All Blacks Name 17 Men For Test

Press, Volume XCIX, Issue 29238, 23 June 1960, Page 14

All Blacks Name 17 Men For Test

(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) (Rec. 11.15 p.m.) PRETORIA, June 22. Two positions are still ip doubt in the New Zealand team to meet the Springboks in the first test nt Ellis Park on Saturday.

The AH Black select names of 17 players fror chosen. The positions in < row prop, and the final I UH' the morning of the mi The 17 players named are:— D. B. Clarke R. W. Caulton. T. P. O’SnlUvan, J. R. Watt. T. R. Lineen, S. G. Bremner, A. H. Clarke. K. C. Briscoe R. J. Conway K. R. Tremain, C. E. Meads, I. N. Mac Ewan, P. F. H. Jones. W. J. Whineray, D. Young, M. W. Irwin, L J. Clarke. The,choice in the forwards will be between Irwin or I. J. Clarke. Irwin win play if he gets a medical clearance, but if it is considered that the risk in playing him with his scalp wound is too great Clarke, the most experienced forward in the side, will play. The position in the backs is not as clear with the second fiveeighths and centre positions still in doubt.

If Bremner plays, he will fill the second five-eighths porition with Lineen moving out to centre. Otherwise Lineen will remain in his normal second fiveeighths position with O'Sullivan at centre.

The decision on the final backline might be made after training today. All Blacks Favoured The special N.Z.P.A. correspondent with the team says that both the Afrikaans and the English press have made New Zealand favourite and while there is an air of optimism in the AU Black eamp, it seems that the New Zealanders are keeping their

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feet firmly on the ground and are not becoming over confident. At least one member of the Springbok camp who will not be troubled by the welter of advice being directed towards the team in the press is the manager-coach

Mr Hennie MuUer, who had much to do with the New Zealand test defeats in 1949. In a newspaper interview, Mr Muller said the Springboks would haw no set plan to use against the AD Blacks. “We will go into tbs game with the idea of playing attractive Rugby. After that ww win adapt ourselves to whatever happens,” he said. With the test only three days away, there is a rising feeling of tension in the air and a rise in what has been dubbed “the All Black market” price for seats. Newspapers are carrying dozens of advertisements for seats for sale. The top price quoted today is £l5, but the general price list is believed to be about half this. Normally seats would have cost between £1 and £2.