telegraph.—Press Association. ) | CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday, j Some caustic comments on the general < conduct of last Saturday's Test match against New South Wales by the Man-; ajrement Committee of the New Zealand Rujrby Union and the selectors, and al-o of tlie treatment of the players before and after selection for that match and , for the next Test match against the ! Springboks, was made at to-ni?ht's meet- j in? of the Canterbury Rugby Union.; especially by the chairman (Mr. S. F. Wilson). It was decided "to condemn the I method of selection and treatment of! p'avere after selection for Test matches and the unbusinesslike manner adopted , by the Management Committee of the ] New Zealand Union refrardiiifr the mobi- i lisation of the New Zealand team for the match against New South Wales. ,, j

NEW SOUTH WALES TEAM. j

(Ry Telegraph.—Press Association.) ■vVEIXTXfITON". Tuesday. Much interest is being taken in the; meeting of the'Xew South Wales tonrin™ Riifrbv team to-morrow with the Wellington representatives. The visitor* arrived from the South this niorninfr, and were tendered a civic retention today in the concert chamber of the Town ! Hall. The Hon. J. C. Coates. Minister of Public AVorks, represented the Govern-: ment. The Mayor of Wellineton, Mr. R. A. Wrisht, M.P.. extended a hearty welcome , to the Australians. He referred to the preat record established by the team , since its arrival in Xew Zealand. Mr. Coates, on behalf of the Government, extended a cordial welcome to the visitors, remarking that they were a credit to Australia, whose people were | always heartily welcome in Xew Zealand.; Mr. Rosward. manager of the Australians, replied, stressing: the fart that this j team's success would jrive a sreat filip to the amateur srame in Australia, where they were fighting against bisr odds : atrainst a professional pame. He returned ; thanks to the public of New Zealand for their treatment of the team. Giving his impressions of the play in New Zealand, he expressed a desire for | the abolition of the \vin<r forward, who was a spoiler of the desired open frame. Mr. Walker, captain of the Australians, also returned thanks for their reception, after which cheers were given for the visitors.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE.

(F.y Telegraph.—Press Association.l I CHP.ISTCHURCIT, this day. ! Regarding the international Rugby] conference, the Canterbury Union de- j eidea to-night to inform the N T e\v I Zealand Union that it wae unanimously ; of opinion that J. S. McLeod. president ' of the parent body, should be one of the ' Dominion's representatives at the eon-1 ference. j