WATT RETURNS TO TEAM

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29905, 20 August 1962, Page 12

WATT RETURNS TO TEAM

Buller Match Tomorrow The return of the All Black five-eighths, B. A. Watt, after an injury and the playing of his fellow New Zealand representative R. C. Moreton, at centre three-quarters, are features of the Canterbury Rugby team to play Buller at Rugby Park tomorrow. Watt injured an ankle in the Town v Country game on June 27 and suffered a recurrence of the injury in the South Canterbury match at Timaru a month later. He reappeared for the Christchurch club's senior team tn a knock-out match on Saturday. The Canterbury backs* selector (Mr P. B. Vincent) has placed Watt at second fiveeighths. outside A. F. Orme, and moved Moreton out to centre. In the forwards D Young and T. H. Moynihan return to the side in place of J. N. Creighton and H. C. Burry, who played against Otago on Saturday. The team is:— Macks —W. F McCormick; P. J. Morrissey. R. C. Moreton. W. Birtwistle; B A. Watt. A. F. Orme; B. A Coulter. Forwards—T. H. Moynihan; D J. Graham. J. A. Fracis, R S Abel. M. J Murtagh; J. M. Le Lievre. D. Young, M. W. Allen. Reserves—Backs: D. A. Arnold. Q. T. Tapsell. Forwards: K. J O'Shannessy, J. N. Creighton. Training lighted grounds. 5.30 pjn. tonight —Advt Ranfurly Shield Gate tK2. Press Association) AUCKLAND. August 19. Sixty thousand spectators have paid about £7200 to see the first three Ranfurly Shield challenges at Eden Park. The estimated crowd and gate-takings for the North Auckland match on Saturday were 27.000 and £3OOO.