PRESENTATION TO D. YOUNG

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29931, 19 September 1962, Page 21

PRESENTATION TO D. YOUNG

Memento To Mark 200 Games

A suitably engraved tankard will be presented by the Canterbury Rugby Union to D. Young, the Canterbury and All Black hooker, to mark his two hundredth game in first-class Rugby, the management committee of the union decided last night. Young will achieve this figure in the third test match at Auckland on Saturday, but the presentation will be made the fallowing week after Canterbury plays Taranaki in the last game of the season in Christchurch. In the past the union had placed emphasis on the team aspect of Rugby and had not recognised individuals, but Yeung’s record was unusual, said the president (Mr J O. Hattersley). Young had set a fine example whenever and wherever he had played, agreed Mr D. B. Doake. Mr C. H. McPhail said he felt a dangerous precedent could be set if the achievement was recognised. He referred to mention being made of a goal-kicking record being broken in last Saturday’s Ranfurly Shield match and said there appeared tn be an inclination to individualise too much. A large number of appearances was a different matter from tries scored and goals kicked, said Mr J. Storey. Young's achievement was in a different category—it was a record of which Canterbury should well be proud. Young will be the third player in New Zealand Rugby history to play 200 first-class games. The others are the former AU Black prop forward, I. J. Clarke (Waikato) and H. L. White (Auckland). Young's total includes 131 matches for Canterbury. Saturday’s test will be his Shirty-ninth appearance for New Zealand.

“Beaten By Better Side” “Our team played very well but not well enough,” sa.d the manager of the Canterbury team which challenged for the Ranfurly Shield last Saturday (Mr J. O. Hattersley) at a meeting of the management committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union last night Mr Hattersley said the Auckland players displayed more speed and more determination in everything they did and the team fully deserved its win. The Canterbury players took the defeat very well and acknowledged that they had been beaten by a better side. It bad no regrets on that score, he said.