Halswell connection for British league club

Press, 12 October 1985, Page 80

Halswell connection for British league club

By JOHN COFFEY The leading British second division rugby league club, Wakefield Trinity, will soon have a distinct "Halswell connection.” Phil Bancroft, Andy Moore and Don Swanston, who all played important roles in Baisweil's first championship triumph this year, leave for England today and will be making Wakefield their first footballing port of call. It will be Swanston’s second venture to Yorkshire. He performed so effectively as a loose forward for Wakefield in the last northern winter that the club offered him the

security of a contract for the present season. The inside backs, Bancroft and Moore, are to have trials with Wakefield, which is understood to have already filled four of its maximum of five overseas import positions. Swanston, aged 22, benefited from his initial contact with professional rugby league and made his Canterbury debut this year. Bancroft, aged 21, has found a permanent place in firstclass football, and Moore, also aged 21, displayed considerable potential in the club championship play-offs. A natural match-winner, as evidenced by his longrange, last-minute field goal in the grand final — Ban-, croft was a strong contender for the Kiwi team which is in Britain. If Wakefield has no suitable opening he intends to consult with the New Zealand coach, Graham Lowe, and seek

another club. “I would like to play all year round,” said- Bancroft yesterday. The Halswell club has assisted by offering to pay his fare home next March, and Bancroft hopes that the experience he gains in England will increase his value to Halswell and boost his chances of inclusion in the 1986 Kiwi team to tour Australia. .