Choice Of Lions Side Dictated By Injuries

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31091, 21 June 1966, Page 17

Choice Of Lions Side Dictated By Injuries

Only four of the team that lost to Otago have been included in the Lions side to play New Zealand Universities at Lancaster Park tomorrow.

Two of them, the full-back, D. Rutherford, and the half-

back, A. R. Lewis, have been included simply because the other full-back and half-back are injured.

The Welsh captain, A. E. T. Pask, has been made captain of the side which has some pertinent placings of players. The Welsh pair, D. Watkins and Lewis, have been joined in the halves. C. McFadyean, after two good games on the wing, has been returned to centre and K. F. Savage will have his first game in New Zealand. The forward pack is much as expected, with the players

who did not play against Otago being given their chance. The teams are:— Lions.—D. Rutherford; K. F. Savage, B. Bresnihan, C. W. McFadyean; A. J. W. Hinshelwood, D. Watkins; A. R. Lewis; A. E. I. Pask, captain; G. J. Prothero, W. J. Mcßride, W. D. Thomas, D. Grant; D. L. Powell, F. A. L. Laidlaw, C. H. Norris. Universities.—M. Williment (Victoria); A. Osborne (Victoria), K. Prain (Otago), D. Montgomery (Auckland), G. Weston (Auckland), A. Davies (Auckland), G. Kember (Victoria), C. Laidlaw (Otago); G. Hermansson (Victoria, captain), D. Barton (Victoria), G. Pohlen (Otago), P. Lindsay (Auckland), D. Wilson (Canterbury); K. McDonald (Victoria), K. O’Shannessey (Auckland), H. Meech (Lincoln College). One back will be omitted.