Dalton wav ahead

Press, 20 May 1987, Page 43

Dalton wav ahead

Andy Dalton, whose All Black career started with the tour of France in 1977, is easily New Zealand’s most capped test player in the forthcoming World Cup. The robust Counties and All Black hooker has played in 35 tests, 13

more than the next most experienced All Black, Gary Wfeetton. In test appearances, they are by far and away the most seasoned of the forwards. Four of the backs have test appearances in double figures. The Canterbury second five-

.- ■ I and his team-mate, Craig Green, has 14. The Taranaki foll-back, Kieran Crowley, —-haa •proved a prolific poiatsscorer for New Zfeated, totalling M2 from 1» matches, .

Name Kieran Crowley Province Taranaki * Height Weight 82 NZ 19 Teats 8 252 John Gallagher Wellington 23 L88 84 4 John Kirwan Auckland 22 1.90 92 20 13 io Craig Green Canterbury 26 1.78 78 33 14 80 Terry Wright Auckland 24 1.78 78 6 2 ! -4 Joe Stanley Auckland 30 1.78 84 9 8 Warwick Taylor Canterbury 27 1.79 78 29 16 20 Bernie McCahiil ' Auckland 22 1.83 77 Grant Fox Auckland 24 1.75 71 8 ‘ 1 ■ 84 Frano Botica N. Harbour 23 1.78 76 9 8 10 David Kirk Auckland 26 1.73 72 27 10 48 Bruce Deans Canterbury 26 1.79 76 Wayne Shelford ’ N. Harbour 29 1.89 104 ”9 2 24 Andy Earl Canterbury 25 1.93 97 6 3 Michael Jones Auckland 22 1.85 91 Zinzan Brooke Auckland 22 1.92 ioo Mark Brooke-Cowden Auckland 23 1.83 88 6 2 8 Alan Whetton Auckland 27 1.91 100 19 5 36 Gary Whetton Auckland. 27 1.98 104 40 22 8 Albert Anderson Canterbury 26 1.97 no 18 5 Murray Pierce Wellington 29 1.99 105 21 8 8 Steve McDowell Auckland 25 1.80 102 13 6 F 8 John Drake Auckland 28 1.83 100 6 2 Richard. Loe Waikato 27 1.85 108 1 — Andy Dalton Counties 35 1.78 89 58 35 12 Sean Fitzpatrick Auckland 23 1.83 93 7 4 4