Canterbury squad "tough task'

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33442, 25 January 1974, Page 20

Canterbury squad "tough task'

. This year’s Canterbury watt* polo team was “the hardest In years" to choose, according to the selector-coach itlr M. C< Scotti. "Im only too plea'td ■ there were three of us to pick lit,” he said yesterday when nant' jing the 11 players for tE« ; national tournament at Quee-i Elizabeth II Park from Februar* 23 to 26. The only new players are t»« who were overseas last year— I. L. Gunthorp, who has fre« ' quently captained Canterbun, , replaces B. R. Hazlett, and M. H. F. Godinet comes in tot ' B. G. Spear as one of the goalie* The unluckiest players are h [T. Paviour-Smith (Beckenham Sockbum), named as an enters! ency, and P. R. Tweedie Un» versity), who will probably cap tain the Canterbury urider-2i i team. > T. M. McGirr (Wharenui • national representative last sea ■son, has been provisional!! >, named although he is now in ttA ; North Island with his wife. wt< ,11s seriously ill. ; The team is:— i | W. R. Williamson icaptalr . ft > Gunthorp, P G. C. Hav ifnivet’ ityu B. M Mustchin, L. M S ■-! "D. J. W Reid. M A Harding M. G. Davie .Beckenham-Sock ; bum). McGirr. I 1.. Gun’boi) Wharenui), Godinet <JeH:I ’iParki.