Teams For Trial

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31060, 16 May 1966, Page 15

Teams For Trial

Few new faces have been chosen in the teams for tho Canterbury Rugby trial at Rugby Bark on Wednesday.

The promising Old Boys wing. R. Colonibis, and the Albion half-back, W. Flewellyn, are the only new names in the backs.

R. Mahan and G. Sinclair, two loose forwards from the University club, and D. Dalton and K. Tanner (New Brighton) are newcomers in the forwards.

The back selector (Mr G. T. Nolan) has placed the AM Black first five-eighths, B. A. Watt, at second five-eighths, probably in an attempt to find a replacement for R. C. Moreton. The teams are:—

Probables. G. Waterreus (Christchurch); J. Newlove (Albion), D. A. Arnold (Christchurch), R. Codombus (Old Boys); W. D. Cottrell (Suburbs), J. Adams (Albion); W. Flewe'Jyn (Albion); R. Wainohu (Christchurch); A. G. Wyfflle

(Glenmarkj. A. Banks (Lincoln Colege), J. F. Burns (Marist), G. Sinclair (University B); K. Tanner (New Brighton), D. Pirie (Merivale), A. Hopkinson (Cheviot).

Possibles.— W. F. McCormick (Linwood): .A. G. Steel (Old Boys), R. Phelan (Albion), W. M, Birtwistle (Christchurch); B. A. Watt (Christchurch), T. Mehrtens (Old Boys): L. Davis (Suburbs); I. Penrose (New Brighton); D. Dalton (New Brighton), M. J. MMar (Old Boys), J. Francis (Walkari), R. Mahon (University A); E. Veal (Shirley), B. Francis (Christchurch), J. Baird (Christchurch).

Reserves.—P. Hatchwell (Old Boys). K. King (Christchurch), W. J, Thompson (Lincoln College), G. Wallis (University A), J. N. Creighton (University A), N. Cornelius (Amberley), M. Perkins (Malvern), J. Kirkby (University A).