Festival Games In S. Africa

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30214, 20 August 1963, Page 5

Festival Games In S. Africa

(Special Correspondent N.ZP A )

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 19 International players will be invited to participate in three special gamts to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of Rugby in South Africa next year. The South .* frican Rugby Board president. Dr. D Craven, told Australian Associated Press recently that 18 players from Australia New Zealand. England. Ireland, Scotland and Wales would be invited for the festival games at Ellis Park Johannesburg, on Saturday May 2; Port Elizabeth rn Wednesday, May 6; and Newlands. Cape Town, on Saturday. May 9 The Welsh Rugby team will arrive the following week for a short tour of South Africa Dr. Craven said that a Springbok team would be chosen and the the players would be mixed up in ‘he games. He said it was possible that tor the final match at Newlauds an attempt would be made to pick a World Fifteen which would play The Rest Dr Craven, who will confer with International Bo ’d members aid nat'onal selecors over likely palyers. will be the main selector for the .■ountries outside South Africa. While in England for the International Board meeting in January ae will see the All Blacks in action against the Home unions. The form of Home unions and New Zealand players on the 1963-64 AH Black tour of the British Isles will be the deciding factor on which players will be asked Dr. Craven is watching closely the form of Australian players c the present tour because he will have to pick them on this season’s displays. The half-back. K Catchpole; the hooker. P Johnson; the breakaway, G- Davis;

and. perhaps, the centre, B Ellwood, are the Australians most fancied for invitations New Zealanders likely to be considered will include D. B. Clarke (full-back Waikato). W. J. U hineray (prop, Aucklan D Young (hooker, Canterbury), D. M Connor. < half-back. Auckland). and C. E Meads (lock King Country). M A. Herewini (first fiveeighth, Auckland) and W. J Nathan (flanker, Auckland) may not be considered because of their Maori bio'd