RUGBY ROUND-UP Davis Captain Of Junior All Blacks
The Canterbury half- I back. L. J. Davis, will I captain the Junior All ’ Black team to meet the British Lions at Wellington on August 31. Davis is one of three Canterbury 7 players selected for the team, the others being the first five-eighths, W. D I Cottrell, and the prop, K.| Tanner. In addition. A. J.j Wyllie has been named a reserve. Five of the team also played against the 1965 Springboks, Davis, the vice-captain | T. N. Lister, J. M. Finn, G.| C. .Williams, and A. J. Osbourne. With six players in the sides Wellington has the heaviest representation, the Press As-1 sociation reported. Auckland! has not any players in the’ side. The team is:—W. J. Potae <Bav of Plenty): D. R Panther’ i North Auckland). P. A. Johns (Wanganui). A. J. Osborne <Wel-' lin’ton): G. F. Kimber (Welling ton). W. D. Cotterill: L. J. Davis- A. D. Sutherland (Marlborough): T N Lister 'Wellington. I M. Eliason (Taranaki). S- Strahan (Manauatu), r. c ’ wiUiams (Wellington): J “ Finn 'Wellington). T. M. MeCashin Wellington). K. Tanner
Reserves.—Backs: S. M. Going (North Auckland), J. Irving (Taranaki). Forwards: A. J Wyllie, R. Urlich (Auckland), S. L. Letica ’Wellington). LIONS TEAM The Lions team to play Poverty Bay-East Coast at Gisborne on Wednesday is: T. G. Price: K. F. Savage, D. K. Jones. M. P. Weston; S. J. Watkins. C. M. H. Gibson: R. M. Young: J. W. Telfer. D. Grant. B. Price, M. J. CampbellLamerton (captain), N. A. A. Murphy: R. J. McLoughlin, K. W. Kennedy. D. L. Powell. BACK AS CENTRE The All Black second fiveeighths. I. R. Macrae, has been named as centre for Hawke’s Bay in the team to play the Lions at Napier on Saturday, August 20. His last two matches were as second five-eighths. The team is:—l. Bishop: W. L. Davis. I. R. Macrae. D. Smith: G. Watts, M. Loughlin: H. Paewai: T. Johnson: G. Stone. K. K. Crawford, D. Kirkpatrick. K. R. Tremain (captain); N. Thimbleby, A. Meech, L. Cooper. ARMY'S BIG WIN Army beat Navy, 14-3, yesterday in the first match in the junior inter-services Rugby tournament at R.N.Z.A.F. base, Woodbourne. On Wednesday. Air Force will play Navy, and on Friday. Air Force will meet Army. Joint holders of the trophy are Navy and Army.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31139, 16 August 1966, Page 17
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