McBRIDE’S TASK

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31143, 20 August 1966, Page 17

McBRIDE’S TASK

I Lions Key Player ■ /Special Crspdl- NZ PA > NAPIER. I The British Lions should ■ heat Hawke's Bay today ■ hut much of the respon■si bi lity lies on the broad ■ shoulders of the tall, fairfl haired Irishman, W. J. ■ Mcßride. ■if Mcßride can win as Ruch of the ball as he took Ramst New Zealand Maoris R.t Saturday, the Lions backs Rould be able to do the rest. ■ln the Maori game the Rons had an overwhelming Riperiority in the line-outs, flue mainly to the herculean Rforts of Mcßride. ■ Mcßride has been one of Re players who has best adRpted himself to the New ZeaRnd style of play. He will be Rarked today by the former Roverty Bay player, D. Kirk■atrick. who stands 6ft sin. ■ Although inches taller than ■lcßride. Kirkpatrick will be ■gainst superior strength and Ruile. ■ The Lions forwards will not Rave an easy task, however, ■lawke's Bay is led by one of ■he greatest flankers. K. R. ■Tremain, only the third New Kealander to score more than ■OO tries in first-class Rugby. ■The others are R. A. Jarden Lnd R M. Smith I A. E. 1. Pask. the Lions ■number eight, will have to ■cope with the former Hawke’s ■Bay captain and North Island Irepresentative. T. Johnson, ■who also played against the 11959 Lions. I Pask should dominate but [Johnson will not make his It sk easy. I The front row’s appear [evenly matched but the Lions Itrio. should take the honlours. I Yesterday, the scrum-half. A. R. Lewis. withdrew from the Lions team and was re- | placed by R. M. Young. Lewis received lacerations to his hand last Saturday This is the fourth time Lions teams have clashed' with Hawke s Bay. Each time the touring team has won—l 4-3 in 1930. 204) in 1950. and 52-1 in 1959. Brifsh Lions.—S. Wilson: D I E. Bebh. C W. McFadyean. C. M H. Gibson. A. J. W. Hinshelwood; D Watkins. R. M. Young: A. E I. Pask R A. Lamont. M. J Campbe’J-Lamerton (captain). W J. Mcßride. N. A. A Murphy: R. J McLoughlin, F. A L. Laidlaw. C. H. Norris.

Hawke’s Bay.—l. Bishop: W. L. Davis, I. R. Macßae. D. Smith: G. Watts. M. Loughlin: M Paewai: T. Johnson: G. Stone. K. Crawford. D. Kirk Patrick. K. R. Tremain: N. Thimblchv. a. Meech. L. Conner.