OTAGO CAPTAIN INJURED

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28371, 2 September 1957, Page 8

OTAGO CAPTAIN INJURED

Bone In Shoulder

Broken (New Zealand Press Association) AUCKLAND, September 1. D. A. Grant, the captain of the O«ago Rugby team, fractured a small bone in Ids left shoulder while playing against Auckland yesterday. Grant suffered the injury about 15 minutes from no-side, but remained on tne field until the end. This is the third injury to a key player suffered by the team since it went on tour nearly a fortnight ago. H. J. Levien, the All Black, was injured in the Ranfuriy Shield match with Wellington, and I. M. Stevens, the hooker, was found on Friday to have broken a bone in his ankle. The injured men are remaining with the team on tour. S.I. Railways Team (New Zeaiana Press Association) NEW PLYMOUTH/August 30. The South Island railways Rugby team selected "to meet North Island railways at Taumartuiul on September 7 is;—G. A. Isaacs (Dunedin); G. R. Wallace (Dunedin). J. C. Sewell (Gore), R. B. Hlckling (Christchurch); J. Ackland (Christchurch), captain, D. N. Forsyth (Westport); W. Cummings (Greymodth); G. Nelson (Greymouth): G. Smith (Christchurch), J. A. Butterfield (Dunedin), K. Reni (Dunedin), R. Inkster (Greymouth); J. Shaw (Invercargill), G. Mitchell (Invercargill), L. Hughes (Invercargill). Reserves: W. Kopa (Dunedin), J. McGee (Dunedin). M. Goodfellow (Christchurch). D. Atkinson (Invercargill).