Injured Rugby Players

Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28268, 4 May 1957, Page 5

Injured Rugby Players

Coaches of senior Rugby teams 11 Christchurch have supplied the yfowing information on injuries | P p*>yers in recent matches:— . The Marist club, hard-hit by | I Ejuries last week, is likely to e without some of its backs for ' i’.urday. The second five-eighths, [, F. Parcel!, is in hospital, and i is doubtful if he will play | gain this season. C. A. McDon- ! H. the centre, suffered a broken ' lood vessel in the CanterburyI jl Black trial game and it is I Dtikely that he will play today, i .Caffigan and M. D. Hurley, who j offered muscle injuries in the Int club match of the season, re training and may be fit. J. P. tyia and J. Purdie, two big fortirds who could not play last ?_ek because of influenza, will ike the field. The only Albion player not ikely to play is K. Kidd, a sid< ow forward who has a leg i jascle injury. In the Merivale team. J. Turner, ii front row forward, suffered back injury last week that ught prevent him from playing jday. Tne team may also lose the ervices of its second five-eighths, . Davis, who is reported to be Hiring. New Brighton will be without nly one of its players, but his , ss to the side is a serious one. JL C. Burry was concussed last Saturday and suffered a similar pjury in the All Black trial on foesday, and may not play for two |The Technical team is another gift may be hard-hit by injuries Iff week. K. Howison, second ■f-eghths. I. Pickering, wing, ynS. Mathews, half-back, are all afitimz from muscle injuries and ■y not be fit. These possible nes are in part offset by the ■tan of R. Logan, who has severed from a muscle injury, be team will also lose the ®oned front ranker J. Smith rhu has decided to retire University may not field its longest side today. The second re-eighths P. A. Hutchinson has sore shoulder and J. Park has ot yet completely recover ed from n ankle injury ne suffered in the rst club match. The Sunnyside-Spreydon, Christifflrch, Belfast, Linwood, Old and Sydenham teams were Q reported to be at full strength.