Wallis Gets First Provincial66 Cap”

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31383, 31 May 1967, Page 17

Wallis Gets First Provincial 66 Cap”

Impressive play by the tall, 20-year*old University A wing, G. Wallis, in his last two matches, have gained him a place in the Town team to play Country at Lancaster Park on Monday.

Wallis’s selection is the only surprise in the team announced by the selectors (Dr. J. D. Stewart and Mr G. T. Nolan) at last evening’s meeting of the Canterbury Rugby Union management committee.

selection of the Town team to match the major surprise caused by the Country selectors who dropped the Canterbury prop and All Black trialist, A. Hopkinson. At this time last year, Hopkinson had played for the South Island and in the final Ail Black trial. He was regarded then as a possibility for the New Zealand team in the first test. The Town team is:— W. F. McCormick; G. Wallis, D. A. Arnold. A. G. Steel; W. D. Cottrell, B. A. Watt; L. J. Davis; I. H. Penrose (captain); R. Barber, M. J. MlUar. J. F. Burns, B. Mahan; K. J. Tanner, J. N. Creighton, L. D. Mclntosh. Reserves.—J. Redward, G. T. Barrett, T. L. Mehrtens, P. Duncan, G. Bacon. W. J. Flewellyn. Training today on lighted ground at 5.15 p.m. and at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday. —Advt. Suspended.—A New Brighton third grade player, T. Hokianga, was suspended for one playing Saturday after being ordered off in a match against R.N.Z.A.F. last Saturday.

The University B flanker, R. Mahan, has gained a place after some fine play this season, and L. Mclntosh, a converted loose forward, has been placed in the front row.

P. K Hatchwell was not available because of an injury and saved Mr Nolan having to decide between him, D. A. Arnold and W. D. Cottrell for the mid-field positions. Linwood, the unbeaten leader in the senior championship, has managed to

The referee, Mr T. Wihapi, said he had warned Hokianga for a late tackle in the first half of the match. When Hokianga early tackled a. player in the second half he ordered him from the field. Rugby Park.—The gate takings for club matches at Rugby Park already were more than for all of last season, said the treasurer (Mr R. W. Thomas). The total included the large takings on Anzac Day. Fijian Visit—A Fijian secondary schoolboys’ team will play a combined Christchurch secondary schoolboys’ team at Rugby Park on August 2. A subsidy will be paid by the Canterbury Rugby Union for the travelling expenses of the Fijian team from the North Island. Club Rivalry.—The club day at Lancaster Park last Saturday had been a great success, said Mr J. Storey. “It is obvious that if we can produce club rivalry then we will get the crowds back to Lancaster Park.

gain only one place in the team, W. F. McCormick being chosen as full-back. There is nothing in the