TOUR BY KIWIS
Mr Atkinson nominated (K.Z. Press Association) AUCKLAND. A loose forward who 1 , played 23 consecutive tests for the Kiwis between 1951 >aBBUBUi aq iqSitu P UB of the New Zealand Rugby league team in the three-test series against Britain this , winter. He is Mr A. J. Atkinson, ot Christchurch, who is one 'of five candidates for the job. Helping his chances of winning the appointment is the absence of any national! councillors from the nomin-1 ations, which closed yester-: day. Also nominated were the national selector, Mr T. H.| Hardwick, the Wellington secretary, Mr B. J. Wood,] Mi R. Tukiri (Waikato) and. Mi A. Bernard (West Coast)., Contenders for the posi-i tion of coach are Mr G. Menzies (West Coast), another former coach, and, Messrs N. L. Denton and T.! Newton, both of Auckland, j The council will appoint the manager and coach on May 8.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33514, 20 April 1974, Page 20
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