Mid team named

Press, 19 August 1978, Page 56

Mid team named

PA Ashburton The Mid-Canterbury rugby team to play Australia at Ashburton on Tuesday contains a few minor changes from the side beaten, 15-0, by Marlborough last Saturday. Alan Grieve and David Wilson, who played at wing and centre in the Marlborough game, have been “swapped.” Grieve — the regular centre for MidCanterbury until he lost his place to Wilson at the beginning of this season — played in that position for the Mid, South Canterbury and North Otago combined team against the Lions last year. The other change in the back-line is the naming of Murray Roulston at first five-eighths in place of Murray MacLeod wn left the field injured against Mar’bcrough. There has been no change to ihe forward pack that held its own against the big>ger Ms i thorough pack. The team is. — lan McLenaghen, David Wilson, Alan Grieve, Peter McLay, Peter Keenan, Murray Roulstor., Alan F-'dge or Paul Williams, John McLay, Bruce Parkin, Alistair Morrison, John Ross, Russell Chilton, Don Grant, Grant Perry, Ray Church.

Reserves. — Backs: Edge or Williams, Michael Tapley, Michael Wilson or Murray McLeod. Forwards: Gordon McCormick, Alan Hill, Paul Cuneen and Hunter Doig (one to be omitted).