RUGBY Canterbury Nominates 11 For South Island Team

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30191, 24 July 1963, Page 5

RUGBY Canterbury Nominates 11 For South Island Team

Eleven players, including seven All Blacks, have been nominated for the South Island team by the Canterbury selectors (Messrs R. H. Duff and M. J. Dixon).

The nominations were approved at a meeting of the management committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union last evening.

The South Island team will be chosen on August 3.

As in previous years, the selectors have nominated both J. N. Creighton and D. Young for the position of hooker. R. C. Moreton and D. A. Arnold have both been named as second five-eighths, and Arnold also as a centre. The nominations are:— Backs —W. F. McCormick (ft»ll-back), W. Birtwistle (wing), D. A. Arnold (centre or second five-eighths), R. C. Moreton (second five-eighths), B. A. Watt (first fiveeighths), M. F. Whitta (halfback).

Forwards—D. J. Graham (flanker), A. J. Stewart (lock). J. M. Le Lievre (prop.), J. N. Creighton and D. Young (hooker). Seven-a-Side Only seven of the 12 senior clubs have entered teams in the senior seven-a-side competition which will be held after the end of.the senior competition. The entries, most of them from the D.CX.. Shield section, were -—Mer iva le (1), Albion (2), Belfast (2),., Suburbs (1), Sydenham (2), Shirley (2), Linwood (2). The missing entries must be an oversight. Most clubs have said they are in favour of a seven-a-side, said Mr J. Storey. It was decided to write to the clubs concerned and ask them to enter teams.

One of the grounds at Bromley Park was in a poor condition for a match between Albion and Linwood Bst 71b teams, said a letter from the Albion club.

"A part of the ground was under water and there was a

foul stench coming from the deepest water. One line-umpire had to wear gumboots so ne could move up and down the side-line,” the club wrote. Mr J. Storey, chairman of the competitions committee, said the ground was being spelled this week. It would not have been used last week if the committee knew of its condition.

Appointments Mr R. O. McDowell has been appointed referee of the match between Otago and New Zealand Maoris at Dunedin on Saturday. Mr W. D. Johnstone was appointed manager of the Canterbury team to play Southland and Otago. Grade managers for the representative season are:—Canterbury B (Mr L. F Adams». sensor reserve (D. B. Doake) junior (D. Keogh), colts (Mr R. W. Thomas), under 20 (Mr J. Storey l. under 19 (Father OBrien), third grade (Mr F. J Foley), fourth grade (Mr C. H. McPhail).

Provincial Fixtures

The following is the full list of Canterbury representative fixtures in all grades for the remainder of the season:— August 7—A v. Southland (Invercargill). August 10.--North Island v. South Island (Christchurch); A v. Otago (Dunedin). August 12.—A v. South Canterbury (Timaru).

August 17—A v. Auckland; fourth grade v. Malvern; under 15 v. North Canterbury; sst v Malvern; Town Colts v. Country Colts.

August 24.—A v. Mid-Canter-bury; Town under 20 v. Country: Town under 17 v. Country under 18: Town under 7st 71b v. Country under Bst 71b; Town under 6st 71b v. Country 6st 71b; Colts v. South Canterbury Colts. August 31.—A v. Buller: third grade v. Ellesmere; under 17 v. Hurunui; under 7st v. Burundi; Cantabrians v. Canterbury Colts: under 18 v. Mid-Canter-bury: under sst 71b v. Mid-Can-terbury; under 16 v. District High Schools; under 15 v. District High Schools; under 16 v. Ellesmere. September 4.—under 7st 71b v. West Coast; under 6st 71b v. West Coast; A v. Mid-Canter-bury (Ashburton); under Bst 71b v. Mid-Canterbury; under sst v. Mid-Canterbury; under 16 v. Mid-Canterbury; Colts v. MidCanterbury. September 7.—A v. Marlborough; B v. Ellesmere: senior reserve v. Hurunui: juniors v. Ellesmere; third grade v. Hurunui: under 18 v. Ellesmere.

September 14.—A v. Otago: juniors v. Otago; under 19 v. Country under 20; B v. Marlborough; under 7st v. Mid-Can-terbury; under 20 v. Mid-Can-terbury; under 17 v. South Canterbury. September 21.—A v. West Coast; B v. Canterbury Maoris; under 16 v. Mid-Canterbury. September 28.—A v. Wellington (Wellington); B v. South Canterbury.