IRELAND'S TEAM CHOSEN

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21646, 3 December 1935, Page 15

IRELAND'S TEAM CHOSEN

HARD TASK SEEN FOR ALt BLACKS * - "ROARING FURY" OF MATCH. AT BELFAST ~; (vmtkd noni Assocunoar—copjswht.) {Received December 2, 850 pm.) LONDON, December 1. The team to represent Ireland against the All Blades is—-Full-backi D. P.' Morris (Bective Rangers). , Three-quarters: J. J. O'Connor (Cork University), L Malcolmson (Northern Ireland), A. Bailey (Dublin University), C.V. Boyle (Dublin University).

Half-backs: V. Hewitt <lnstonians), G. J. Morgan (Clontarf). Forwards: J. A. Siggins (Collegians), C. E. Beamish (Air Force), W. W. Mcßoss (Instonians), S. Walker ttnstonians), Deering (Bective Rangers), T.B. Dunn (Northern Ireland), C. Walm (Wanderers), C. E. Graves (Wanderers). Malcolmson, Boyle, Dunn, and Wallis are newly-capped. The remainder, except Ross, helped Ireland to secure the international championship last season. The team also -includes seven of the Worth of Ireland team with, which the All Blacks drew on Saturday. The Rugby correspondent of "The Times" says that fhese things considered, Ireland holds as good a chance as any of defeating New Zealand. Although the All Blacks do not anticipate defeat, they do not attempt to disguise their anxiety lest the flery, inspired Irish forward play upsets their calculations. Howard Marshall, in the "Daily Telegraph,", expressed the opinion that given a really wet day, the team is fully capable of defeating the All Blacks, who will have difficulty in holding their own in the forwards. Moreover, behind the scrummage is Morgan, probably the best British scrum half. The encounter may weU prove the match ol the year.

Comment on Ulster Match - describing the Belfast game as a headlong, roaruig fury of a "game, says, "It was. the nrst, occasion on which any Irish team has succeeded iri staving off defeat by a team, from the Dominions. Add the weather to the tale of woe of the All Blacks' injuries, and the result is perhaps not altogether surprising. Do not suppose though, that the All Blacks were easily held or that an indifferent side could have fought off their perastent challenge. The All Blacks Should have made more use of the short punt ahead with the slippery ban. and less of the inside pass, against opponents whose defence round the scrummage .was .impregnable, but I never saw their forwards play with greater devil and drive in the loose. Never have they been met with greater spirit. Some of their rushes were tremendous, always with King, McLean and Beid in the van. They played the Ulster forwards at their own storming game."