TEAMS FOR GAME TODAY

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28909, 1 June 1959, Page 12

TEAMS FOR GAME TODAY

Four Changes In Canterbury Side (From Out Own Reporter) GREYMOUTH, May 31. Four changes in the Canterbury side which beat Buller at Westport on Saturday have been made in the team to play West Coast at Greymouth tomorrow. M. W. Allen will play on the side of the scrum, replacing D. J. Graham. who was injured on Saturday Graham's knee was injured, and it stiffened after the game. E. Hern will replace R. Hockley as a frontrow prop, R. D. Hoskin will move out to replace C. A. McDonald at centre, and B. McPhail will replace G. McConchie on the wing.

Although the Coast team is a fairly young side, it beat Buller by 25 points to 9 earlier this season.

Much interest in the game tomorrow will centre round the performances of two of the Coast players, who are reported to be playing excellent football. These are J Eathome, who will mark B. Watt at first five-eighths, and the 19-year-old front row prop, M. Surgenor Eathome played his first game for the Coast against Buller and this will be his first match against Canterbury. Surgenor is best remembered for the excellent try he scored against Canterbury on Lancaster Park last year. A leg injury has caused A. Lindbom’s ; withdrawal from the Coast side. Lindbom was to have played at centre, but when he found his injury had not responded to treatment he withdrew. The teams for tomorrow are: Canterbury.—K. J Brown, R. M Smith. R D. Hoskin, B. McPhail S K. Henderson. B Watt. M F Whitta, H. C. Burry, M W Allen. S. F Hill, R. Cochrane, K Tremain. E Hem. D. Young, J. Le Lievre. . West Coast.—D. Hendry. J. Alexander. C. Hibbs. J. Ackland, M. Bellis, J. Eathome, E. Colville, W. F. Flavell. R. Gardiner, G. Fvall. T Barrett. B. Ross. P. McPherson, R Richardson. M. Surgenor.