League Selection Panel Chosen

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31341, 11 April 1967, Page 18

League Selection Panel Chosen

There will be only one change in the Canterbury Rugby League selection panel this season, but the representative side will have a different coach. A meeting of the Canterbury Rugby League last evening appointed two of last season’s panel to this year’s three-man panel, Messrs D. L, Blanchard and E. Butts. Last week the board of control appointed Mr D. C. Wilson as convener for the committee. Last year the convener was Mr R. K. Andrews. Immediately the two additions to the panel were an-

nounced by the chairman, after a vote on the nominations was received from the clubs, Mr Blanchard was appointed to coach this year’s teams.

For the last few years Mr Butts has coached the province’s representative sides. Mr Blanchard is also the New Zealand coach and is a nomination for this position with the Kiwi side to tour Australia this year. Maori Cameo

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand council in Auckland this week. Canterbury will support a remit from the Maori Control Board, which asks for more games for New Zealand Maori teams against touring overseas sides. Canterbury wiffl not support a Poverty Bay remit which seeks a transfer fee on players moving from one province to another. It suggests that the amounts be £5OO for a New Zealand representative, £250 for a provincial, player and a lesser sum for one of club standard. “We are an amateur game in New Zealand,” said Mr J. Anderson, “and I cannot see how we can place a figure on the head of a player who cannot be bound by a contract. Other members agreed with Mr Anderson.

Ban On Player Through its minutes of the last meeting, the New Zealand council informed all leagues that the former New Zealand player, G. Kennedy, had been disqualified by the Australian league for having played for the "rebel" league in southern New South Wales. It said that Kennedy would now have to apply for reinstatement should he wish to play again elsewhere. The following ex-Klwi Rugby League team will play a Canterbury XIII on Anzac Day:—P. Creedy; P. White. B. Langton. J E. Bond, A. Amer; G. Clarke, R. Irvine: J. White. K Pearce; J Fisher, G. Turner, J. Bond; l’ Drayton: K Roberts. I. Anderson, C. Paskell, J. Curtain. A. Atkinson, A. Smith.

Cup Tennis Draw.—Mexico and New Zealand will hold the draw for their Davis Cup match on Thursday in the Mexican Olympic Committee’s offices. The two teams will meet on April 15 to 17.

Fifth In 125 c.c.—G Mulloy (New Zealand) finished fifth in the 125 c.c. event at an inter national motor cycling at Milano Marlttima in Italy. nn Sunday. He covered the is laps on a Spanteh Bultaco twostroke to UnU" n race was won by H. Anscheidt (Germany) on » Suzuki, in 42min 45.1650.