Two water polo surprises
By RAY CAIRNS ; j The selection of a 16-year-] old in the senior men’s: squad and the omission from! I the women’s group of an! I international player are fea- ( jtures of the New Zealand’ (water polo squads an-1 nounced yesterday. John Koens, .who will not; be 17 until later this month, |is the youngest by - morel I than a year in the men’s! squad of 25; he is one of 12 I from Canterbury' — six each 1 i from his Wharenui club and ! from Beckenham-Sockburn ;— in that squad, with nine : from Wellington, three from I Auckland and Brendan (Horan from Bay of Plenty. I The greater surprise, (though, is the omission of (Elizabeth Archer from the : women's squad of 24.
A New Zealand representative for the last two years, I she was considered one of Ithe country’s top 11 players (at the end of last season, but not one of the top 24 at the beginning of this season. ! International play is confirmed for senior and junior imen and women this season. Although the senior men (have not been invited to the iCan-Am-Mex series in North America, they will compete in a three-city tournament in
I Australia in late February I and March. The other par-1 /ticipants are expected to be I (Italy, Canada and the Ger-; man club. Spandau, and! tournaments will be held II successively in Perth, Mel-1 (bourne and Sydney. j Should these matches fall! (through, the New Zealand (team will lour Europe in; (July-August. ■j New Zealand under-19 ; teams have tours planned to I Brisbane (February 1-11) and • California (May), and a national under-19 girls’ team i will also make the Brisbane : trip. i: The senior women's team liwill also have a major tour, either to Curacao, jf this is . confirmed, or to Europe. ’ The full squads are:— < Senior men.— C. F. and .1. .M. Bannar-Martin, S. Sandoy
(Auckland), B. P. J, Horan ((Bay of Plenty), . P. W. Dyson. G. F. Duffy, S. Watison, A. J. Fogel, S. R. Williams, R. K. Burgers, W. E. : Mills, A. R. Hesketch, R. M. Paterson (Wellington), J. N. Koens, M. G. and .1. R. Davie, M. A. Harding, D. J. iW. Reid, J. A. Symon, M. J.’ ■Trembath, R. A. Clark, G. W. Campbell, Ci I. Lewis, ! J. J. Gallagher, R. E. ;McConnochie (Canterbury). I Junior men.— T. Sandoy,
iP. Montgomery (Auckland), Koens, Lewis; Gallagher, J. I Davie, P. C. Rowe, D. J. and (D. H. Ferigo, S. A. Ward, S. .(j. Wakefield, B. W. Buck, L. IJ. Marshall, G. M. Hern | (Canterbury); Williams, (Watson, Mills, Hesketh, C. J. . Jarvis, W. K. Mitchell, I Jarvis, W. K. Mitchell, G. (Barrett, M. McLean (Wellington); Horan. i( Women.-- G. K. Smeith, i!
|J. Sunbeam, .1. Beaumont. I | Sparks, E. Wood. L. Clarki C. Coulter, .1. Sharpies, ( [McDonald, T. Garland, . ;Anink, L. Jones, M. Bisho [(Canterbury); M. Coates, . [ Barker. M. Barrell, D. Williams (Wellington): Y. Baart [(Bay of Plenty); L. Mazzo[leni, C. Clarke, T. Grooby, C. Hogan, B. Griffith, A. Carter, S. Lowe, V. Gunn (Auckland).
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