Six to make All Black debut

Press, 20 October 1987, Page 48

Six to make All Black debut

01 , ' tie New ZealandrwbJeoaebea,JohnHart and Ales Wyliie, have Jaaaaeeleetiea. SgKS Schuster (Wellington), the Canterbury halfback, Graeme Bachop, the Can-; - terbury hooker, John Bu-. ehan, and the 0 DSu piWp OWODl©' McLean. - Unions he comes on ana reserve during thr game, the Canterbury: half-back, Bruce Deans, will be the one member.: of the tearing party yetto make his AU Hack: debut. Deans understudied David Kirk on thereserve bench through-: out the World Cup campaign earller this yew; Hart said he had considered Backup's selecties carefully. If was partly, based ona consideration of who; wouldplny half-back. ih< the first international, wriest . Japan at the. Hautene Rugby • Ground; In Osaka next Sunday. Bart was effectively; saying Deans will be in-: eluded in Sunday’s team. “I had to consider the. game for Japan an well.** On a short tour there; was no better way to> start than to give young players an early outing' to give them confidence,; he said. . r “I picked the rest of the team round them.” 7 Shelford has been named in tris new role as; captain. ■. • ’•••■ x ■ The team had Its first training run in Japan in \. 25 deg. C. heat at the' Japan Rugby Union’s Prince Chichibu Stadium about 2H metres from Wednesday’s match venue. The New Zealand team named for the match la: John Gallamer; Paul Slmoasson, Matthew Cooper, John Kirwin; John Schuster, Grant Fox; Graeme Bachop; Wayne Shelford (captain); Mike Brewer, Andy Bari, Garry Whetton, Alan Whetton; Steve mcdowoil;'John Buchan, Robbie MeLMB. The reserves- will be named shortly befort . tte start of the match. v -