RUGBY Wallaby Test Change; Douglas For Harland

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29909, 24 August 1962, Page 17

RUGBY Wallaby Test Change; Douglas For Harland

(N-Z. Press Association)

WELLINGTON, August 23.

The Wallaby centre, B. J. Harland, has withdrawn from the first test team to play the All Blacks at Athletic Park on Saturday.

An injured ankle has failed to respond to treatment, and he has been replaced by the Melbourne wing, J. S. Douglas. The back-line will be re-arranged, J. S. Boyce moving into Harland's position, and Douglas playing on the wing.

Harland attempted to train * .th the Wallaby team this morning, but was unable to run at more than half-pace He injured his ankle in

G. Vaughan played as prop on the 1957-58 Australian tour of the British Isles. The Wallabies concentrated their training today on lineout work, while the halfback. K V McMullen, a strong kicker with either foot, practised for some time placing little kicks over the line-outs and scrums. Both he .and the five-eighths, P F Hawthorne, handled the greasy ball with assurance

the match against Honowher.ua at Levin on Tuesday, and was extremely doubtful of playing when the team was announced yesterday. Douglas has played in only one match of the tour so far, but gave a display of sufficient quality then to suggest that he will fit into the test line with little difficulty Rare Victorian

The AU Blacks, who ail reported fit, restricted their teaming to an hour-long tac-

He is the first player from s Victoria club to make the grade in test Rugby since Dr

tical discussion and then to some inside work in the Marist club gymnasium.