Young talent assembled
The talents of several potential All Blacks of the 1980 s are expected to ripen in the! hothouse atmosphere of thel Wills national rugbv school at Lincoln College this weekThe 120 promising young | players drawn from the country's 26 unions arrived yes-; terday and will have inten-| sive instruction and workouts today and tomorrow. I Among the assembled young men are Paul Beguely (Auckland) and Peter Reilly! (King Country), New Zea-! land’s top junior track sprinters. Les Holmes (Poverty Bay), a prolific scorer in tries: and goals last season, and a| 17-year-o!d lock with the best l family rugby tree of all,
Kelvin Meads (King Country’).l He is Colin’s oldest son. “The chief aim of the (school is the development off ‘the individual towards a cotn-i plete and competent rugby, player,” said the school’s!; idirector. Mr R. C. Stuart, ai' I former All Black captain and!: 'coach. '( “The basic structure of the ! | school is on the team con- < icept. In this way, it is hoped|i !t„ engender in the individual!! player a better appreciation i and understanding of inter-, player relationships, positio-]; (nal plays, individuality and i teamwork, conditioning, men- 1 tai and physical fitness and i (team loyalties.” i After the players had beenii tested for rugby condition (i and fitness yesterday after- <
[noon they were drafted into I six squads for a series of I integrated, self-contained 'coaching sessions, scheduled I for today and tomorrow. i Mr Stuart has enlisted the! 'aid of 20 coaches, all of them! I well known at club and prov- ! [incial level. Many of them; have coached at the previous! foui Wills schools. As well' jas instructing the players,' [they will also initiate team ! discussions and make individ-, ual evaluations. , Inter-team matches will be j ; played on both day’s of the 'school, and films and video tape replays will be shown! in the evenings. Tonight’s films, on the 1976 All Black! (tour of South Africa, will be (introduced by the team’s: coach. Mr J. J. Stewart.
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