Knight out; Bush in
NZPA Dublin, The All Black tight-head prop, Gary’ Knight, will miss! the test against Ireland. Knight was admitted to! hospital yesterday morning, within hours of being named; in the test side. He is still 1 troubled by the facial in-; fection he picked up after' the Cambridge match and! tne manager (Mr Russ! Thomas) said that if it was! not finally treated now it 1 could trouble him for the I rest of the tour. His place in the test side is taken by Billy Bush, who gets his ninth test cap. John! Ashworth, who has recov-,; ered from the same rash that affects Knight, goes:: into the reserves. Ireland was also forced to ; make a change in its team; yesterday. The centre. Paul; McNaughton failed a fitness! test on a bruised hip and 1
will be replaced by Alastair , McKibbin, who partnered i McNaughton in all four internationals last season. McKibbin also had to undergo a fitness test to prove his recovery from an ankle injury, but passed it. i 'earns New Zealand.— Clive Curi rie; Brian Ford, Bill Osborne, Stu Wilson; Mark
Taylor, Doug Bruce; Mark Donaldson; Gary Seear; Graham Mourie (captain),’ Andy Haden, Frank Oliver, Leicester Rutledge; Brad Johnstone, Andy Dalton, Billy Bush. Reserves. — John Black, John Ashworth, John Fleming; Dave Loveridge, Brian McKechnie, Bryan Williams. Ireland.— Larry Moloney; Terry Kennedy, Alistair McKibbon, Mike Gibson, Freddy McLennan; Tony Ward, Colin Paterson; Willie Duggan; Shay Deering (captain, Moss Keane, Donal Spring, Fergus Slattery; Philip Orr, Pat Whelan, Ned Byrne. Reserves.— Mick Quinn, John Moloney, Mick Fitzpatrick, Cairan "Fitzgerald, John O’Driscoll. The match will start at 3.45 a.m. tomorrow (N.Z. time).
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