Brereton Unlucky To Miss Selection

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31380, 27 May 1967, Page 11

Brereton Unlucky To Miss Selection

■ WEST COAST Rugby 2 ■ League supporter* were ■ disappointed that their rep- ■ .mentation in tits New Zea--2 land team for the Austra- ■ Han tour was only one. The J sole West Coast representaS tive i* the second row for- * wart, J. K. Dixon. ■ Their disappointment, 2 however, gave way to puzzles men* when the West Coast J team drew B*ll with the i Queensland team last week, * and if even one of it* three ■ attempts at goal from directi ly to front of the poets had s been successful, Coast would 1 have won. 2 On* player unlucky to a mis* out on Kiwi selection ■ we* the Mariat and southern 2 zone wing, 20-yearrid M. P. a Breretan. He was given few ■ opportunities against th* 2 northern zone at Christ- ■ church to show much of his ■

■ ■ • dash. He has extremely fast acceleration off the marie . and at Greymouth, he proved extremely difficult to contain. Brereton was always dangerous to possession one of his rima was a 65-yard dash which enabled him to put J. Hibbs to for the first of his tWe tries. Time and again he forced the Queensland defence to cover almost frantically, and two or three opponents were needed to haul him down. His display last Tuesday gained for him the West Coast Rugby League Supporters* Club player of the match award. One Of the judges was a Brisbane journalist. The Queensland coach (Mr I. Boyle) said after the match that one of his wtogi, J. ‘ Denman, was highly re-

garded ait home, but against * Brereton was unable to show s his ability. Mr Boyle con-J sidered Brereton extremely , unlucky to have missed sei- ■ ection to the Kiwi team. ’ But. at 20 years of age, J Brereton will have many ■ more chances to prove the J national selectors were mis- ■ taken tUa time in leavings hdm behind ! The Coast v. Queensland J match was considered by the s visiting officials, and the J large number of supporters J wlrn accompanied the team, ■ the most enjoyable of the ■ ttireematefa series. ■