McCormick outpointed
PA Auckland The All Black and Auckland first fiveeighths, Grant Fox, lifted his points tally in firstclass rugby to 2080 on Saturday, 15 clear of the previous record of 2065 by Fergie McCormick, the former Canterbury' and New Zealand full-back. Fox said he should, not have played on Saturday after straining a muscle in his right thigh at training on Tuesday. .• . “The leg was really not right I could feel the muscle tugging a little during the game,” Fox said afterwards. “I could not move with any speed, although that is nothing new for me; I am not exactly swift over the ground.
“Fortunately I could kick okay, for kicking puts-.strain on the muscle
on top of the thigh, not the hamstring under the thigh. “But I must admit I was worried about the leg.” Fox is confident his hamstring will be repaired in time for the Canterbury shield ’ challenge on Saturday. Maurice Trapp, the Auckland selector-coach, said he expected John Kirwan, the All Black wing, to rejoin the side after his hamstring injury had healed. However, it seems Auckland’s other All Black wing, Terry Wright, may miss the Canterbury challenge. Wright took a blow to the head in the twentyfourth minute on Saturday and reluctantly left the field. . <
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