Four New Players In Canterbury B Side

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31769, 28 August 1968, Page 18

Four New Players In Canterbury B Side

Four new players have been brought into the Canterbury B Rugby team for its match against Buller at Lancaster Park on Saturday. The new representatives are D. Mcßae (Irwell, fullback), L. Jones (University B, centre), G. D. Tanner

(New Brighton, flanker), and L. D. Adam (Shirley, prop). Adam represented Otago last season.

Three members of the B team, N. G. Cornelius, E. R. Leask and S. C. M. Murray, have been added to the A team for its match against Taranaki on Saturday. In the absence of Cornelius, M. T. Brown (University B) will captain the B side.

The team to play Buller is:— Mcßae; J. W. Redward, Jones. F. A. Fowler; S. Bowater. T. L. Mehrtens; Brown (captain): G. J. Rennie: S. G. Cron. D. Wynne. H. IL McDonald, G. D. Tanner; Adams, M. J. Sheehan, D. W. J. Scott (vice-captain). Reserves.—Backs: R. D. Pierce, L R. McCaughhan. Forwards: 1. Mallard. J. B. Currie.

The Canterbury under 19 team to play Ellesmere at Christchurch on September 14, is:— F. Abbott (St Andrew’s); J. Inkpen (New Brighton), D. Palmer (Christ’s College), J. McDermott (Christchurch A); K. Chambers (Christchurch A), P. Joseph (Boys’ High School, vicecaptain); J. McAuliffe (Old Boys A); J. Herron (University B); S. Purdon (Old Boys A), P. Nixon (New Brighton), D. Gardiner (Christchurch A, captain), R. Hart (University A), G. Easter (St Andrew's), I. Grant (Suburbs), E. Harkness (Christchurch A).

Reserves. —Backs. D. Andrews (Linwood). J. Cartwright (St Andrew’s). Forwards: S. Reid (University A), P. Dalzell (Christchurch A).

Training, North Park No. 4, 10 a.m., Sunday, September 1. Any plaver not available ring A. Pash 383-426 or C,. Gatehouse 896-856. —Advt