Six All Blacks in side

Press, 19 April 1986, Page 80

Six All Blacks in side

NZPA staff correspondent London Six All Blacks, including the captain, Andy Dalton, and the injured Dave Loveridge, are in the Overseas XV named to play a Five Nations rugby team at Twickenham tomorrow.

The Auckland wing, John Kirwan, who impressed at Cardiff in the first International Rugby Board centenary match, is joined by the half-back, Loveridge, and the centre, Warwick Taylor, in the backline.

Loveridge was a late withdrawal from the Cardiff game because of a leg strain but is expected to be fit for Twickenham. Dalton will hook the overseas scrum and the lock, Andy Haden, and the flanker, Mark Shaw, are also in the pack. Loveridge pairs with the South African, Naas Botha, and the All Black first-five, Wayne Smith, is rested, along with the

number eight, Murray Mexted, and the prop, Gary Knight.

The Overseas XV: Roger Gould (Australia): John Kirwan (New Zealand), Danie Gerber (South Africa), Warwick Taylor (New Zealand), Carel du Plessis (South Africa): Naas Botha (South Africa), Dave Loveridge (New Zealand): Steve Tuynman, Simon Poidevin (Australia), Mark Shaw (New Zealand): Andy Haden (New Zealand), Steve Cutler (Australia): Flippie van der Merwe (South Africa), Andy Dalton (captain, New Zealand), Enrique Rodirquez (Australia).

The Five Nations XV: Serge Blanco (France), Trevor Ringland (Ireland), Phillippe Sella (France), Michael Kiernan (Ireland), Rory Underwood (England); Malcolm Dacey (Wales), Richard Hill (England); Laurent Rodriguez (France), lain Paxton (Scotland), John Jeffrey (Scotland); Jean Condom (France), Donal Lenihan (captain, Ireland); lain Milne (Scotland), Steve Brain (England), Jeff Whitefoot (Wales).