STRONG XVs NAMED

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32252, 21 March 1970, Page 12

STRONG XVs NAMED

Barbarians v. Cantabrians

Half the 30 players selected for the Barbarians v. Cantabrians match at Lancaster Park on April 19 are present or former All Blacks.

Three New Zealand Juniors. B. Holmes, who was the captain last year, A. M. Watkins and F. J. Oliver are included.

The promising Marist loose forward. B. Kelly, and O. D. Bruce, a New Zealand Juniors trialist, who will play his football this season in Christchurch, have also been named. The teams are:—

Barbarians.—L. W. Mains (Otago); M. J. Dick 'Auckland), O. G. Stephens (Wellington). B. G. Williams (Auckland): G. S. Thorne (Auckland). A. M. Watkins (Auckland): M. A. Thomas (Hawke’s Bay); B. Holmes (North Auckland): T. N. Lister (South Canterbury), C. E. Meads (King Country), A. R. Sutherland (Marlborough), K. R. Tremain (Hawke’s Bay): A. J. Kreft (Otago). B. E. McLeod (Counties), R. A. Webb (Auckland.

' Cantabrians. —W. F. McCorimick (Canterbury); M. W. (Manawatu), W. L. I Davis (Hawke’s Bay). H. T. Joseph (Canterbury): W. D. Cottrell (Canterbury), O. D. Bruce <Mid-Canterbury): C. R. Laidlaw (Otago): B. Kelly (Canterbury Colts); I. A. Kirkpatrick (Poverty Bay). F. J. Oliver (Southland). S. C. Strahan (Manawatu), A. J. Wylie (Canterbury); J. W. Joseph (Marlborough). G. J. Bacon (North {Auckland), A. E. Hopkinson (Canterbury).